The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, set to be the ninth edition of the tournament, will take place from October 3 to 20, 2024. 

Initially scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh, the tournament was relocated to the United Arab Emirates due to political unrest and travel advisories issued by several participating teams' governments. 

Despite the venue change, the Bangladesh Cricket Board retains the hosting rights.

On July 28, 2024, the ICC confirmed the tournament dates, with ten qualifying teams divided into two groups of five. 

Each team in a group will play against the others, resulting in a total of ten matches per group. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage. 

Additionally, the ICC announced warm-up fixtures, initially set from September 27 to October 1. However, following the revised schedule, the warm-up games will now take place between September 28 and October 1. 

Australia, the reigning champions, will defend their title after defeating South Africa in the previous edition's final.