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IND vs PAK Women's T20 World Cup 2026 umpires: Full list of match officials for India-Pakistan clash at Edgbaston originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- India need openers Mandhana and Shafali to fire against Pakistan at Edgbaston.
- India lead the T20 head-to-head 13-3, winning their last meeting by six wickets.
- Harmanpreet has returned to form with recent fifties, boosting India's middle order.
Umpires and match officials for IND vs PAK Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match
India's Women's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign begins at Edgbaston on Sunday, June 14, and much will depend on whether Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma can give the side a flying start against Pakistan.
Under Harmanpreet Kaur, India arrive in Birmingham with the weight of the ODI World Cup title behind them and the ambition to add a T20 crown to the cabinet.
The head-to-head record offers comfort as India lead Pakistan 13-3 in T20 internationals. In their most recent contest, at the 2024 T20 World Cup in Dubai, the Women in Blue ended in a six-wicket victory. The side that takes the field on Sunday is largely the same group that won that ODI title.
Harmanpreet's own form is another positive heading into Sunday. She scored half-centuries against both South Africa and England, and her output will be crucial in the death overs.
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Match Officials for the IND vs PAK Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Match Referee | Trudy Anderson |
| On-field Umpire | Claire Polosak |
| On-field Umpire | Jacqueline Williams |
| TV Umpire | Eloise Sheridan |
| Fourth Umpire | Sue Redfern |
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Know the IND vs PAK Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match officials at Edgbaston
Claire Polosak (Australia): She is the most experienced umpire at this tournament, currently making her sixth consecutive T20 World Cup appearance. She has stood in over 130 international matches (including 3 Women's Tests, 51 WODIs, and 69 WT20Is).
In 2019, she became the first woman to umpire a men's ODI (Namibia vs. Oman). In January 2021, she made history as the first female match official in a men's Test match (serving as fourth umpire during India vs. Australia at the SCG). She also recently broke barriers by debuting as an on-field umpire in Australia's men's domestic Sheffield Shield.
Jacqueline Williams (West Indies / Jamaica): Williams hails from the Caribbean and joined the ICC Development Panel in 2019. This tournament marks her fifth T20 World Cup appearance.
She has officiated on-field or in the booth for more than 150 international matches (48 WODIs, 86 WT20Is, 5 men's ODIs, and 19 men's T20Is). In January 2020, she became the first woman to act as a TV umpire in a men's international match between West Indies and Ireland.
Eloise Sheridan (Australia): A former first-grade competitive cricketer from South Australia, Sheridan turned to full-time officiating after retirement.
She has officiated in nearly 100 international matches (3 Women's Tests, 40 WODIs, and 54 WT20Is). Alongside Claire Polosak, she broke ground in November 2023 when the duo became the first all-female on-field umpiring pair in a men's first-class match in the Sheffield Shield.
Sue Redfern (England): She represented England between 1995 and 1999 (playing 6 Tests and 15 ODIs, including the 1997 World Cup) before transitioning to a top-tier umpire.
She has stood in over 115 international fixtures as an umpire, including three WTests, 44 WODIs, and 69 WT20Is. Redfern became the first female umpire to stand in a men's first-class county match in England and Wales in a fixture between Glamorgan vs. Derbyshire.
Trudy Anderson (New Zealand): Anderson is a veteran match referee in the New Zealand domestic circuit, especially in the Plunket Shield and Super Smash. She is one of the four elite four-member Match Referee panel for the current T20 World Cup tournament.
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