Decision Review System (DRS) To Be Available At All Matches In ICC Women's World Cup 2022

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on March 3, has confirmed that all the matches in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will have Decision Review System (DRS) available for the teams. The Women’s World Cup 2022 will begin on Friday in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

The ICC on Thursday said that the March 4 to April 3 showpiece will be the most widely distributed women’s cricket event of all time with unprecedented coverage. This is the second time DRS is being used in the women’s World Cup. The system was used in the 2017 edition in England.

“The Decision Review System (DRS) will be available at all matches. All matches of the prestigious tournament will be covered live by broadcast partners around the world, who will access a fully produced world feed programme from ICC TV using a minimum of 24 cameras at each of the six venues,” ICC said in a release.

Anjum Chopra, Sanjay Manjrekar And WV Raman Part Of Commentary Team For ICC Women’s World Cup 2022

ICC also announced the commentary the eight-team tournament in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April. The commentary team includes the likes of Debbie Hockley, Lisa Sthalekar, Anjum Chopra, Simon Doull, Mel Jones, Nasser Hussain, Lesley Murdoch, Natalie Germanos, Ian Smith, Lydia Greenway, Stacy-Ann King, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sana Mir, WV Raman, Kass Naidoo, and Alan Wilkins.

Nasser Hussain was quoted as saying: “Women’s cricket has made rapid progress in the past few years, and I have been following it very keenly. The world’s best have converged in New Zealand and I’m sure there are lots of thrills in store in the coming weeks. I can’t wait to get to the commentary box and watch the spectacle unfold.”

Ian Smith said: “Cricket World Cups get the best out of the players, and commentators as well. The Men’s Cricket World Cup three years ago saw a thrilling final that I was privileged to be a part of. I’m really looking forward to what promises to be an exciting tournament. I wish all eight teams the very best.”

Meanwhile, the ICC also stated that its all-inclusive production will allow broadcasters to transmit the matches without the need for a unilateral presentation set-up. In addition, to live match coverage, a 30-minute pre-game build-up, an innings interval show, and a post-game wrap-up will also be produced by ICC TV.

In India, Star Sports will have Hindi commentary for all India matches. In addition, India’s matches against New Zealand, Australia, and Bangladesh will also be produced in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

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