In the blue corner are India, the No. 1 team in the world and the only side with an all-win record in the T20 Asia Cup. In the red corner are Bangladesh who, after a tepid start to the competition, are just about hitting their strides.

Coming off contrasting victories in their opening Super 4s fixtures, they will attempt to take a giant leap towards the September 28 final when they lock horns at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh threatened to make a hash of what for the large part appeared to be a regulation chase before scrambling home with one ball to spare against Sri Lanka on Saturday; 24 hours later, India rallied from a poor start to clatter past Pakistan for the second time in a week, reiterating pre-tournament favouritism.