But after a two-day meeting of its Executive Board in Dubai, the worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) made a decision to keep the event in Bangladesh, pending security clearance.
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From 2016-2023, $4.4million of prize money will be distributed across six ICC global women’s tournaments, including $1million and $1.2million for the ICC Women’s World Cups in 2017 and 2021.
That means a 41% increase in prize money paid to players compared with the previous eight-year cycle, the ICC said. As a result, the number-one ranked Test team on April 1, 2016 will receive $1 million, up from $500,000 in 2015.
That money is in addition to the Test Cricket Fund of $70m, which the ICC introduced previous year to help ensure Test-playing sides are able to sustain a home programme of Test cricket through to 2023.
The ICC has shown faith in the Bangladesh Cricket Board by reiterating that next year’s Under-19 World Cup will be hosted by the nation, but stressed on the need for a security plan that satisfies both the ICC and the member countries.
England Women will play at least seven games at the 2017 World Cup, while the prize money has also been dramatically increased.
The ICC said it had increased the funding for 38 associate and 57 affiliate members in an attempt to develop the game in these countries.
Major global cricket tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Twenty20 will be sponsored by Japanese carmaker Nissan until 2023 after it agreed an eight-year sponsorship deal with the worldwide Cricket Council (ICC).
The ICC board has also altered the format which will now be a round-robin group stage event with the top four sides progressing to the semi-finals.
To encourage attacking play in women’s ODI cricket, the Board noted that the women’s playing conditions should adopt all the changes that were introduced to the men’s playing conditions in June 2015 except the following two which relate to ODI fielding restrictions.
These amendments will come into effect from this week’s series between the West Indies and Pakistan, which starts in St Lucia on October 16.
As a global partner, Nissan will have extensive in-venue activation, broadcast and digital rights at all ICC events.
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