The emotions will be different than any other game when the Tigers face Australia in a vital Super 10 match of the ongoing 2016 World Twenty20 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today.
Following the suspensions of Bangladesh cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny that have rocked the cricket-mad nation, the men in red and green will now aim to bounce back and answer the critics.
In the absence of the bowling duo, the Tigers think tank will have all-rounder Shuvagata Hom and spinner Saqlain Sajib as replacements.
However, the task will be anything but easy as Taskin has been in scintillating form of late, especially in the first round of the flagship event. Sunny has also been among the wickets recently so his non-appearance will surely weaken the spin-bowling department.
Amid all the doom and gloom though, the Bangladesh team management received some good news in the shape of Mustafizur Rahman, who has been missing from action ever since incurring a side-strain injury in the Asia Cup T20 earlier this month. The pace sensation sat out the entire first round along with the Super 10 opener against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata last Wednesday.
It was learned that Mustafizur has a high chance of being included in the playing XI today, irrespective of whether he is fully match-fit or not.
The batting department, meanwhile, needs to fire, especially opening batsman Soumya Sarkar who has been unable to provide a good start in the global showpiece tournament. His opening partner Tamim Iqbal though has no such worries, thanks to his brilliant displays in the recently concluded qualifiers.
Senior batsmen like Shakib al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will have to take up the responsibility and ensure Bangladesh score big in order to make things easy for the bowlers, provided the Tigers take first guard.
The Aussies will also eye a comeback after suffering a heartbreaking eight-run defeat against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in their Super 10 opener. They have won all of their three matches against the Tigers in the shortest format of the game.