Women’s T20 World Cup Shifted Out Of Bangladesh, ICC Confirms New Venue For Women's T20 WC

The Women's T20 World Cup 2024 has been officially shifted out of Bangladesh due to the political unrest and continued violence in the country. The volatile situation in the country has forced the ICC to shift the Women's T20 World Cup to a new location. The ICC have confirmed that the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to be held in October, has been moved out of Bangladesh.

The ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup will now take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) retaining the hosting rights. The tournament will be held in two venues, Dubai and Sharjah, from 3 to 20 October.

Women’s T20 World Cup shifted out of Bangladesh

“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,” ICC Chief Executive Geoff 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.

“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.”

UAE Emerge As Probable Hosts Of The T20 World Cup

The ICC had been monitoring the conditions in Bangladesh for a very long time. What had started as a student protest in June 2024 soon escalated into a violence and human rights violations which were being committed by the security forces. Sheikh Hasina's ouster from the country also did not make the situation any better and hence ICC started considering the possibility of awarding the hosting rights to UAE.

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Earlier Zimbabwe had also expressed interest in hosting the T20 World Cup, but it is now being said that the UAE might host the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be played from October 3 to 20.

(With PTI Inputs)