Dhaka: Bangladesh hope to cause a
major upset in the final of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Sunday by spoiling
favorites preparations for India for the World Twenty20, which begins next
week.
Top-ranked India crushed
Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening match of the tournament but the hosts have
since signed a turnaround, winning three games on the trot to qualify for the
final.
five-wicket win over Pakistan in
Bangladesh Wednesday watched by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from a gallery
filled, sparked jubilation in the nation's cricket-crazy.
"Any good team, if the home
team, they will always know the conditions very well. So to beat a local team is
always difficult," Indian captain MS Dhoni told reporters.
India crushed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening match of the Asian Cup.
"As Bangladesh over the
years has developed many They improved their strength ,." Said the skipper
predict ". It will be a good final "
Dhoni's side, favorites before
the tournament, defeated the UAE by nine wickets on Thursday to end the league
phase with a success rate of 100 percent.
India - who have won nine of
their last 10 Twenty20 international - will start the final as favorites, but
Dhoni said nothing could be taken for granted, especially in the shortest
format of international cricket.
His side are five times winner of
the Asian Cup, which takes place every two years, although the victory India
meets all occurred in international format 50 in the course of a previous day.
"In this format, the
difference between the two teams can often be a stroke, a person with a good
day or a bowler having a very good day," said Dhoni.
"The difference between a
good team and not so good team may just be a performance that day."
Dhoni, whose illustrious trophy
case includes an Asian Cup from 2010, wants to end the 12-day meeting on a high
before India hosts the World T20 Cup Championship from March 8.
Hosts Bangladesh qualified for
the final of the Asian Cup once in 2012, when they lost to Pakistan at home in
just two races.
Paceman Taskin Ahmed seemed
determined to do the job the hard India in Sunday's game.
"India is definitely one of
the best teams in the world," said Taskin to journalists in Dhaka on
Thursday.
"But if we can play up to
our potential, good things are possible. I'd say it's 50-50 play."
The captain of Bangladesh,
however, urged his players to "keep their feet on the ground and play
their natural game."
"We will try to do our best
(in the final). If we can, it will be a great match," said Mashrafe
Mortaza journalists.
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza
(capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan,
Mahmudullah Riyad Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Nurul Hasan
Taskin Ahmed Abu Hider, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny.
India: MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar
Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh,
Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan
Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra.
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