Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in UAE in October

After several countries expressed unwillingness to travel to Bangladesh following political unrest in the south Asian country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to shift the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The event, scheduled to take place from October 3 to 20, will now be staged in Dubai and Sharjah. However, the hosting rights will stay with Bangladesh.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice was quoted as saying by the ICC website, “It is a shame not to be hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh as we know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have staged a memorable event.

“I would like to thank the team at the BCB for exploring all avenues to try and enable the event to be hosted in Bangladesh, but travel advisories from the governments of a number of the participating teams meant that wasn’t feasible. However, they will retain hosting rights. We look forward to taking an ICC global event to Bangladesh in the near future.

Allardice also expressed thanks to the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for stepping in to host the tournament.

“I’d also like to thank the Emirates Cricket Board for stepping in to host on behalf of the BCB and Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe for their generous offers of support, and we look forward to seeing ICC global events in both of those countries in 2026.”

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