Overview
- BCB officials met an ICC delegation in Dhaka, reiterating a formal request to relocate Bangladesh’s group matches to Sri Lanka on safety grounds.
- The board floated a group swap with Ireland that would place Bangladesh in the Sri Lanka-based pool and move Ireland to the India-based fixtures.
- Cricket Ireland said it received definitive assurances that it will not be moved and will play its group stage in Sri Lanka as scheduled.
- Multiple reports indicate the ICC is reluctant to approve a late swap because of logistical and broadcast constraints tied to the hybrid India–Sri Lanka hosting plan.
- The dispute followed Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from his IPL contract, which intensified political sensitivities and prompted Bangladesh’s stance on avoiding travel to India.