DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates will host the Women's Twenty20 World Cup in October after the International Cricket Council moved the tournament from Bangladesh.
More than 300 people have been killed in the riots in Bangladesh that began in July.
The sport's governing body announced on Tuesday that the 10-team tournament will be held in Dubai and Sharjah from October 3-20.
“We would like to thank the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) team for taking all steps to enable the tournament to be held in Bangladesh, but travel advisories issued by many of the participating teams made this impossible,” ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said.
“It is unfortunate that Bangladesh will not be able to host the Women's T20 World Cup,” he said, adding that “we look forward to hosting an ICC global event in Bangladesh in the near future.”
“I would like to thank the Emirates Cricket Board for undertaking the organisation on behalf of the BCB,” Allardice said.
Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe were also thanked for their “generous offers of assistance.”
India had already rejected an offer from the ICC to host the tournament in place of Bangladesh.
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