Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has hailed his team for coming this far despite being hit by injuries time and again in this Asia Cup, and believes one stellar performance can make their journey memorable.
Bangladesh will take on pre-tournament favourite India in the final on Friday (September 28) and will look forward to capitalize on the momentum that they have gathered in the tournament on the back of unified effort in the absence of key players Tamim Iqbal and Sakib al Hasan.
If losing Tamim Iqbal in the opening game was a bad start, ruling out of half-fit Shakib made it worse. The all-rounder returned home to tend to the finger injury he's been carrying for long.
The misery does not stop there as Bagladesh's leading run-scorer Mushfiqur Rahim has been under a bit of scanner after being hit in the rib cage during the practice session ahead of the opening game. Add to that the many niggles different members of the team are carrying, made all the worse by heat and humidity in the United Arab Emirates.
''We came through difficult situation like losing one player after another and doubt whether Mushfiq will play or not play and in that sense they really have learnt a lot,'' Mortaza said ahead of the final. ''It was a great lesson for the boys. I think young players will learn that we must continue our fight till the last ball.
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