The West Indies cricketers will be heading to the African continent later this month.

This when they face minnows Zimbabwe in two test matches in Bulawayo.

The first match runs from October 21-25, while the second will begin on October 29. Both matches will be played at the Queens’ Sports Club.

The Caribbean team which is expected to arrive in the country on 11 October will face Zimbabwe a in a three-day practice match beginning on October 15 ahead of the start of the series.

The match will be West Indies’ second tour to Zimbabwe in the last 12 months. They featured there in a tri-series, also involving Sri Lanka, in November last year.  Zimbabwe, who narrowly lost to Sri Lanka in the longest format in their last outing, could welcome batsman Brendan Taylor and seamer Kyle Jarvis back into the international fold after both gave up English county deals to return to their home country.