Fourth-placed India are unlikely to move up in the ICC ODI rankings even if they blank Zimbabwe in the three-match series beginning in Harare on June 11.
If India win all the matches against 11th-ranked Zimbabwe, then they will gain one point and move to 110. If India win the series 2-1, then MS Dhoni's side will slip to 108 points and Zimbabwe will move from 47 to 48 points.
Currently, India are five points ahead of fifth-placed Sri lanka and behind leaders Australia (124 points), New Zealand (113) and South Africa (112).
Eighth-ranked West Indies will aim to create some daylight between itself and ninth-ranked Pakistan when they host world champions Australia and third-ranked SA in a tri-series from June 3.
WI lead Pakistan by just one point, but trails Aus by 36 points and South Africa by 24 points. As such, because the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference, every WI win over Australia or SA will earn them valuable points.