{"id":173572,"date":"2026-05-28T05:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173572"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:42:30","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-2026-full-list-of-match-officials-revealed-four-indians-included-in-all-female-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173572","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Full list of match officials revealed; four Indians included in all-female panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71032915\">Four Indian officials, including match referee GS Lakshmi, have been named in the 18-strong all-female list of ICC match officials who will supervise the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup, beginning June 12 in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the third straight edition of the showpiece that will feature an all-woman panel, with Candace La Borde, Gayathri Venugopalan, Kerrin Klaaste and Shathira Jakir Jesy slated to make their tournament debut.<\/p>\n<p>Vrinda Rathi and Janani N are the other two Indians in the umpires\u2019 list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis panel of match officials for the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 reflects the ICC\u2019s commitment to expanding the scope of representation to all facets of the sport,\u201d ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ICC takes into consideration a comprehensive, holistic, and evidence-based account while assessing its sports officials and their decision-making performance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>There are 14 umpires and four match referees who will be used across the 33 fixtures at the World Cup, with nine members of the match officials\u2019 team from the 2024 edition returning for the upcoming event.<\/p>\n<p>Australian official Claire Polosak is the most experienced as she gets ready for her sixth appearance at the tournament, having umpired 22 matches previously, while Jacquline Williams and Kim Cotton, who have overseen 19 matches each on this stage, will reach the milestone of five T20 World Cups in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The match referees feature three returning officials\u2014Shandrr Fritz, Lakshmi and Michell Pereira\u2014who were also part of the 2024 edition. The group of four referees will be completed by Trudy Anderson from New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>India will open its World Cup campaign against Pakistan on June 14.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nPanel of Match Officials<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>Umpires: Lauren Agenbag, Kim Cotton, Anna Harris, Shathira Jakir Jesy, Kerrin Klaaste, Candace La Borde, Janani N, Nimali Perera, Claire Polosak, Vrinda Rathi, Suzanne Redfern, Eloise Sheridan, Jacquline Williams, Gayathri Venugopalan.<\/p>\n<p>\nMatch Referees: Trudy Anderson, Shandr\u00e9 Fritz, GS Lakshmi, Michell Pereira.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-full-list-of-match-officials-umpires-referees-all-female-panel\/article71032915.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Indian officials, including match referee GS Lakshmi, have been named in the 18-strong all-female list of ICC match officials who will supervise the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup, beginning June 12 in England and Wales. It will be the third straight edition of the showpiece that will feature an all-woman panel, with Candace La Borde, &#8230; <a title=\"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Full list of match officials revealed; four Indians included in all-female panel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173572\" aria-label=\"Read more about Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Full list of match officials revealed; four Indians included in all-female panel\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779964953_image2034.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179094,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179094","url_meta":{"origin":173572,"position":0},"title":"England, Australia finish T20 World Cup warm-ups strongly &#8211; icc-cricket.com","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England, Australia finish T20 World Cup warm-ups strongly\u00a0\u00a0icc-cricket.comINDW vs ENGW, 11th Match, ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 - Commentary\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA EARN VICTORIES IN FINAL ICC WOMEN\u2019S T20 WORLD CUP WARM-UP MATCHES\u00a0\u00a0icc-cricket.comEngland trump Richa's heroics; Henry injured as WI lose to Australia\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoRicha\u201ds valiant 68 goes in vain\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":179075,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179075","url_meta":{"origin":173572,"position":1},"title":"All-round England trump Richa Ghosh&#039;s heroics in warm-up &#8211; ESPNcricinfo","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"All-round England trump Richa Ghosh's heroics in warm-up\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoINDW vs ENGW, 11th Match, ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 - Commentary\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA EARN VICTORIES IN FINAL ICC WOMEN\u2019S T20 WORLD CUP WARM-UP MATCHES\u00a0\u00a0icc-cricket.comRicha\u201ds valiant 68 goes in vain as India lose final warm-up game to England\u00a0\u00a0ThePrintIND-W vs ENG-W\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":179852,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179852","url_meta":{"origin":173572,"position":2},"title":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Scotland\u2019s Abtaha Maqsood out of T20 World Cup; Hannah Rainey named replacement","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Scotland leg spinner Abtaha Maqsood has been ruled out of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 due to injury. 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