ICC Replaces Bengaluru with Navi Mumbai as World Cup Venue

CricDiary: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has replaced Bengaluru with Navi Mumbai as the fourth venue of the women’s one-day international (ODI) World Cup.

Navi Mumbai will host two group game involving India (against New Zealand on 23 October and against Bangladesh on 26 October). The Bangladesh Sri Lanka game (originally slotted for Colombo on 20 October), the second semi-final (30 October) and potentially the final, on 2 November, if Pakistan don’t qualify. One other games, Sri Lanka vs England (31 October), has been switched from Guwahati to Colombo. The Bangladesh vs New Zealand game on 10 October has been moved from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati. The England vs New Zealand game on 26 October, the only day match in the tournament, has gone the other way from Guwahati to Visakhapatnam.

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The changes became necessary after Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) failed to obtain police clearance to host games at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in the wake of the stampede that led to 11 deaths and many injuries during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Indian Premier League (IPL) victory celebrations on 4 June.