ICC Transfers Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 From Bangladesh to UAE, BCB Retains Hosting Rights

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday that the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) instead of Bangladesh. Despite the venue change, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will remain as the hosts of the prestigious event. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Dubai and Sharjah from October 3 to 20, showcasing the top women's cricket teams from around the world.

“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.”