ICC Unveils Historic All-Female Match Officials For Women's World Cup 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken yet another huge step in their quest for elevating and empowering women in cricket. In a watershed moment, the governing body of the game has taken the historic decision of appointing an all-female ICC Panel of Match officials for this year's Women's World Cup.

This is the first time that all-female match officials will be officiating in the Women's World Cup. The ICC has been backing the idea for quite some time now. In recent times, three major events - the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the two most recent ICC Women's T20 World Cups - featured all-female match official panels.

This marks a defining moment in the journey of women’s cricket - Jay Shah

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The apex body of the game has named 14 umpires for the Women's World Cup. Out of the 14 officials, the trio of Claire Polosak, Jacquline Williams, and Sue Redfern will be appearing at their third Women's World Cup while Lauren Agenbag and Kim Cotton will be at their second World Cup. Trudy Anderson, Shandré Fritz, GS Lakshmi, and Michelle Pereira are the match referees.

"This marks a defining moment in the journey of women’s cricket, one that we hope will pave the way for many more trailblazing stories across all facets of the sport. The inclusion of an all-women panel of match officials is not only a major milestone but also a powerful reflection of the ICC’s unwavering commitment to advancing gender equity across cricket," said ICC chairman Jay Shah.

ICC Panel of Match Officials for Women's World Cup 2025:

Match Referees: Trudy Anderson, Shandré Fritz, GS Lakshmi, Michelle Pereira

Umpires: Lauren Agenbag, Candace la Borde, Kim Cotton, Sarah Dambanevana, Shathira Jakir Jesy, Kerrin Klaaste, Janani N, Nimali Perera, Claire Polosak, Vrinda Rathi, Sue Redfern, Eloise Sheridan, Gayathri Venugopalan, Jacquline Williams

Women's World Cup 2025 to be played in India and Sri Lanka:

The Women's World Cup this year will be played in India and Sri Lanka. The marquee event is scheduled to be played from September 30 to November 2. It will be the 13th edition of the World Cup. India will be hosting the tournament for the fourth time after the 1978, 1997, and 2013 editions while Sri Lanka will be doing it for the very first time.

Eight teams will be featuring in the World Cup this year. Apart from co-hosts India and Sri Lanka, defending champions Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa will participate in the event.