{"id":506831,"date":"2025-10-05T10:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=506831"},"modified":"2025-10-05T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:03:12","slug":"match-officials-for-pakistans-home-series-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/match-officials-for-pakistans-home-series-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Match officials for Pakistan\u2019s home series announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Ranjan Madugalle will officiate as match referee for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 matches and white-ball series<br \/>\n LAHORE<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the match officials for the national men\u2019s team\u2019s all-format home series against South Africa, scheduled to run from October 12 to November 8.<br \/>\nThe first Test will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from October 12-16. Australia\u2019s Rodney Tucker, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will serve as an on-field umpire alongside New Zealand\u2019s Christopher Brown, who is part of the ICC Emerging Umpires Group.<br \/>\nSri Lanka\u2019s Ranjan Madugalle will officiate as match referee for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 matches and white-ball series.<br \/>\nBangladesh\u2019s Saikat Sharfuddoula, also from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will perform the duties of third umpire, while Pakistan\u2019s Faisal Khan Afridi from the ICC International Panel of Umpires will act as fourth umpire.<br \/>\nFor the second Test, to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 20th to 24th October, Christopher Brown will be joined by Saikat Sharfuddoula as on-field umpires, while Rodney Tucker will officiate as third umpire. Rashid Riaz, from the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will serve as the fourth umpire.<br \/>\nIn the first T20I on October 28 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Muhammad Asif Yaqoob (ICC Emerging Umpires Group) will be joined by Rashid Riaz as on-field umpires, with Faisal Khan Afridi as third umpire and Tariq Rasheed as fourth umpire. The same team of officials will oversee the second T20I on October 31 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.<br \/>\nFor the third T20I, to be played at the same venue on November 1, Rashid Riaz and Faisal Khan Afridi will serve as on-field umpires, with Asif Yaqoob as third umpire and Tariq Rasheed as fourth umpire.<br \/>\nFor the three ODIs at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Saikat Sharfuddoula and Asif Yaqoob will officiate as on-field umpires for the first ODI on November 4, while England\u2019s Alex Wharf, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires will be the third umpire, with Rashid Riaz as fourth umpire.<br \/>\nAlex Wharf and Ahsan Raza (both from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires) will officiate as on-field umpires together for the first time in the series during the second ODI. Saikat Sharfuddoula and Rashid Riaz will perform the duties of third and fourth umpires, respectively.<br \/>\nFor the third and final ODI, Saikat Sharfuddoula and Faisal Khan Afridi will serve as on-field umpires, Alex Wharf will be the third umpire, while Rashid Riaz will act as the fourth umpire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Ranjan Madugalle will officiate as match referee for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 matches and white-ball series LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the match officials for the national men\u2019s team\u2019s all-format home series against South Africa, scheduled to run from October 12 to November 8. 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