The UAE will be the new venue for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to move the top women’s cricket tournament from Bangladesh following the recent turmoil in the country.
The highly-anticipated 9th edition of the tournament will now take place in the UAE, with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continuing to host the event, ICC confirmed on Tuesday, ANI reported.
The tournament will take place across the two venues in the UAE – Dubai and Sharjah – from 3 to 20 October.
In a statement, ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice expressed regret and said BCB would have staged 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 was quoted by ICC as saying.
He added that the ICC will look forward to taking an ICC event to Bangladesh in the future.
The UAE, home to the ICC headquarters, has become a significant hub for cricket in recent years, hosting numerous qualifier tournaments as well as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 alongside Oman.
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