FAST bowler Kyle Jarvis has been ruled out of the remainder of Zimbabwe's tour of the Caribbean after scans revealed a stress fracture of the lower back, Zimbabwe Cricket said on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe and the West Indies tied 1-1 in the five match One Day International series.

Jarvis played in Zimbabwe's warm-up match before the first two one-day internationals but struggled with pain in the lower back throughout the first week of the tour which comprises five ODIs.

"Kyle went for an MRI scan in Guyana during the second match against the West Indies and the stress fracture was clear," said physiotherapist Amato Machikicho.

"There are still several diagnostics to be done so we can't be certain of the extent of the injury or the prognosis, but he will certainly be out of cricket for a minimum of three months and probably longer."

Jarvis, 21, was understandably disappointed but vowed to fight back: "I'm not the first fast bowler to have this sort of injury and I won't be the last. I know it will take a lot of work to regain fitness but I'm determined to get back to playing international cricket as soon as possible."