The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday, introduced the 20 match officers for the First Round and Super 12s phases of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, scheduled to be performed in Australia from October 16 to November 13. The choices for the semi-finals and closing of the multi-team match can be named in the end.
Overall, 16 umpires will officiate throughout the match, with the likes of Nitin Menon, Richard Kettleborough, Marais Erasmus, and Kumar Dharmasena, having featured within the earlier version’s closing, that noticed Australia, this yr’s hosts, clinching their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title. Apart from the 4 talked about above, all the opposite umpires have been additionally half of the final yr’s match, held within the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Four former cricketers – Ranjan Madugalle of Sri Lanka, Andrew Pycroft of Zimbabwe, Christopher Broad of England and Australian David Boon – would be the match referees for the eighth version of the T20 World Cup.
Joel Wilson and Rodney Tucker would be the on-field umpires within the match opener, with Paul Reiffel and Erasmus appearing because the TV umpire and the fourth umpire, respectively.
“We are delighted to announce the match officials who will be officiating at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. This group are the very best from around the world, and whilst it is a very challenging job with the eyes of the cricketing community focused on every decision, we know they will do an outstanding job and wish them the very best of luck,” stated Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees in an announcement.
Complete list of Match Officials on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022:
Match Referees: Andrew Pycroft, Christopher Broad, David Boon, Ranjan Madugalle
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza, Christopher Brown, Christopher Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Kumara Dharmasena, Langton Rusere, Marais Erasmus, Michael Gough, Nitin Menon, Paul Reiffel, Paul Wilson, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rodney Tucker
