The 2024 Girls’s T20 World Cup will likely be moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates following civil unrest within the unique host nation.
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) stated in a statement, external that the match will now be staged at two venues within the UAE – Dubai and Sharjah – between 3-20 October.
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India this month after weeks of lethal anti-government protests.
ICC chief government Geoff Allardice stated: “It’s a disgrace to not be internet hosting the Girls’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh as we all know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have staged a memorable occasion.
“I wish to thank the crew on the BCB for exploring all avenues to try to allow the occasion to be hosted in Bangladesh, however journey advisories from the governments of numerous the collaborating groups meant that wasn’t possible.
“I’d additionally prefer to thank the Emirates Cricket Board for stepping in to host on behalf of the BCB.”
India beforehand refused to step in as hosts though Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe had each supplied to stage the match.
England and Scotland have certified for the 10-team match and have been drawn collectively in Group B.
That they had been as a consequence of play their opening fixtures, in opposition to South Africa and Bangladesh respectively, at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium on 3 October, earlier than going through each other of their ultimate group match on 14 October.
Allardice added that the BCB will “retain internet hosting rights” they usually “sit up for taking an ICC world occasion to Bangladesh” sooner or later.
The final version of the match was held in South Africa in February 2023, when Australia won their sixth title with a 19-run victory over the hosts.
Greater than 400 individuals had been killed in Bangladesh throughout weeks of student-led demonstrations, which began as a protest in opposition to quotas in civil service jobs.
A provisional administration, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, was put in place after Hasina fled.
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