Play was interrupted at least twice due to rain, with only 70 of the scheduled 90 overs possible on the opening day.

The IPL was halted on May 9 and resumed on Saturday following a ceasefire.

“We're not trying to pick this team up any more. It's a matter of taking this team from a good team into being something English people are really proud of,” McCullum told the BBC Radio 5 Live Cricket show.

“Any loss is hard, but we still batted well on this wicket. Wicket was pretty good, when they batted, they had the favour of dew,” said Liton at the post-match presentation.

A new era begins for England in white-ball cricket, with Harry Brook set to take charge for the first time during the upcoming ODI series at home against the West Indies, starting May 29.

The Asia Cup, which was slated to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, may now be scrapped altogether due to India’s absence — a significant blow given the financial weight India carries in the tournament, especially in terms of sponsorship and broadcasting.

“Yes! I remember Tamim bhai’s hundred. It was against Oman — he was hitting so well. I always watch all his matches, so that one stayed in my memory,” Emon said after the match, reminiscing about his idol’s milestone knock in the 2016 T20 World Cup.

Known primarily for his left-arm spin, Rakibul is beginning to showcase the kind of all-round ability that could one day earn him a similar status. His recent match-winning performances with both bat and ball in the emerging team suggest that Bangladesh may have found a new dual-threat talent in the making.

"The wicket looked good to bat on. I thought the way Emon played was really amazing to watch,” said Liton during post-match presentation ceremony. Emon smashed a blistering 54-ball 100 — the fastest T20I century by a Bangladeshi. 

Kolkata with six defeats and five wins bow out of the play-off race. Bengaluru with eight victories top the 10-team table and are all but through to the playoffs.

Nasum had been flown to Dubai on Friday as a contingency measure after Rishad and Nahid were stranded at Dubai International Airport for three consecutive days due to invalid entry visas.

The Qalandars announced his arrival with a Facebook post that read: "Wait is over! Shakib Al Hasan has touched down in Pakistan."

After Brathwaite stepped down in March, CWI put short-listed candidates through a process that included "psychometric testing to evaluate leadership style" before choosing the 33-year-old Chase, the board said in a statement on Friday.

The first of the two-match T20I series is scheduled to begin at 9:00pm, Bangladesh time.

The IPL will resume on Saturday after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following days of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Speaking to TalkSport, the 42-year-old also cautioned England against taking a depleted India side lightly, stressing the depth of talent in the visitors’ ranks.

Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October but returned playing for Gloucestershire in English county cricket last month.

India batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named former Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait as the new fast bowling coach of the Bangladesh national team till November 2027.

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain on social media expressed regret over ‘misunderstanding’ caused by some of the comments he made to the Bangladeshi media about the reaction of some overseas cricketers who were stuck in Pakistan alongside him during the India-Pakistan conflict.