Shivani Mishra
Shivani Mishra (born 14 January 1973) is an international cricket umpire and referee who is currently based in Qatar, working with the Qatar Cricket Association. She is an ACC-affiliated Level 3 Coach, Level 2 Umpire and ICC-affiliated Match Referee. Additionally, she is an ICC Asia Coach Educator.[1] She has officiated cricket matches as an umpire in Qatari local matches such as Men's Division Matches and also International matches such as the ICC Men's T20 Qualifier conducted in Kuwait.[2] She was the first female to umpire in a T20 international men's match.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1973 Lucknow, India |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| T20Is umpired | 6 (2019) |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 10 October 2019 | |
She was the first Asian woman to be a part of the ICC Development Panel for umpires. [5] She coached Qatar Women's Cricket Team and imparted cricket education in various courses run by QCA.[6][7]
In May 2019, the International Cricket Council named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[8][9]
References
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- "8th Match, ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier A at Kuwait City, Apr 23 2018 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "पुरुषों के क्रिकेट मैच में अंपायरिंग करने वाली पहली एशियाई महिला बनीं शिवानी - Sports".
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- "Qatar-based cricket umpire Shivani creates history".
- "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.