The 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series was a

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(ODI)

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tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November 2016. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of

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and

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. The Sri Lankan team were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests, three ODIs and one

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(T20I). However, the ODIs and T20I were replaced by this tri-series. DRS technology was used for the first time in a limited-overs series in Zimbabwe. This follows its use in the second Test in Zimbabwe's series against Sri Lanka that immediately preceded the tri-series. Sri Lanka won the tournament by beating Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in the final.

Squads

Shane Dowrich Shane Omari Dowrich (born 30 October 1991) is a former Barbadian international cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper. He has featured for the West Indies, Barbados along with CPL teams St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Barbados Tridents in his ...

and

Miguel Cummins Miguel Lamar Cummins (born 5 September 1990) is a Barbadian cricketer who has played in 14 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals (ODI) for the West Indies. At domestic level, he plays for Barbados. He has played for both Antigua Hawksbi ...

were added to the West Indies' squad in place of

Marlon Samuels Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born 5 February 1981) is a Jamaican former cricketer who played internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner. He was a ...

and

Alzarri Joseph Alzarri Shaheim Joseph (born 20 November 1996) is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. A right-arm fast bowler, he plays for Leeward Islands and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in West Indian domestic cricket. H ...

Darren Bravo Darren Michael Bravo (born 6 February 1989) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies. A left-handed batsman, his batting style has drawn comparisons with Brian Lara. Bravo is the younger half brother of ...

was dropped from the West Indies' squad after he posted a comment on Twitter that the

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(WICB) deemed to be "inappropriate and unacceptable". He was replaced by Jason Mohammed.

Sunil Narine Sunil Philip Narine (born 26 May 1988) is a Trinidadian cricket player who played internationally for the West Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. Primarily an off-spin bow ...

left the squad for personal reasons and was replaced by

Devendra Bishoo Devendra Bishoo (born 6 November 1985)
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Points table

Qualified for the

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Matches

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

6th ODI

Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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