DRS Set To Be Used For The First Time In The Women's Ashes 2022

Updated - 17 Jan 2022, 05:55 PM

England women's team. Image- Zac Goodwin/PA

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Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed that the Decision Review System (DRS) will be used for the first time in the Women’s Ashes 2022.

The DRS technology has been used in the Men’s Ashes for a very long time and finally, it will be available for the Women’s Ashes between Australia and England.

The Women’s Ashes 2022 series consists of a three-match T20I series, three-match ODI series and a one-off Test and the teams will get two reviews each in an innings in the white-ball series and three per innings in the Test match.

Australia Women’s team. (Credits: Twitter)

The Decision Review System was used for the very first time in the women’s game during the 2017 ODI World Cup and since then it has been used regularly in the World Cups.

Also, New Zealand have used the technology during the home series against India in 2019 and England used it for the first time during the T20I series against West Indies Women’s team in 2019.

I’d love to see DRS in every Test match – Alyssa Healy

Meg Lanning, Australia — Alyssa Healy [Image-Getty]

Previously, wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy had said that she would love to see the use of the Decision Review System in every Test match as it makes the decision nice and fair.

“Obviously there were a few logistical nightmares to be able to have it (for the India series) but I’d love to see it in every Test match,” she said.

“It makes it nice and fair and even. The umpires don’t mean to make mistakes. We’re out there as players, we make mistakes on the regular. But to take out the howler would be a nice thing.”

Meanwhile, the England Women’s team are looking forward to winning the Ashes series for the first time since 2013-14. On Sunday, England participated in the intrasquad warm-up T20 games against England A and lost both matches.

In the first game, England were bundled out for 103 chasing the target of 150 and in the second match, they scored 125 runs batting first but were unable to defend the target.