NEW DELHI: Veteran match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will lead the panel of officials for the
Asia Cup T20, which gets underway on Tuesday.
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday announced the match officials for the group stage of the tournament.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The umpiring line-up features India’s Virender Sharma and Rohan Pandit, Sri Lanka’s Raveendra Wimalasiri and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Afghanistan’s Ahmad Pakteen and Izatullah Safi, Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi, and Bangladesh’s Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman.
Pycroft has been appointed as the match referee for the marquee India-Pakistan clash on September 14 in Dubai, with Palliyaguruge and Rahman named as the on-field umpires for the high-voltage encounter.
ASIA CUP MATCH REFEREES:
Richie Richardson
Andy Pycroft
ASIA CUP UMPIRES:
Virender Sharma (India)
Rohan Pandit (India)
Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka)
Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
Ahmad Pakteen (Afghanistan)
Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan)
Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan)
Faisal Afridi (Pakistan)
Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh)
Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh)
ASIA CUP SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS:
India vs Pakistan (Sept 14, Dubai)Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
On-field Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Masudur Rahman
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