ST JOHN’S, March 7: Zimbabwe will play seven One-day Internationals against the West Indies as their tour schedule is extended to make up for their loss of Test status.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief executive Roger Brathwaite, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), whose team is also touring the Caribbean this year, met in Dubai to hammer out a schedule.

The talks followed the withdrawal by Zimbabwe from Test cricket for one year and the BCCI request to play only a three Test series.

Zimbabwe will arrive on April 26 to play seven ODIs.

The Indian team will arrive on May 12 for a seven-week tour during which they will play four Tests and five ODIs.

Schedule

Zimbabwe in West Indies:

April 29: 1st ODI (St John’s).

April 30: 2nd ODI (St John’s).

May 3: v UWI Vice Chancellor’s X1 (Antigua).

May 6: 3rd ODI (Guyana).

May 7: 4th ODI (Guyana).

May 10: 5th ODI (St Lucia, D/N).

May 13: 6th ODI (Trinidad).

May 14: 7th ODI (Trinidad).

India in West Indies:

May 16: Tour match (Jamaica).

May 18: 1st ODI (Jamaica).

May 20: 2nd ODI (Jamaica).

May 23: 3rd ODI (St Kitts).

May 26: 4th ODI (Trinidad).

May 28: 5th ODI (Trinidad).

June 2-6: 1st Test (Antigua).

June 10-14: 2nd Test (St Lucia).

June 22-26: 3rd Test (St Kitts).

June 30-July 4: 4th Test (Jamaica).—AFP