ICC relocates women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to UAE amid political unrest in Bangladesh

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New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to relocate the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid rising political tensions in Bangladesh. The decision was made during the ICC board meeting after several participating nations raised concerns over the safety and security of their teams due to large-scale protests in Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe had also expressed interest in hosting the prestigious tournament, but the UAE emerged as the preferred choice.

“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,” stated ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice on Tuesday, August 20. Despite the change, the BCB will retain the hosting rights for a future ICC event, similar to how India retained its hosting rights when the UAE hosted the men’s T20 World Cup in 2021.

Allardice expressed gratitude to the BCB for their efforts, saying, “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. We look forward to taking an ICC global event to Bangladesh in the near future.”
The tournament will see top teams such as defending champions Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in Group A, while England, Bangladesh, Scotland, South Africa, and the West Indies will compete in Group B. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, leading to the final showdown for the coveted trophy.

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