The Ireland coach was impressed with the way his young team bounced back from the disappointment of not qualifying for the T20 World Cup in May to win a home series against Sri Lanka and twice beat England in toe-to-toe contests.
Bangladesh will pose a different challenge on slow-turning pitches with the hosts three places above Ireland in the ODI rankings but bracketed together in ninth and 10th spots ahead of next week’s three T20s.
“The expectation is higher after those wins at the end of the summer, but this is still a very young team,” Joyce said.
“If we play well, we’ve got a great chance of winning games out here, but it will depend on how well we bat against a consistent, mainly spin attack, bowling in what to us are alien conditions.
“Historically, spin has always been a test for us, so it was one of the things we focused on before the games against Sri Lanka in Belfast and Dublin, and I thought we played their spinners really, really well.
“We’ve had lots of conversations about playing spin in this part of the world as it’s pretty much a brand new thing for everyone in the group, even those with a lot of experience and success for us over the past 12 months.
“All I’m asking is that we learn from game to game and keep a really positive intent, always looking to score.”
The big three at the top of the Ireland order – skipper Gaby Lewis, Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast – will be bolstered by the return from injury of Una Raymond-Hoey and Laura Delany, playing her first series since being replaced as skipper by Lewis.
“It’s brilliant to have Laura back,” Joyce said.“She adds massively as an all-rounder, being able to bat in the top five and bowl very useful overs, and she has so much experience I know Gaby and Orla have been leaning heavily on her these first few days.
“Una’s back as well, and Leah [Paul] has really taken to batting in the middle order, so there’s plenty of depth there but it doesn’t matter how strong the line-up looks, people have to put up their hands and make big scores – that’s the key.”