kolkata most teams would have fancied facing qualifiers bangladesh first up in the world t20 not pakistanin fact its the tigers who would be licking their lips at the prospect of devouring an opposition they have rolled over in each of their last five limitedovers meetings thrice in odis and twice in t20 internationals the most recent being the asia cup win which sealed a berth in the finaland its not just their stranglehold over pakistan that gives bangladesh the edge in wednesdays clash at eden gardens they are in a rich vein of form having beaten all but india in the asia cup and then won two matches to qualify for the main round of the world t20they boast of a batting lineup which is stronger than pakistans opener tamim iqbals consistency soumya sarkars fluency sabbir rehman and shakib al hasans power hitting and mahmudullahs cultured strokeplay add up to give their batting both depth and balanceand their paceoriented attack of taskin ahmed al amin hossain mustafizur rahman and skipper mashrafe mortaza backed up by spinners like shakib and arafat sunny has developed into a sharp bowling unit taskins action was reported during their first qualifying match and he has undergone testing in chennai but he is free to play on till the report comes inleftarm seamer mustafizur who was rested for the qualifiers to let a slight pain in his nonbowling shoulder heal looked fine while bowling in the nets on tuesday afternoon though mashrafe said a decision on mustafizur will be taken after consultation with the team physio it would be a surprise if he doesnt feature in the xiin contrast pakistan look like a rudderless ship captain shahid afridi who has hardly been contributing with the ball or bat didnt turn up at the ground on tuesday perhaps a fallout of his got more love in india than at home commentpakistans biggest problem is an anaemic top order which has not fired mohammad hafeezs unbeaten 70 in the warmup match against a toothless sri lankan attack will boost his confidence but bangladesh could be a different kettle of fishpakistans best bet to turn the tide is bornagain leftarm pacer mohammad aamir the 23yearold has impressed in every game he has played since his return to international cricket including their only warmup tie here the bestcase scenario for pakistan would be for aamir and the towering mohammad irfan to strike twothree early blows if tamim co see off the first four overs without losing a wicket bangladesh would be difficult to contain especially as wahab riaz has been struggling for rhythm and they dont have quality or experience in the spin departmentthe odds may be stacked against pakistan but as mashrafe pointed out they can be dangerous when pushed into a corner