Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said he is ready to bat at any position after his team beat Bangladesh comprehensively on Friday.

Speaking to STAR Cricket after the match, Malik said: "I am ready to bat at any position. Now, we have a good opening pair going for us. It all depends on the combination we have though."

The captain was effusive in his praise for his team after Bangladesh were routed by 10 wickets: "The boys performed really well. The bowlers were exceptional and then the openers came in and got the target without much fuss."

Pakistan's bowlers made the Bangladeshi batsmen hop on a Karachi track that has generally seen totals of 300 plus being chased down with alarming regularity. Abdur Rauf, Ifthikar Anjum and Saeed Ajmal bowled exceptional spells to rattle the Bangladeshi batting order.

Malik said he is much fitter now after he missed the match against India: "I was struggling but I am perfectly okay now. Thank God, the weather was good and we did a very good job."

The controversial captain admitted his team made a few mistakes against Sri Lanka and they had to pay for that. However, he was happy with the way the youngsters performed.

"All the new players played to their potential and showed a lot of promise. We have a camp in a few days' time and are now looking forward to the Champions' Trophy."

Meanwhile, Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful stressed his team had a very good outing in the STAR Cricket Asia Cup, apart from the last two matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

"We are playing well. We are improving now. Alok Kapali and Raqibul Hossain performed well."

The middle order batsman said the wicket was good but was a little slow: "I had a good partnership with Tamim (Iqbal). But once I got out, we were in touble. I should have carried on."

So, all is now set for the final of the STAR Cricket Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday. It should be a cracker.