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Mirpur: A win will guarantee Bangladesh a place in the final because their net run-rate, already better than Zimbabwe's, will only improve.
Vice captain Mashrafe Mortaza disagreed with the criticism that Bangladesh only perform against big teams when the conditions favour them on a given day and not through the skills of the players.
A world record for Mahela Jayawardene. With 156 catches, he currently shares the record with the former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin for the most takes by a non-wicketkeeper in ODIs. While it took Azharuddin 334 games to set that record, it has taken Jayawardene only 289 matches to equal him.
Bangladesh will field their debutant seamer Rubel Hossain, who bowls for Chittagong Division. Rubel has a sling action and his talents were discovered during a pacer hunt programme where he topped the speed gun.
Sanath Jayasuriya needs 24 runs to become the first to aggregate 1000 ODI runs against Bangladesh. In 19 innings against them, he had 976 runs at an average of 57.41.
