No doubt of the ability of Pakistani player.I think that will be a very exciting match.

With BD's main bowler out, I think the odds are tilted slightly in Pakistan's favors.

Bangladesh will win comfortably!

It has become a fashion to critcise others work.. How can he criticise batting performance of the team.. Did he not see excekkent innings of Akmal and Malik.. In bowling department we have best in the world.. We have fielders like Afridi and Akmal who will put even South Africa to Shame..Victory and defeat are part and parcel of game.. He should not forget..

@Sarah u must be joking have u seen afridi fielding recently he is a liability in the field too

Bangladesh should not underestimate Pakistan... Pakistan is an unpredictable team and on its day it can defeat even a strong team like Bangladesh.. Bangladesh should take Pakistan as a regular team not as a minnow..

@Sarah Innings of Akmal and Malik against UAE is really big thing? and Afridi and Akmal world class fielder to make the reason for shame to south africa... ha ha ha.. think again.

@Sarah you should compare Pakistans fielding with Asian teams because south Africans are best in world.

This Bengali guy is high...

This match will have nail biting finish. After last match batting Pakistan has gained confidence. Amir's performance will be crucial in Pakistan win. Pakistan has to field good like Bangladesh.

@Sarah 'We have fielders that puts South Africa to shame', the next thing I might hear is 'we have batsmen that makes AB look mediocre'. Anyways, keep posting such humorous comments.

@Sarah you are delusional. One inning against UAE means nothing. Prove your worth against real teams not minnows like UAE, who you by the way also struggled against.

Pakistan should win today & shud reach in the final so that we can see India & Pakistan playing again

Its a seriously declining trend in Pak cricket as now they have to take Bangladesh seriously.

Agreed with Mr Ajay Dadeja,,,,,that Afridi did not change since last 19 years ( and still playing rather captaining green shirts) why r u expecting him to change (improve be the most appropriate word) now.

@Sarah ...He had CONSISTANCY in his mind, sarah,, I don't know but I m afraid u wouldn't c the same performance by Umar and Malik today against BD. UAE was a different thing.

@ AMED He is joking !

Bangladesh is a clear favourite here !!

"Lack of accountability at all fronts in Pakistan cricket is the main cause of the team’s poor performance." 100 per cent agreed with former coach Mohsin Khan. Accountability on all fronts both on the field and off the field.

@Sarah he is just talking about facts which is absolutely right ... our openers are not performing at all.. in fact we dont have stable opening combination for last few yrs now.. never the less they should be given ample time to adjust as even big teams like india and sri lanka are finding hard to sustain early wickets...

@sheryaar India is not a big team.. They can perform only on flat tracks..

Best comments so far @SARAH and @BENGALI. Congrats and pl continue..

@ABCD Thanks ...

I strongly believe that these tournaments are already decided, its all commercial value which is far bigger now than the game. So Bangladesh vs India is pretty much predictable as that would be big bugs for the organisers ;-) I think game is being ruined by greedy officials .. soon this will kill the interest of die hard fans like me who now see a very predictable trend in all the major tournaments. Please do post ..

@TamFai Really if this is the case Pakistan should have won against England and NZ as Pak attracts higher viewership.. Stop looking for excuses.. Pakistan's cricket team at present is not consistent

Bangla tigers has been improveing and every recent match to be witness. accroding to recent match I have to say pk will defeat tonight....

Bd not depend on one player...u need to guess it

T20I is unpredictable. One good innings by a player can change the game (Sharjeel's 117 against Peshawar in 62 balls, and 79 against Lahore in 43 balls, both gave Islamabad a win). Overall, BD has better batsmen and Pak has better bowlers. For instance, backbone of Peshawar Zalmi's batting in PSL was Tamim who made 267 runs at an Ave of 67, and once left for BD, Peshawar stopped performing. We should also know that in Sabbir, BD has better T20I batsman than any Pakistani. For instance: Sabbir has 3 fifties in 16 ings (1 in 5) with Ave 32, SR 121. In comparison: Akmal has 8 fifties in 70 ings (1 in 9) with Ave 27, SR 123. Shoaib has 5 fifties in 68 ings (1 in 14) with Ave 25, SR 110. Afridi has 4 fifties in 85 ings (1 in 21) with Ave 18, SR 149. But in T20I, Sami (ninth fastest bowler in cricket history) with SR of 1 wicket per 11.2 balls and Amir with SR of 1 wicket per 17.3 balls, Pakistan has 2 of the best strike bowlers in team.

@Adnan 'This Bengali guy is high...' This Bengali does not know of the 8 T20 played in between them, Pakistan has thrashed bangla 7 times and lost only one. Bangla record in test and one day are even worse. Indeed, the bangla fans are very hyper, over confident, does not respect the opponents and when defeated will moan about ICC, umpires, no balls, injured Mustafiz etc etc.

The time!!! Now Pakistan cricket is pressing so hard to win against Bangladesh.. Once underdog in every format. This shows the the fall of a team and a rise of new inspiring team.. Pakistan need to change completely starting from the management.

Pakistan will win. Pak's batsmen are very lucky with the kind of bowling attack they have, Batsmen only need to score 110-120, rest will be taken care by the bowlers.

Sarah your comments just made my day!

Today's game would be interesting. If BD wins than BD with India would play final. If Pak wins than last match between Pakistan and SL would decide who plays final (BD or P). For instance, if Pak wins both remaining game, that is, against BD and against SL, than Pakistan would play final. Anyhow, if Pak loses any one of the two games (against BD or against SL), than BD would play final.

Mohsin, please stop talking about the coaching staff. They are not on the field playing the silly shots. It's the players who are not delivering and they are the ones who should be held to account. Why is the coaching staff responsible for "motivating" the players? Is the honor of playing for your country and also being paid huge salaries not sufficient motivation for the players?

Sorry I have no excitement about this match which in my opinion will make BD cruise ahead. Frankly speaking the poor performance of Team Pakistan don't justify it plays final. BD can be a better opponent to India in the final, they deserve to win.

@Bengali ; It is so sad to read comments "Pakistan as minnows". How can a country that produced Abbas, Anwar, Imran, Akram, et al come down to this level? Sad day for cricket.

@Sarah understood your point, but the problem is repeated failures after failures. he (Mohsen) is trying to differentiate between single failure and multiple failures. Don't worry, Shahid Afridi is not resigning soon so we will see humiliations on the ground for a long time.

All will go in waste, remember once the entire nation was backing Pakistan's hockey team's performance and were proud of it but when PHF did not care much and the team started an unchecked downward trend the nation also changed its priority, if cricket & cricketers don't improve they will meet the same fate.

@Sarah: Please no more tall talking, such blind support & sugar laced greeting has made Team Pakistan baby of the league. Shahid Afridi or other players you referred to are all occasional performers, there is no consistency in the team, they don't look like a unified team. The entire selectors, coaching staff & the subdued seniors of the team should be shown the exit gate.