ICC mulls moving out Women's T20 World Cup 2024 from Bangladesh amid political unrest

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be played from October 3 to October 20.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) might shift the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 out of Bangladesh amid the ongoing political unrest in the country. Notably, Bangladesh has the hosting rights of the upcoming ICC event, which is scheduled to be played from October 3 to 20.

The ninth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played across two venues in Bangladesh. Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet will host a total of 23 matches.

The upcoming women’s ICC tournament will see a total of 10 teams fighting for the prestigious trophy. The 10 sides are divided into two groups of five teams each.

Group A features defending champions Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While Group B has hosts Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies, and Scotland. It is to be noted that Group A matches will be taking place in Sylhet, whereas Group B matches will be hosted in Dhaka.

The top two teams from both of the groups will qualify for the semi-finals. The semis are scheduled for October 17 in Sylhet and October 18 in Dhaka. The grand finale of the Women’s T20 World Cup will be played in Dhaka on October 20.

Priority is the safety and well-being of all participants: ICC

Since July, Bangladesh students have been protesting against a controversial quota system for government jobs. However, the situation became worse when around 300 people were dead in the past few days amid ongoing protests.

On August 5, the ongoing protests took a violent turn when Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to resign from her position and flee the country. After her resignation, Hasina landed in India along with her sister in the evening.

Two months ahead of the upcoming Women’s World Cup, the hosting rights of Bangladesh are in danger as the ICC is mulling to shift the tournament if the situation doesn’t get better in the coming days.

In the latest statement issued by the apex cricketing body, the ICC stated that they are closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh amid civil unrest. The ICC further added that they are in touch with their security agencies.

“The ICC is closely monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), their security agencies and our own independent security consultants. Our priority is the safety and well-being of all participants,” said ICC in a statement.

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