Why Do Teams Have 'Bangladesh' Written on Their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Jerseys Despite Tournament Being Held in UAE? Know Reason
The opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in Sharjah where the Bangladesh Women's National Cricket Team will collide with the Scotland Women's National Cricket Team. This is the ninth edition of the tournament.
The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to get underway from Thursday, October 3. A total of 10 teams from all over the world will be in action to get to the prize. A total of 23 matches will be played in the cities of Dubai and Sharjah even after Bangladesh were the official hosts. The opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in Sharjah where the Bangladesh Women's National Cricket Team will collide with the Scotland Women's National Cricket Team. This is the ninth edition of the tournament. 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Google Doodle: Search Engine Giant Shares Unique Cricket Artwork Ahead of Women's Twenty20 WC.
The Australia Women's National Cricket Team are the defending champions of the Women's T20 World Cup and they will be in action on day 3 of the tournament. Australia Women have clinched the ICC Women's T20 World Cup title a total of six times.
Why ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Jerseys Have 'Bangladesh' Written Despite Tournament Being Held in UAE?
Bangladesh are the official host of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 but, due to weeks of widespread political unrest in Bangladesh, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The matches will take place in the cities of Dubai and Sharjah. The first match where Bangladesh are taking on Scotland was scheduled to take place in Dhaka but it will now be taking place in the city of Sharjah. A similar thing happened in 2021 when India were the official hosts of the T20 WC but the tournament was played in the UAE due to some political reasons. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 All Squads: Full Players List of All Teams for Ninth Edition of Women’s Twenty20 Cricket WC.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) were left with no choice but to shift the Women's T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the UAE at the end of August. It will be a set back for Bangladesh Women as well who will not be able to take advantage of the home conditions. The next edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup is set to be played in India which will take place in 2026.
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