The  West  Indies  cricketers  will  travel  to  the  United  Arab  Emirates  for  three  one  day  internationals  in  Sharjah  from  June  5  to  9, as  part  of  both  teams  preparations  for  the ICC ODI qualifiers    which  starts  on  June  18 in Zimbabwe.

This will be  the Windies’  final  opportunity  to  book  a  place   at  the  10  team  World  Cup  tournament  in  India.

The day-night matches will be played on Monday June  5 ,  Wednesday  June 7   and   Friday  June  9 at  the Sharjah  Cricket  stadium.

Both teams will depart for Zimbabwe at the end of the series for their world cup qualifying campaign – the  tournament will confirm the remaining spots for the 10-team ICC  Cricket World Cup 2023, in  India.

South Africa  secured  the final automatic qualifying  spot  yesterday  leaving  two  places  to  be  filled  at  the  Zimbabwe  qualifiers.

Already  qualified  are  host India, along with, New Zealand, England, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Africa.