It has been nearly six years since Bangladesh lost any 50-over game against the West Indies and the Tigers will be looking to continue that trend when the two sides meet in the opening match of a three-match ODI series at the Warner Park in St Kitts today.

Despite their struggles in Tests and T20s, the Tigers have won four successive ODI series against the West Indies and enjoy a 11-match winning streak over their Caribbean opponents, with the last defeat coming way back in December, 2018 in Mirpur.

The Bangladesh team that travelled to St Kitts from Jamaica feature almost half of the members who were part of the Test squad that salvaged a 1-1 Test series win recently with a 101-run win in the second Test.

Pacer Nahid Rana, who played a crucial role in that Test win in Jamaica, expressed his confidence about giving his best in the limited-overs series as well.

"Whenever I play, I always try to give my best for the team. I'm happy that I could deliver my best," Nahid said in a video message, adding that he got tips from legendary pacer Courtney Walsh after the Jamaica Test.

"He told me to take care of myself and work on fitness. He told me to learn new things as there is no end to learning," he concluded.

Meanwhile, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official confirmed that the three Bangladeshi cricketers – Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain and Rishad Hossain – who played in the final of Global Super League for Rangpur Riders on Friday night (Guyana time), are expected to join the Tigers in St Kitts on Saturday, ahead of the series opener.

West Indies, meanwhile, recently beat England in a three-match ODI series -- their first series win in this format this year after defeats to Australia and Sri Lanka.

They lost Matthew Forde and Shamar Joseph due to injuries, replacing them with Marquino Mindley and Jediah Blades.

"We look at any home series (with the aim to) win. However, we understand the opposition that we will play against, and we will not take them for granted. I love to focus on what we can do and what we have to do. I'm pretty sure we can do that," Windies head coach Daren Sammy said.

The match is scheduled to start at 07:30 pm (Bangladesh time) and will be telecast live on T Sports.