Hosts Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the historic final match of Asia Cup 2012 today. The day and night encounter will at the Sher -E Bangla stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka will begin at 1.30 p.m I.S.T. Bangladesh has entered the finals of the Asia Cup for the first time in the tournament's history while Pakistan has entered the finals for the third time and has won the Championship once.Bangladesh will virtually come to a standstill today from afternoon, with almost the entire nation likely to follow a ball by ball account of the historic final against Pakistan in the Asia Cup by whichever means possible, be it at the stadium, television, radio or the internet. With the team having defeated current world Champions India and runner up Sri Lanka in two consecutive matches to enter the finals, the fans and experts believe that the current Bangladesh team is capable of winning the final match against Pakistan.Bangladesh had given Pakistan a virtual scare in the league match which they eventually lost. Past statistics of matches between Bangladesh and Pakistan are heavily loaded in Pakistan's favour but Bangladesh Skipper Mushfiquir Rahim has said that his team will give their 100 per cent to win the finals. The last time Bangladesh entered a final of an ODI tournament was in a triangular series in 2009 involving Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and a victory in today' final will turn out to be the country's biggest achievement in its cricketing history.