Scenes from the 1999 World Cup match in Edinburgh stormed into Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's mind as soon as questions regarding Bangladesh's Scotland encounter, due to take place at the Saxton Oval this Thursday, were brought to the table.

And why shouldn't they? It was a historic moment for the Tigers; their first ever World Cup win. While he was yet to make a mark in international cricket back then, Mashrafe, however, could barely keep his emotions in check.

"I remember there was a festive gathering in my home town in Narail where we all paraded around. My intention was to join that parade. I still remember the innings of [Minhazul Abedin] Nannu bhai … it was one of a kind," recalled the Tigers skipper.

Indeed, Minhazul's innings was one that many remember as though it happened yesterday. His unbeaten 68, which rescued Bangladesh from a nervous 97 for 6, and the partnerships he shared with the tail won many hearts back then.

Mashrafe also tried to recall Gavin Hamilton's 63, which almost took the game away from the Tigers. He was later run-out by Manjural Islam.

These were memories which Mashrafe jogged while spending a leisure time outside the team hotel. However, that wasn't the last time that Bangladesh played Scotland. They played two other ODIs against them in 2006 in Dhaka and Chittagong. The Tigers beat them by six wickets and 146 runs respectively.

The last encounter between the two sides took place at The Hague in 2012 and Bangladesh lost that T20I by 34 runs and there are quite a few players from that side who are expected to feature against Bangladesh this Thursday.

Richie Berrington, who scored a remarkable century in that T20I is one of them.

Despite the fact that the teams have just played three ODIs and a T20I thus far, the teams, having observed each other in the World Cup will know each other well.

"I think they have a pace bowler [Iain Wardlaw] who bowled really well against New Zealand the other day and took three wickets," cautioned Mominul Haque, before he went out for a stroll in the city.

Mashrafe took a step further. He seems to have befriended their skipper and vice-captain.

"Honestly speaking their captain [Preston Mommsen] and vice-captain [Kyle Coetzer] are now well known to me as we talked during our helicopter ride on way to the opening ceremony in Melbourne from Sydney. We are working on them," explained the skipper.

The match is a must-win for the Tigers. A victory would not only keep their hopes of a quarterfinal berth alive but also help them maintain their third position on the table.

Many reckon that their below-par performance against Sri Lanka, which saw them spill a series of opportunities, came at the wrong time. Mashrafe however, brushed aside any sort of pressure and said that they were all positive.

"The team was upset after the 92-run defeat but in Nelson we are all looking forward to a fresh start. The important thing is that we had a positive approach against Sri Lanka. It didn't matter even if we got bowled out for 120… I just wanted the team to have a positive approach," said a confident Mashrafe.