Tamim Iqbal, standing as Bangladesh captain for the first time since his appointment nine months ago, chose to field at the toss against an inexperienced West Indies led by Jason Mohammed in the first ODI in Mirpur. Both teams are playing their first game of the World Cup Super League, the pathway tournament that will select the teams for automatic qualification into the 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India.

There were debutants for both teams. Pacer Hasan Mahmud, who made his T20I debut last year, became the 134th Bangladesh ODI cricketer. For West Indies, more than half their XI will be making their ODI debut. Conditions were overcast, and Iqbal said that prompted the choice to field. The ODI also sees Shakib Al Hasan's return into the XI after his ban for not reporting a corrupt approach elapsed.

At the toss, Mohammed said that he liked the idea of batting first, saying that the surface "looks like a good wicket." He also said that the young players in the XI are looking forward to playing international cricket. As for his captaincy, Mohammed said he is "trying to stay as calm as possible" while taking his role "one ball at a time."

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal (capt), 2 Liton Das, 3 Nazmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Soumya Sarkar, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Hasan Mahmud, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Rubel Hossain

West Indies XI: 1 Sunil Ambris, 2 Joshua da Silva (wk), 3 Andre McCarthy, 4 Nkrumah Bonner, 5 Jason Mohammed (capt), 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Kyle Mayers, 8 Akeal Hosein, 9 Raymon Reifer, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Chemar Holder