UAE confirmed to replace Bangladesh as Women’s T20 World Cup host

On August 20 (Tuesday), the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was decided by the ICC Board in a meeting which took place on Tuesday. 

However, there have been no changes in the dates of the tournament, beginning on October 3, with Dubai and Sharjah confirmed as the two venues for the entire tournament. The current political turmoil in Bangladesh has evidently destroyed all the remaining hopes of the country hosting the tournament. 

“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 Geoff Allardice, ICC's Chief Executive. 

“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.”

Australia are currently the defending champions, with Meg Lanning’s team beating South Africa in the final of the 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa.

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