Bangladesh have little to gain in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe even though they win it by the margin of 3-0 but in case of a slip up, the hosts would have to pay dearly. According to the ICC, the seventh-placed Bangladesh  can only hope to make a marginal one-point gain in the event of a 3-0 series win over 10th-placed Zimbabwe. However, in the event of a reverse result in favour of the African side, Bangladesh would concede eight points to slip to eighth position on 88 points behind Pakistan when the rankings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
The ICC press release added: This series is important to both the sides as each ODI played over the next 23 months will count as England plus next seven highest-ranked sides on 30 September 2017 will progress to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The bottom four sides on the ICC ODI team rankings, along with top sides from the ICC World Cricket League Championship and the ICC World Cricket League, will head to the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 to fight out for the two remaining slots.