Mashrafe eyes ODI series win

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is hopeful of winning the ODI series against hosts West Indies.

A record double-century partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan paved the way as Bangladesh bounced back from their Test series drubbing with a 48-run win over West Indies in their opening one-day international on Sunday.

"It was important for us to make a strong statement here after the way we played in the Tests," Mashrafe said after the victory at Guyana's National Stadium.

"This ground has been a happy one for us over the years and we are looking now to clinch the series in the next match on Wednesday."

Smarting from the annihilation endured over the two Tests, both of which ended inside three days, Bangladesh immediately found the less challenging circumstances of ODI cricket more to their liking.

"For those of us who were involved in the Test series it mattered to us to come out here fighting and I am glad we did that," said man-of-the-match Tamim Iqbal, who hit 130 off 160 balls.

"We didn't help ourselves at all with poor work in the field and our death bowling wasn't the best either," lamented West Indies skipper Jason Holder. "We need to redouble our efforts and come back for what is now a must-win situation for us."