LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the match officials for the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia from May 30 to June 4 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Graeme La Bruy, who represented his country in nine Tests and 44 ODIs between 1986 and 1992, has been appointed as the match referee for all three matches of the series.
ICC Elite Panel of Umpires members Ahsan Raza of Pakistan, Richard Kettleborough of England and Kumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka will be the umpires during the ODI series.
Dharmasena will be the on-field umpire for the opening ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30, along with Pakistan’s Asif Yakub, a member of the ICC Emerging Umpires Panel.
Richard Kettleborough will serve as the third umpire and Faisal Khan Afridi as the fourth umpire.
Kettleborough will officiate the second ODI at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 2, with Faisal Khan Afridi as the on-field umpire. Kumar Dharmasena has been appointed as the third umpire and Asif Yakub as the fourth umpire.
Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza will act as on-field umpires for the third and final ODI at Gaddafi Stadium on June 4.
Richard Kettleborough will act as the third umpire and Pakistan’s Naseer Hussain, a member of the ICC International Umpire Committee, has been appointed as the fourth umpire.
Graeme La Bruy will oversee all three matches as match referee throughout the series.
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