WICB confirms Zimbabwe tri-series in August

West Indies will tune in a tri-arrangement in Zimbabwe in August-September alongside the hosts and Pakistan, the WICB has affirmed. It implies there could be a straight challenge between the two meeting sides for the eighth and last Champions Trophy spot, in spite of the fact that the PCB and Zimbabwe Cricket are yet to affirm the booking of the arrangement.

West Indies and Pakistan are as of now positioned eighth and ninth in the ICC ODI rankings, with just a point isolating them. Just the main seven sides as on September 30, aside from hosts England, will make it to the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Bangladesh are positioned seventh and their late win against India has given them a sensibly agreeable five-point lead over West Indies, with a three-match home arrangement against South Africa to follow in July.

Pakistan have five ODIs against Sri Lanka in July however the Zimbabwe tri-arrangement will be the main time West Indies play one-day cricket before the Champions Trophy cut-off date. The Caribbean side has not played any ODIs since the World Cup.