Few expected Afghanistan to beat Bangladesh in their own den the last time the two teams met. However, this time around the scenario is different. Via big screens in various areas of the war-torn nation, the match will be watched by many viewers expecting to witness Afghanistan's first World Cup win.

It won't be a surprise if photos of Afghans performing the 'Attan' their traditional dance circulates floods the media in case of another upset today; at least that's what Afghanistan's reporters here are hoping for.

One of them, Safiullah provided all the above information in one excited breath. Another reporter added that the players are all fired up to take revenge as Bangladesh refused to play in the pre-tournament tri-series in Dubai. They believed that the Tigers denied the proposition out of fear.

Afghans believe that their batting has become a lot more sensible now with most of them preferring to spend time at the crease rather than going for the kill. They also expect their pacers, a number of who have played in the Dhaka league, to put in a good show against the Tigers.

A confident Afghan skipper, Mohammad Nabi was honoured to lead Afghans to their first ever World Cup match and hopes to make it a memorable debut. Like in the last press conference prior to the match between the two sides, Nabi claimed that the pressure was entirely on the Tigers.

“Pressure is not on Afghanistan. Pressure is totally on Bangladesh because we have already beaten them. We will try our best and execute the plan and do all of that at the right time and hopefully a good result will come our way.

“We respect the Bangladesh team. They are a Test nation. But we hope that we perform well against them in the first game,” said Nabi.

The Afghans first visited Canberra in September for two pre-tournament matches, as a result, they are a step ahead of the Tigers when it comes to knowing the conditions here.

They have however a different kind of pressure this time as they are being closely followed by a number of supporters via television, radio and the social media.

“Everyone is excited... for the start of the tournament. Hopefully everyone can control their nerves and do well.