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FORMER Zimbabwe cricketer, and esteemed International Cricket Council (ICC) official, Andy Pycroft has been named as the match referee for the eagerly anticipated Champions Trophy clash between two of the tournament favourites India and Australia in Dubai on Tuesday.
Pycroft will work alongside New Zealander Chris Gaffaney and England’s Richard Illingworth who have been named as the onfield umpires and Michael Gough who will serve as third umpire.
Illingworth continues in Dubai having overseen India’s Group A clash with New Zealand, while Gaffaney had been due to umpire Australia’s meeting with South Africa in Group B before the weather intervened.
Then in the second semi-final in Lahore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena will work alongside Australia’s Paul Reiffel as the on-field umpires for the clash between South Africa and New Zealand.
Joel Wilson will be the third umpire, while Ranjan Madugalle is the match referee for this encounter.
Dharmasena took charge of New Zealand’s win over Bangladesh in Group A, while Reiffel was in the middle when India beat Pakistan.
ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals match officials:
Semi-Final One: Dubai, India v Australia On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney & Richard Illingworth Third Umpire: Michael Gough Fourth Umpire: Adrian Holdstock Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
Semi-Final Two: Lahore, South Africa v New Zealand On-field Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena & Paul Reiffel Third Umpire: Joel Wilson Fourth Umpire: Ahsan Raza Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
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