[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

The Sri Lankan team were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests, three ODIs and one Twenty20 International (T20I).

[3] This follows its use in the second Test in Zimbabwe's series against Sri Lanka that immediately preceded the tri-series.

[4] Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins were added to the West Indies' squad in place of Marlon Samuels and Alzarri Joseph.

[9] Sunil Narine left the squad for personal reasons and was replaced by Devendra Bishoo.