Whenever a test match or a test series begins, ICC lays out its playing conditions for that event. Although these conditions are mostly the same for every series, ICC does make little changes whenever required. The ICC playing conditions are, however, different for men's and women's test matches.
India women's cricket team is currently playing a historic pink ball test match against Australia in Australia. The ICC has layed out its playing conditions for the only test match of the multi-format series. Let's take a look at how different is a women's test in comparison to a men's test match.
1) Days - The major difference a women's test is played for only four days instead of five. In a five-day test, a minimum of 90 overs is required to be bowled in a day. However, in the four-day tests, a minimum of 100 overs need to be bowled.
