ICC Names All-Female Match Officials Panel for Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England & Wales
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- •The ICC has appointed an all-female panel of 18 match officials for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England and Wales.
- •The panel includes 14 umpires and four referees, with four debutants and nine returning officials from the 2024 edition.
- •Claire Polosak, a veteran Australian umpire, will officiate her sixth Women’s T20 World Cup, the most experienced official on the panel.
- •ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta emphasized the panel’s role in promoting representation and maintaining elite officiating standards.
- •The tournament is expected to be one of the biggest women’s sporting events globally, with growing interest in women’s cricket.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled an all-female panel of 18 match officials for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by England and Wales from June 12. This marks the third consecutive edition of the tournament to feature exclusively female officials, underscoring the ICC’s commitment to gender representation in cricket governance.
