Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, and St Lucia will host the Women's World T20 from November 9 to 24 later this year.
This will be the first instance of the Women's World T20 being played as a standalone event, after the previous six editions were organised alongside the men's World T20and the second hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition).
The qualifier tournament for the competition is scheduled to be held in July 2018 in the Netherlands.