MELBOURNE:
New Zealander Kim Cotton
is set to become the first woman to umpire the final of a major global cricket tournament after being appointed for the
Women’s Twenty20 World Cup
decider at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
on Sunday.
Cotton, a lawyer by profession, will stand alongside Pakistan's
Ahsan Raza for the clash between defending champions Australia and first-time finalists India on International Women's Day.
Barbadian Gregory Brathwaite will be the TV umpire while England’s Chris Broad will be the match referee.
A lawyer by profession, Cotton umpired Australia's weather-hit semi-final win over South Africa. Sunday's match will be her fifth of the tournament.
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