The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, originally scheduled to be hosted by Bangladesh, has been relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed Tuesday.
The global event will follow the same schedule and will run from October 3 to 20 with the matches now staged in Dubai and Sharjah with the hosting rights continuing to remain with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
The decision was made owing to the nationwide protests in Bangladesh.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice expressed regret over moving the tournament from Bangladesh to UAE, stating that he was sure that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would host a “memorable” event.
“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,” Allardice said in a statement.
“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.
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Allardice further lauded the UAE Cricket for stepping up as the host of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
“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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