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There will be no DRS for the one-off Test between South Africa and England in Bloemfontein, the first women’s Test in South Africa in 22 years. The match will be the only one of 21 international matches played by both men and women in South Africa this summer at home without DRS.
This was the first season in which DRS, a technology costing millions of dollars, was used for the women’s bilateral international matches in South Africa. CSA said that for now it has chosen to prioritize DRS in women’s white-ball international matches.
“The inclusion of the DRS for the ongoing incoming tour against England was agreed at the tour planning stage, taking into account that it will be the first time it will be used for women’s bilateral tours of South Africa in recent history,” Enoch said. Nkwe. said South Africa’s director of national teams and high performance, in response to a query about the absence of DRS for the Test.
“White-ball formats were prioritized over DRS for this tour as it directly impacted the Proteas women’s ranking in T20I cricket and the Women’s Championship, as well as CSA’s overall strategy for the senior women’s national team.
“While the development of the red-ball format is important, it is worth noting that resources are currently being directed towards white-ball formats due to the importance of ODI and T20I cricket in the current landscape of women’s international cricket.”
ESPNcricinfo understands that, in a home summer where India’s men’s T20I series was the only profitable visit, the expense of using the technology was considered too much for this match. This, despite CSA announcing a profit of $45.6 million in the last financial year and benefiting from two consecutive years of visits to India.
The test match will be produced on a limited budget, with just seven manned cameras (some matches are broadcast with up to 30) and two cameras on one side of the pitch (as opposed to the usual four, two on each side). . That means if there is a defender in the way of a side’s out call, the TV referee may not be able to make a decision.
The match’s two field referees, Kerrin Klaaste and Lauren Agenbag, will officiate a test for the first time.
DRS has become the norm in international cricket, but matches are still played without it. In the men’s ODI World Cup qualifiers this year in Zimbabwe, DRS was only available from the Super Six stage. There was no DRS in this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates, nor in Ireland’s recently concluded women’s tour of Bangladesh.
