The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has formally introduced the panel of match officers for the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) Ultimate 2025, the place South Africa will face defending champions Australia at Lord’s, London, from June 11 to fifteen.
The announcement comes as each groups put together for what’s being billed because the “Final Take a look at” to resolve the world’s finest Take a look at aspect after a fiercely contested two-year cycle.
Skilled umpires to officiate the World Take a look at Championship Ultimate 2025
The ICC has appointed New Zealand’s Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth of England because the on-field umpires for the summit conflict. Illingworth, at present the ICC Umpire of the 12 months, will probably be standing in his third consecutive WTC Ultimate, having additionally officiated the 2021 and 2023 editions. His accomplice, Gaffaney, brings additional continuity and expertise, having umpired in each the 2023 WTC Ultimate and final 12 months’s ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Ultimate alongside Illingworth.
Richard Kettleborough, a veteran of a number of ICC finals together with the Males’s Cricket World Cup and Champions Trophy, has been named because the TV (third) umpire. Kettleborough reprises his function from the 2021 WTC Ultimate between India and New Zealand. India’s Nitin Menon, making his debut as a fourth umpire in a WTC Ultimate, rounds out the on-field officiating workforce. Menon beforehand served as TV umpire within the 2021 T20 World Cup Ultimate.
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ICC names Javagal Srinath as match referee for WTC Ultimate 2025
Former Indian quick bowler Javagal Srinath, a seasoned ICC match referee, has been appointed to supervise proceedings. Srinath has frequently officiated in main ICC occasions and brings a wealth of expertise to the high-stakes encounter.
The grand finale at Lord’s is about to be a becoming conclusion to a aggressive WTC 2023-25 cycle, with the world’s high two groups vying for the distinguished Take a look at mace and a winner’s prize of USD $3.6 million.
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