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All the matches in the last two T20 World Cups and the Commonwealth Games played in 2022 were also women. The photo is on 23 February 2023, when India faced Australia in the T20 World Cup.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed 18 matches for the Women’s ODI World Cup (14 umpire and four referee). For the first time in the 52 -year history of the tournament, all the matches and umpire women will be women. Earlier, this happened in the last two T20 World Cups and the Commonwealth Games played in 2022.
The Women’s ODI Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka from 30 September. The first match of the tournament will be between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati.
Umpires Lauren Aagenbags, Candes La Borde, Kim Cotton, Sara Dambanewana, Shatira Zakir Jesse, Kerin Clastic, Ann Janani, Nimali Perera, Clare Polosec, Vrinda Rathi, Suu Reddorn, Aloeis Sheridan, Gayatri Venogopan, Jacqueline Williams.
Match referee Trudey Anderson, Shandre Fritz, GS Laxmi, Mitchell Perera.
Three Indians in the umpiring panel Former Indian players Vrinda Rathi, N Janani and Gayatri Venugopala have also got a place in the umpiring panel. Former Indian cricketer and first women’s match referee GS Laxmi will be part of the match referee panel. There are four members in this panel.
ICC President Jai Shah said, “The presence of all women in the match official panel is a historic step in women’s cricket and it can lead to new dimensions of success.” He further said, this is not just an achievement but also shows how ICC is promoting the right to equality in cricket.
World Cup prize money more than men The prize money of the tournament has increased more than men. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced it on 1 September. According to this, a total of 13.88 million dollars (about 122 crore rupees) will be distributed in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. About 10 million US dollars (Rs 83 crore) were distributed during the Men’s ODI World Cup played in India in 2023.
This year’s Women’s ODI World Champion team will get a prize money of $ 4.48 million (about Rs 39.55 crore). Which is the biggest prize money ever in this tournament.