{"id":514248,"date":"2025-11-13T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=514248"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:25:00","slug":"match-officials-announced-for-t20i-tri-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/match-officials-announced-for-t20i-tri-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Match officials announced for T20I Tri-series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nFormer West Indies fast bowler Reon King, who is also part of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees, will serve as match referee for the T20I tri-series, which will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 17 to 29.<br \/>\nAlongside hosts Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will feature in the seven-match event, said a press release. In the opening T20I between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Asif Yaqoob (ICC Emerging Panel of Umpires) and Rashid Riaz (ICC International Panel of Umpires) will stand as on-field umpires, while Faisal Afridi (ICC International Panel of Umpires) will act as third umpire. Tariq Rasheed, part of PCB\u2019s National Elite Panel of Umpires, will serve as fourth umpire for the match.<br \/>\nFor the second T20I between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at the same venue on November 19, Faisal Afridi and Rashid Riaz will officiate on-field, with Asif Yaqoob and Tariq Rasheed taking up third and fourth umpire duties, respectively.<br \/>\nFor the November 22 contest between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi will stand as on-field umpires, while Rashid Riaz and Tariq Rasheed will serve as third and fourth umpire, respectively. On November 23, in the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will officiate on-field, with Asif Yaqoob and Tariq Rasheed as third and fourth umpire, respectively.<br \/>\nOn November 25, in the fixture between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz will be the on-field umpires, while Ahsan Raza (ICC Elite Panel of Umpires) will perform third umpire duties. Faisal Afridi will serve as fourth umpire.<br \/>\nFor the November 27 fixture between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Ahsan Raza and Faisal Afridi will stand as on-field umpires, with Rashid Riaz and Asif Yaqoob performing third and fourth umpire duties, respectively.<br \/>\nIn the final match, scheduled for November 29, Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob will officiate on-field, while Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will serve as third and fourth umpire, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Former West Indies fast bowler Reon King, who is also part of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees, will serve as match referee for the T20I tri-series, which will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 17 to 29. 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