Ahsan Raza among ICC appointed match officials for the Super Eights in T20 World Cup

LAHORE (APP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced match officials for the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies from June 19 (Wednesday). Ahsan Raza of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is the only Pakistani umpire to officiate in the Super Eight.

Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, David Boon and Richie Richardson from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will be the match referees while the umpires include Chris Gaffaney, Richard Kettleborough, Richard Illingworth, Michael Gough, Nitin Menon, Joel Wilson, Ahsan Raza, Chris Brown, Rodney Tucker, Paul Reiffel, Allahudien Paleker, Alex Wharf, Kumar Dharmasena, Adrian Holstock, Langton Rusere, and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid who will be making history in this competition as the first Bangladeshi official at an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

The USA team will participate in a historic first-ever knockout match at an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which takes place against South Africa on 19 June. The co-hosts USA qualified in second place from Group A, in part thanks to a magnificent Super Over victory against Pakistan and will now take on the Proteas as well as England and fellow co-hosts West Indies in Group 2 of the Super 8s.

The Double headers will be played in the Super Eight stage and the teams have been divided in two groups of four each. USA, West Indies, England and South Africa comprise one group while India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia form the other. The match officials will officiate in the following order.

June 19, 2024 (Wednesday):

USA v South Africa (Antigua), Referee: Ranjan Madugalle, On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough, TV Umpire: Joel Wilson; Fourth Umpire: Langton Rusere

England v West Indies (St Lucia), Referee: Jeff Crowe; On-field Umpires: Nitin Menon and Ahsan Raza;

TV Umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid; Fourth Umpire: Chris Brown

June 20, 2024 (Thursday):

Afghanistan v India (Barbados), Referee: David Boon; On-field Umpires: Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel;

TV Umpire: Allahudien Paleker; Fourth Umpire: Alex Wharf

Australia v Bangladesh (Antigua), Referee: Richie Richardson; On-field Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough; TV Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena; Fourth Umpire: Adrian Holstock

June 21, 2024 (Friday):

England v South Africa (St Lucia), Referee: Jeff Crowe; On-field Umpires: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and Chris Brown; TV Umpire: Joel Wilson; Fourth Umpire: Chris Gaffaney

SA v West Indies (Barbados): Referee: David Boon; On-field Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Allahuddien Paleker;

TV Umpire: Rodney Tucker; Fourth Umpire: Alex Wharf

June 22, 2024 (Saturday): India v Bangladesh (Antigua): Referee: Ranjan Madugalle; On-field Umpires: Michael Gough and Adrian Holdstock; TV Umpire: Langton Rusere; Fourth Umpire: Richard Kettleborough

Afghanistan v Australia (St Vincent): Referee: Richie Richardson; On-field Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza; TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth; Fourth Umpire: Nitin Menon

June 23, 2024 (Sunday):

USA v England (Barbados): Referee: David Boon; On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Joel Wilson; TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel; Fourth Umpire: Allahudien Paleker

West Indies v South Africa (Antigua): Referee: Ranjan Madugalle; On-field Umpires: Rodney Tucker and Alex Wharf; TV Umpire: Chris Brown; Fourth Umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid

June 24, 2024 (Monday):

Australia v India (St Lucia): Referee: Jeff Crowe; On-field Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth; TV Umpire: Michael Gough; Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena

Afghanistan v Bangladesh (St Vincent): Referee: Richie Richardson; On-field Umpires: Langton Rusere and Nitin Menon; TV Umpire: Adrian Holdstock; Fourth Umpire: Ahsan Raza