Summary Sri Lanka’s Graeme La Brooy will referee all three ODIs. Umpires include Dharmasena, Kettleborough, Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, and Nasir Hussain
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The PCB has announced the match officials for the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia, set to take place in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 30 May to 4 June.
Sri Lanka’s Graeme La Brooy, who played nine Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992, will lead the playing control team as match referee in all three ODIs.
Pakistan’s Ahsan Raza, England’s Richard Kettleborough and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena – all part of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires will perform duties as on-field umpires during the series. In the first ODI set to take place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 30 May, Dharmasena will be joined by Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob (ICC Emerging Umpires Panel) as on-field umpire.
In the second ODI at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 2 June, Pakistan’s Faisal Khan Aafreedi (ICC International Panel of Umpires) will join Kettleborough as on-field umpire, while Ahsan and Dharmasena will serve as on-field umpires for the third ODI at the same venue on 4 June. Pakistan’s Nasir Hussain – member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires will perform duties as fourth umpire in the third ODI.
1st ODI – 30 May – Kumar Dharmasena and Asif Yaqoob – on-field umpires, Richard Kettleborough – third umpire, Faisal Khan Aafreedi – fourth umpire, Graeme La Brooy – match referee
2nd ODI – 2 June – Richard Kettleborough and Faisal Khan Aafreedi – on-field umpires, Kumar Dharmasena - third umpire, Asif Yaqoob – fourth umpire, Graeme La Brooy – match referee
3rd ODI – 4 June – Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza – on-field umpires, Richard Kettleborough - third umpire, Nasir Hussain – fourth umpire, Graeme La Brooy – match referee
