The Tigers are going through exciting time after their historic entry into the second round but it would be an acid test for them against the awesome Australians who have already issued warning by comprehensively beating the West Indies in their first game.

The match will start at 7:30pm Bangladesh Time with state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) and SET Max beaming live coverage from the Caribbean.

Making the Super 8s is a momentous step for Bangladesh but Habibul Bashar's men have to prove that they are not in this stage only to make up the numbers due to expectation of good and competitive cricket from them.

The Tigers crossed the preliminary hurdle by eliminating former world champions India and debutants Bermuda as Group B runners-up, making sure they will play six more matches in the competition.

It was in Antigua where Bangladesh began their build-up to the World Cup, winning the warm-up limited-overs tri-series also involving Bermuda and Canada, but it would be a different ball game against the fierce force of Ricky Ponting and his men, who are on the right track to win a hattrick of titles.

Although their last meeting with the Australians in a three-match series at home in April 2006 was not a happy one, they, however, proved once that their mighty opponents are not unconquerable.

Dav Whatmore's charges pulled off one of their biggest limited-over wins when they stunned the Aussies with a five-wicket victory at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff during a tri-nation series in 2005, thanks to a brilliant hundred from ace batsman Mohammad Ashraful. And it was this success that gave the Tigers the much-needed self belief that on their day, they have the ability to turn the table on the big ones.

This was their only victory in previous 12 encounters and everybody in Bangladesh will have their eyes on the number 13 to make it unlucky for the Aussies.