England’s defence of their T20 World Cup title continues this week when they take on India in the semi-finals.

Jos Buttler’s side have managed to overcome a poor start to the tournament, and they are looking in good shape as they prepare to face Rohit Sharma and co.

However, there is a real possibility that England could be knocked out without facing a ball due to a poor weather forecast.

If the match is abandoned, there is no reserve day, and India would progress because they finished top of their Super 8s group, while England were second.

Hopefully, it doesn’t come to that, and we see these two teams filled with superstars slug it out for a place in the final, where they will play either South Africa or Afghanistan.

England vs India: Date and how to follow

This T20 World Cup semi-final is set to take place on Thursday, June 27.

It will be held at The Providence Stadium in Guyana and the action is set to get underway at 3:30pm UK time.

It will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket. Sky Go customers can watch via their laptops or mobile devices.

Alternatively, viewers can purchase a NOW TV membership, with monthly passes currently on sale for £26.

talkSPORT will have updates from the West Indies throughout the afternoon from Jon Norman, while you will get an instant reaction on the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube channel.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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England vs India: Group and Super 8s results

England

Group stage

• England vs Scotland – no result
• England vs Australia – Australia win by 36 runs
• England vs Oman – England win by eight wickets
• England vs Namibia – England win by 41 runs (DLS method)

Super 8s

• England vs West Indies – England win by eight wickets
• England vs South Africa – South Africa win by seven runs
• England vs USA – England win by ten wickets

India

Group stage

• India vs Ireland – India win by eight wickets
• India vs Pakistan – India win by six runs
• India vs USA – India win by seven wickets
• India vs Canada – match abandoned without ball bowled

Super 8s

• India vs Afghanistan – India win by 47 runs
• India vs Bangladesh – India win by 50 runs
• India vs Australia – India win by 24 runs

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England vs India: Team news

England have no new injury concerns ahead of this game, but they must decide whether to bring Mark Wood into the attack.

The fast bowler was left out of the win over the USA, but he could come in for Reece Topley or Sam Curran.

Chris Jordan will also keep his place after making history as the first England bowler to take a hat-trick in an international T20 game.

The batting line-up is almost certainly going to stay the same, with Buttler and Phil Salt proving to be a deadly opening combination.

For India, they’ve largely stuck with the same side throughout the tournament.

Virat Kohli will open with Sharma, while Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh lead the bowling attack.

England World Cup T20 squad: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wk), Reece Topley, Mark Wood.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed. Siraj.

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England vs India: What has been said?

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone thinks that Buttler’s side are just starting to hit their top form at the right time.

Speaking after the dominant win over the USA, he said: “In tournament cricket, sometimes it is better to sneak up and nick it at the end.

“Hopefully, that is the way we will go.

“A lot of lads have been contributing in the last few games, which should stand us in good stead going forward.

“We’ve got, hopefully, two massive games.”