There is talk of the Tiger's chances against West Indies and lowly Zimbabwe to make a dream entry into the tournament proper but captain Habibul Bashar was not ready to go into the first match with a losing mentality against the former world champions.

"In February, we proved that we could beat Sri Lanka. If we could do it in Bogra, then why not here?" said a confident Bashar while speaking with the press at an official briefing yesterday.

"I honestly believe that we have the ability to win a one-day match against any team on the given day."

Bangladesh clinched their first limited-over victory over Sri Lanka earlier this year at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra but their four-wicket success came against a Lankan side that missed two of their premier players in Muralidaran and Vaas.

"They are vital players for their side but one must also consider that Sri Lanka are still a strong side without them. We have the experience to play both of them. So I think it is not a fear factor for us. I have a doubt about Murali's success in grassy wickets," explained Bashar.

Putting aside their opponents' strengths, the 33-year old skipper however, said that his team were motivated by their practice match success against PCA XI at Chandigarh Stadium last Wednesday.

"I think we can take inspiration from our win in the practice match because we have played the match as a unit, something that is most important to be successful. The team is in a very good mood and are ready to play with a positive frame of mind in the competition," said Bashar.

"Yes, Sri Lankans are now in a good form and they have some special players in their arsenal but in one-day cricket, as you all know, anything can happen. If we can play to our potential, then it would not be an impossible task to beat Sri Lanka again," he added.

Bashar was also not worried about the much talked about dew factor which comes into play in day-night matches.

"I don't think that the dew would worry us much, even though we are playing a day-night match after almost a year. We didn't face any dew last night till 8pm. It will go out of play for the team batting second, if they see off the first few overs safely," he explained.

The Tigers' think-tank included right-arm paceman Shahadat Hossain in the 12-man team but there is hardly any chance to pick four seamers.

And if it happens, the axe will fall on left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak.

Bashar's counterpart Mahela Jayawardene said they had no chance to take Bangladesh lightly as they had the experience of swallowing a defeat during the series in February.

"Bangladesh have been playing international cricket consistently for the last five or six years, so they have enough knowledge about the game. There is no scope to take any opponents lightly in one-day game," said the soft-spoken Sri Lankan skipper during the press briefing at the venue.

"And most importantly we were beaten by them in recently. We are totally aware of that loss, so we'll play as hard as we played against the other teams. Our main target is to make a winning start in the competition and then qualify to the main stage," said Jayawardene who informed that they are almost decided about the final line-up but wants to take more time to declare it.

Coach Tom Moody was excited with his side's recent success and expressed his hope that they will continue it in today's match.

"Yes, we did lose to India here but as a group, the current team have been playing very good cricket. We have a good mixture of experience and young players," said the Australian who has taken the fact of playing the preliminary round positively.