The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared on X on Tuesday (August 20) that the location for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been changed. The competition, which was originally planned to be held in Bangladesh, will now be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20.
An ICC statement mentioned that the ninth edition of the women’s T20 World Cup will now be held in the UAE, while the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will still be responsible for organizing the event.
The competition will happen in two places in the United Arab Emirates: Dubai and Sharjah.
“It’s unfortunate that we can’t hold the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, because we know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have put on a great show,” said Geoff Allardice, the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in a message.
“I want to thank the BCB team for trying everything they could to make the event happen in Bangladesh, but warnings from the governments of several teams made it impossible. Still, they will keep the right to host the event. We hope to bring an ICC worldwide event to Bangladesh soon.”
“I also want to express my gratitude to the Emirates Cricket Board for agreeing to host the event on behalf of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and for the kind offers of support from Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We are excited about the prospect of ICC global events taking place in those countries in 2026.
This year, a total of 10 teams—India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, the West Indies, Bangladesh, and Scotland—will compete for the top prize.”
Australia holds the record for the most victories in the Women’s T20 World Cup, having won the championship six times. The Southern Stars have been particularly dominant, winning the last three tournaments held in the West Indies (2018), Australia (2020), and South Africa (2023).
India made it to the final of the 2020 tournament but faced a humiliating loss, losing by 85 runs to Australia in the championship match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 8.
