Bangladesh v Scotland Preview, Match 27, Nelson

"That Afghanistan game was very difficult to get over," said Mommsen. "Obviously there were times in that game we were going to win and then it slipped away from us and got back and then slipped away again. To lose that game was very disappointing for all the 15 players, but we've had a good couple of days' break.”

Scotland showed promise in its other two defeats too, against New Zealand and England.

Richie Berrington, for instance, has impressed with both bat and ball, alongside Josh Davey and Iain Wardlaw, who have used swing to deceive batsmen on the pace-friendly surfaces in New Zealand. But Mommsen will want his batting arsenal comprising Kyle Coetzer, Hamish Gardiner, Calum MacLeod, Matt Machan and himself to fire soon.

The two sides have played each other four times in One-Day Internationals, with Bangladesh winning three encounters, including in the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999, when it beat Scotland to bag a first World Cup win. The last time the two sides were slated to play was in Glasgow, but the match was abandoned due to rain. But in their most recent meeting, in 2012, Scotland beat Bangladesh by 34 runs in a Twenty20 International at Sportpark Westvliet in Hague.

"The only time I've played them was in the T20I in the Netherlands, where we played good cricket on that day and things went our way and we came out on top," said Mommsen. "We have good memories of playing against Bangladesh. However, we know they're a quality international team. They're a full member nation. There will be more pressure on them.

"They're expected to win this game. They want to get two points out of this game. But at the same time we know it's a brilliant opportunity for Scotland as an associate team to play against a full member and have the opportunity to beat a full member. We are right up for this game."

Saxton Oval should be witness to an engrosssing encounter on Thursday morning.

Teams (from):
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Anamul Haque, Arafat Sunny, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tajiul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed.

Scotland: Kyle Coetzer, Calum McLeod, Freddie Coleman, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen (capt), Richie Berrington, Mathew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Majid Haq, Iain Wardlaw, Michael Leask, Rob Taylor, Safyaan Sharif

You can follow the build up to the game and the live scoring and match highlights for Bangladesh v Scotland here in the ICC Match Centre.