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Nepal and Bangladesh to co-host U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027

ICC board sub-committee meeting, led by its chair Martin Snedden, chooses the hosts countries

Nepal Minute 13/11/2022 at 08:33 PM

https://www.nepalminute.com/uploads/posts/U19-Cricket-World-Cup-Trophy1668350767.jpg — ICC approves Nepal-Bangladesh joint bid to host 2027 U-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Photo: ICC

Nepal and Bangladesh will jointly host the ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2027, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday.

The cricket’s world ruling body has also approved Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand, Zimbabwe and Namibia as the host countries of the ICC U-19 events from 2024-2026.

The ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Sri Lanka whilst the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will be held in Malaysia and Thailand, the council said in a statement on Sunday. “The 2027 U-19 Women’s event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.”

The hosts were selected via a competitive bidding process overseen by an ICC board sub-committee chaired by former New Zealand international Martin Snedden, according to the statement posted on the council's official website. The board accepted the recommendations of the committee who conducted a thorough review of each bid along with ICC management.

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