ICC to Use DRS For the First Time in the Women's T20 World Cup

International Cricket Council (ICC) have decided to introduce the Decision Review System (DRS), using ball-tracking and edge detection technology for the first time at a World T20 event, which ICC will implement from this year’s women’s edition slated to commence in the West Indies on Friday.

Meanwhile, India will take on New Zealand in the tournament opener. Moreover, this event, separated for the first time from the men’s event to give its own identity, will see all the matches being broadcast live for the first time. The live broadcast will run around more than 200 countries around the world.

“Building on the momentum from last year’s ICC Cricket World Cup which broke all viewership records with 180 million people watching the final, the coverage is part of the ICC¿s commitment to accelerating the growth of the women’s game. It also reflects a growing demand for women’s cricket. 70 percent of crickets one billion plus fans said they wanted more coverage of the women’s game in the recent ICC global market research project,” the ICC said in a media release.

Star Sports, ICC’s global broadcast partner will telecast the matches for fans across the globe. Moreover, the commentary line-up for the event features former India captain Anjum Chopra, former Australia player Lisa Sthalekar, leading cricket broadcaster Melanie Jones, former England captain Nasser Hussain, former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar and former Windies bowler Ian Bishop amongst others in the 14-member panel.

The hosts’ Windies are the current defending champions, who will be keen to retain their title at their backyard. The finale of the mega event will be on November 24.