*MUMBAI: Australia’s Claire Polosak will create history as the first womanumpire ever to stand in a Men’s One Day International when she will takethe field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2.*
The 31-year-old, who is breaking new ground for women cricket officials haspreviously stood in 15 women’s ODIs, the first one in November 2016 betweenAustralia and South Africa.
She has also performed well in ICC events, standing in the semifinal of theICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 between England and India and four matchesat the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, reflecting her rapid rise to success.View image on Twitterlink[image: View image on Twitter]link
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Polosak has been championing female officiating and has been a path breakerbefore too. She was the first woman to stand in a men’s domestic fixture inAustralia in her first List A match in Australia in 2017.
In December last year, she and her South Australian counterpart EloiseSheridan became the first female umpires to officiate on-field togetherduring a professional match in Australia when the Adelaide Strikers hostedthe Melbourne Stars in the WBBL.
