Historic All-Women Umpiring Team for Women's T20 World Cup

Australia's Eloise Sheridan and South Africa's Lauren Agenbag will be the on-field umpires for the marquee India-Pakistan match in the Women's T20 World Cup. The ICC has named an all-woman panel of officials for the event, with three referees and 10 umpires overseeing matches from October 3 to 20 in the UAE.

Australia's Eloise Sheridan and South Africa's Lauren Agenbag have been appointed as on-field umpires for the marquee India-Pakistan match in next month's Women's T20 World Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates.

Jacqueline Williams from the West Indies will serve as the television umpire for this high-profile match, set to take place at the Dubai International Stadium on October 6.

On Friday, the ICC announced the complete list of match officials—an all-woman panel—featuring three referees and ten umpires for the tournament scheduled from October 3 to 20. From India, GS Lakshmi will be one of the match referees, while Vrinda Rathi will be the only Indian umpire. The competition begins on October 3, with the opening clash between Bangladesh and Scotland, officiated by Claire Polosak of Australia and Agenbag. India's campaign will start on October 4 against New Zealand, a match to be officiated by Williams and Anna Harris of England, with Polosak as the TV umpire.

In India's game against Sri Lanka on October 9, New Zealand's Kim Cotton and Agenbag will be the on-field umpires, while England's Suzanne Redfern will handle the TV umpire's role.

For the match against Australia on October 13, Redfern and Cotton will take on the on-field duties, accompanied by Williams on TV. The officials for the semifinals and final, slated for October 17, 18, and 20, respectively, will be announced later. Initially, the ninth edition of the tournament was to be hosted by Bangladesh but was relocated due to political unrest in the country. The matches will be played across two venues in the UAE—Dubai and Sharjah.

(With inputs from agencies.)