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The ICC Women's T20 World Cup relocated from Bangladesh to the UAE, based on discussions during the recent International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting held virtually on Tuesday.

Board members who attended the meeting strongly agreed that the global event couldn't be held in Bangladesh under the current circumstances.

“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.

“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.”

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is believed to have accepted the decision to move the tournament but will remain the official host of the event.

Even a player like Alyssa Healy said playing the World Cup in Bangladesh is not ideal at this stage.

Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka expressed interest, the UAE was deemed the ideal choice for several reasons, particularly its favourable weather and alignment with Bangladesh's time zone.

The event, scheduled to take place from 3 to 20 October, will now be staged in Dubai and Sharjah.