Dubai, Sept. 20 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan will be the on-field umpires for the ICC Women's World Cup opener between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati on September 30.

The ICC on Saturday confirmed the match-wise appointments for the league stage of the Women's Cricket World Cup. Polosak and Sheridan will be the on-field umpires for the tournament opener between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati. The duo are no strangers to trailblazing achievements, having become the first pair of female umpires to stand in a competitive match in Australia in 2018.

Five years later, they were the first female officials to take charge of a Sheffield Shield encounter, as per the ICC.

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