It has been confirmed that the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will no longer be played in Bangladesh. The World Cup was scheduled to get underway in October, however, it has been moved to the United Arab Emirates.

This comes due to the political situation in Bangladesh in which at least 600 people have been left dead following uprisings. The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the biannual tournament will now be played in Dubai as well as in Sharjah from 3 to 20 October.

“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,” said ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice in a statement.

‘They will retain hosting rights’

“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.”

At this stage, it’s unclear whether or not the Proteas men’s tour to Bangladesh will still be going ahead.

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