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ICC Women’s WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final

Sangeeta Viswas
2 years ago

ICC Women WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final. The First Women cricketer to take place in ICC’s International Match Referee Panel between England and Australia (ENGW vs AUSW) on Sunday The women will be seeing referring to the World Cup Finals to be playing.

India's GS Lakshmi is match referee for Women's World Cup final | Cricket  News - Times of India
ICC Women’s WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final

The First Female Match Referee:-

Lakshmi also has the distinction of being the first female match referee in men’s ODIs. She was the match referee during the World Cup League 2 in the United Arab Emirates in December 2020.

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The Women’s World Cup final at Hagley Oval will be overseeing by four women’s match officials, a first in cricket history.

World Cup: India's GS Lakshmi named match referee for England-Australia  final
ICC Women’s WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final

England Face Off in The Final:-

After defeating West Indies and South Africa in the semi-finals, Australia and England will face each other in the final.

South Africa’s Lauren Agenbagh and New Zealand’s Kim Cotton will be naming on-field umpires, while West Indies’ Jacqueline Williams will act as the TV umpire.

ICC Women’s WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final

The Cotton Sole Match Official:-

Cotton was the only match official during the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final between Australia and India at the MCG, standing alongside Ahsan Raza as the on-field umpire.

Match referee GS Lakshmi and Umpire Lauren Agenbag , Langton Rusere... News  Photo - Getty Images
ICC Women’s WC Finals: The First Woman Cricketer To Become A Referee in The Women’s WC Final

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As part of its strategic commitment to gender equality in sports. The ICC has focused on increasing the number of women officials in international matches. With eight of the 15 match officials in the event being women, an official said.

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