Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru face table-toppers Punjab Kings on Thursday in Mullanpur after securing second place by chasing 228 to beat Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday.

Bengaluru chased down 228 to go second in the 10-team table in the last league match of this season and set up a meeting with table-toppers Punjab Kings on Thursday.

Australia's Josh Inglis scored 73 to make Punjab Kings finish in the top-two moving into the IPL playoffs with a seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians on Monday.

The 43-year-old Dhoni has been linked with retirement but chose to keep his cards close to his chest after the game.

Mustafizur Rahman overtook Shakib Al Hasan as the most successful Bangladeshi bowler in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with his three-wicket haul for the Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings in Jaipur yesterday.

Marsh smashed 117 off 64 balls studded with 10 fours and eight sixes to help Lucknow post a formidable 235-2 off 20 overs.

The 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who made waves after he struck a record 35-ball century last month, hit 57 off 33 balls as Rajasthan chased down 188 with 17 balls to spare in New Delhi.

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

Gujarat's victory also ensured a spot in the play-offs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as well as Punjab Kings, who earlier in the day won their match against Rajasthan Royals.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to competitive cricket almost after eight months yesterday, as he was picked in the playing eleven by Lahore Qalandars in a Pakistan Super League (PSL) game against Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was named in the Delhi Capitals’ playing XI for their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.

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.

Mustafizur, who was signed for the remainder of the IPL season by Delhi for INR 6 crore, had asked the BCB for NOC for Delhi’s last three league matches. 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that the board is unaware of Mustafizur Rahman’s call-up to the Indian Premier League. 

Bangladesh left-arm pacer, who went unsold in the IPL auction earlier this year, finds himself back in the league following unforeseen changes in team compositions due to the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict.

England have selected five Indian Premier League players in their one-day squad to face the West Indies, including former captain Jos Buttler, but have not ruled out allowing them to skip the series.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is open to hosting the remainder of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in September this year, as the most lucrative franchise-based T20 tournament was forced to be suspended due to the escalating nature of the conflict between India and Pakistan.

The ongoing editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have been temporarily suspended as the conflict between India and Pakistan rages on and the dual deferrals could end up disrupting Bangladesh's cricket calendar in the coming months and this year's Asia Cup.

India's IPL cricket match on Sunday between Mumbai and Punjab has been moved to Gujarat, local media reported Thursday, quoting the state's cricket authorities.

South Africa's Dewald Brevis hit a 22-ball fifty as Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets on Wednesday, leaving the defending IPL champions in grave danger of missing the playoffs.