The 37-year-old dashing left-hander, a veteran of 105 Tests and 370 ODIs, arrived in Dhaka yesterday to play for Acme who are desperate to dethrone their corporate rivals.

"So far we played against each other in different clubs in Sri Lanka, so this is nothing new for us. I think it is not a big issue because my main objective is to contribute something for my team to clinch the title," said Jayasuriya when he was asked whether it was special for him to face Sangakkara who already made his mark in Beximco's 61-run success against Partex in the second semifinal on Sunday.

"It is nice to come back in Bangladesh to play cricket because there is a real excitement about the game in the country. And another reason is I always love to share experience with the young guys and I know that there are some very good young talents here," added Jayasuriya, who along with his former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga appeared in the Damal Summer semifinal for Mohammedan immediately after winning the World Cup back in 1996.

He assured that he would give hundred per cent effort in the match as a professional cricketer.

"I came here because we have got a two-week break. We are professionals and our job is to play cricket -- be it your own club, your country or any other club," said the prolific batsman, who is only the fourth player in ODI history to have scored more than 10 thousand runs.

The leading Sri Lankan batsman expressed his disappointment over his side's failure in the ICC Champions Trophy but said that he was looking forward to winning the second World Cup in 2007.

"I think it was disappointing for us because we couldn't reach the last four, but our batting actually

let us down in the tournament. But I am looking forward to taste the second World Cup success because we have been playing good cricket for the last few months," said Jayasuriya, who was instrumental in Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup victory.

With the arrival of the ace Lankan batsman, both Beximco captain Akram Khan and Acme and national skipper Habibul Bashar were looking forward to a fitting CCL final.

"I hope it would be a very exciting final because both the teams have number of good local players to their arsenal besides the quality foreign recruitments. I hope our main batsmen rise to occasion tomorrow," said former national skipper Akram.

"I am really excited about the final. Sanath (Jayasuriya) already talked with me about the final match and it is really encouraging that he is very serious about the match. We are looking forward to a very exciting final," said Bashar, whose side handed a seven-wicket defeat on Epyllion on their way to the title match.

He however was little bit disappointed with the security arrangements and other facilities in the open-ended ground. "I'm really concerned with the security. And you all know the dressing rooms here are not quality ones to accommodate the players like Sanath and Kumar."