``Monday's match may be against the smallest opponents in the group, but for us it is the big one,'' said Love. ``All the good work of the past week will all be for nothing if we fail to win. We should win but only if we avoid complacency. This though, is our Cup final.''

Captain George Salmond is also keen to stress that his side must not underestimate Bangladesh who the Scots defeated comfortably last year but lost to in the ICC Trophy in 1997.

When the sides met at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow last year Salmond hit a match winning 81 off 85 balls and he believes that home advantage will again prove crucial.

Coach Love has hinted that Scotland could change their selection and tactics for the meeting with Gordon Greenidge's side. Thetemptation therefore is for Gavin Hamilton, who topscored with 76 against Pakistan, to lead the batting attack from the front instead of his usual middle-order berth. Mike Allingham may be selected at the expense of Ian Phillip. Bangladesh, like Scotland losing their opening two games, put up a spirited batting display in scoring 182 in 49.2 overs on Friday against West Indies in Dublin. If their batsmen find their form in Edinburgh, Scotland may have a difficult task ahead of them.

Teams (likely)

Scotland: George Salmond (C), Bruce Patterson, Iain Philip (or Mike Allingham), Mike Smith, Ian Stanger, Gavin Hamilton, James Brinkley, Alec Davies, John Blain, Asim Butt, Nick Dyer.

Bangladesh: Aminul Islam (C), Shahriar Hossain, Mehrab Hossain, Akram Khan, Minhajul Abedin, Khaled Mahmud, Naimur Rahman, Khaled Mashud, Enamul Hoque, Hasibul Hussain, Manjurul Islam.