Sri Lanka will face India in Sunday's all-Asian World Twenty20 cricket final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur.
A lot is at stake for both India and aSri Lanka when the two sub-continental giants will face off in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 at 7pm.
If Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Indians win, they will become the first team to hold all three major limited-overs titles, having won the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy last year.
Sri Lanka will seek an end to an inexplicable losing streak in title matches, after being beaten twice in the World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011 and the World Twenty20 finals in 2009 and 2012.
A fitting farewell to veterans Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene in their last T20 international game and a million-dollar winning bonus offered by officials back home will further inspire the Sri Lankans.
Sri Lanka reached Sunday's final with a 27-run win over defending champions West Indies through the Duckworth-Lewis calculations in a rain-hit semi-final on Thursday.
India have enjoyed an amazing run in the tournament, winning all four Super-10 league matches before beating South Africa by six wickets with five deliveries to spare in Friday's semi-final.
Indian captain Dhoni Saturday said: "It’s a big game tomorrow (Sunday). Sri Lanka are a fantastic side with a good mix of experienced and young players. We will have to be on top of our game."
