England got off to a flying start in the first T20 against Bangladesh. At the end of the power-play, they scored 51 runs without a wicket. England is batting with 60 runs till writing this report. The Mustafiz-Taskins have yet to see success. Among the two openers for the visitors, Philip Salt is at the crease with 30 from 27 balls and Jos Buttler with 25 runs from 21 balls. Both Bangladesh and England teams are playing with seven bowlers. Touhid Hriday made his debut in the Bangladesh jersey. Apart from this, Rony Talukder started playing again after 100 matches.

After 3 and a half years, Bangladesh played T20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The Tigers won their last two matches in 2019. However, the Tigers have been waiting for 17 years to play a T20 series against England. Bangladesh is playing a series against them for the first time after the start of the international T20. These two teams have met only once in the T20 format so far United Arab Emirates in the World Cup. Three Lions won that match by 8 wickets. However, both teams will play 20-over cricket after a long break. This is the first assignment of the Tigers and the Three Lions after the Australia World Cup. Tiger head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe wants to start planning for the next World Cup with this assignment.