Bangladesh has played in the finals of the Asia Cup three times. But the title has not been touched on any of them. So this time the Bangladesh team has gone to the United Arab Emirates with the aim of winning the Asia Cup.

The Tigers' first opponent in this battle for Asian supremacy is Hong Kong. The match will start at 8:30 PM Bangladesh time in Abu Dhabi.

The Tigers have been in great form recently. Liton Kumar Das' team has won the last three T20 series. This has given the Tigers a boost in their dreams of winning the Asia Cup.

However, the task will not be easy for Bangladesh. The Litons are in Group 'B' in the Asia Cup. Where their opponents are Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. Two teams from each group will go to the Super Four. So the Tigers will have to do something great to get to the last four.

The Tigers' first obstacle to that goal is Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a small name in world cricket. However, past history against them does not speak for Bangladesh. The Tigers left the field with the taste of defeat in the first match of the two teams.

Hong Kong defeated Bangladesh by 2 wickets in that match of the 2014 T20 World Cup. After that, the two teams never faced each other in the 20-over format. All-rounder Nizakat Khan, who was in the Hong Kong team in 2014, has expressed his determination to defeat Bangladesh again after eleven years.

But it won't be easy for Hong Kong. Although not a big name in world cricket, Bangladesh is a great team in Asia. Added to that, their recent performance. All in all, Hong Kong will have to do something incredible to beat Bangladesh.

Hong Kong's recent performance does not speak for itself. They have won two of their last five T20Is, both against weak Samoa and Singapore. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have won three of their last five matches, lost one and drawn one.

Asia Cup is in T20 format. Where any team can beat anyone on their day. So it is difficult to make predictions in advance. Now it is time to see if Bangladesh can take revenge by beating Hong Kong.