South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj celebrates after hitting the profitable runs through the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup match towards Pakistan in Chennai, on October 27, 2023. — REuters
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced match officers for the upcoming white-ball collection between Pakistan and South Africa, scheduled from October 12 to November 8.
The primary Take a look at will likely be performed on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from October 12-16. Australia’s Rodney Tucker, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will function an on-field umpire alongside New Zealand’s Christopher Brown, who’s a part of the ICC Rising Umpires Group.
Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle will officiate as match referee for the upcoming ICC World Take a look at Championship 2025-27 matches and white-ball collection.
Bangladesh’s Saikat Sharfuddoula, additionally from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will carry out the duties of third umpire, whereas Pakistan’s Faisal Khan Afridi from the ICC Worldwide Panel of Umpires will act as fourth umpire.
For the second Take a look at, to be performed on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from twentieth to twenty fourth October, Christopher Brown will likely be joined by Saikat Sharfuddoula as on-field umpires, whereas Rodney Tucker will officiate as third umpire. Rashid Riaz, from the ICC Worldwide Panel of Umpires, will function the fourth umpire.
Within the first T20I on October 28 on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Muhammad Asif Yaqoob (ICC Rising Umpires Group) will likely be joined by Rashid Riaz as on-field umpires, with Faisal Khan Afridi as third umpire and Tariq Rasheed as fourth umpire. The identical workforce of officers will oversee the second T20I on October 31 on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
For the third T20I, to be performed on the identical venue on November 1, Rashid Riaz and Faisal Khan Afridi will function on-field umpires, with Asif Yaqoob as third umpire and Tariq Rasheed as fourth umpire.
For the three ODIs on the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Saikat Sharfuddoula and Asif Yaqoob will officiate as on-field umpires for the primary ODI on November 4, whereas England’s Alex Wharf, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires would be the third umpire, with Rashid Riaz as fourth umpire.
Alex Wharf and Ahsan Raza (each from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires) will officiate as on-field umpires collectively for the primary time within the collection through the second ODI. Saikat Sharfuddoula and Rashid Riaz will carry out the duties of third and fourth umpires, respectively.
For the third and remaining ODI, Saikat Sharfuddoula and Faisal Khan Afridi will function on-field umpires, Alex Wharf would be the third umpire, whereas Rashid Riaz will act because the fourth umpire.
Pakistan Take a look at squadÂ
Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
