T20 World Cup: Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel to officiate India’s semi-final vs England

Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel are set to officiate India’s semi-final in opposition to England on the Adelaide Oval. The ICC has introduced the appointment of match officers for the semi-final stage of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 7, 2022 16:54 IST

Dharmasena and Reiffel to officiate India’s semi-final vs England (Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel are set to officiate India’s semi-final in opposition to England on the Adelaide Oval. The ICC has introduced the appointment of match officers for the semi-final stage of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

For India’s semi-final in opposition to England on November 10 on the Adelaide Oval, Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel have been chosen because the on-field umpires. Meanwhile, David Boon will take up the position of the match referee. Chris Gaffaney would be the third umpire, whereas Rod Tucker will take up the position of the fourth umpire.

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As for New Zealand’s semi-final in opposition to Pakistan, Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth would be the two on-field umpires. Chris Broad has been picked because the match referee. Richard Kettleborough will take up the position of the third umpire, whereas Michael Gough would be the fourth umpire.

India, New Zealand, England and Pakistan have been the 4 groups that survived on the finish of the thrilling Super 12 stage and make it to the semi-finals.

New Zealand clinched the highest spot in Group 1, which was labeled the Group of Death. The Black Caps completed with 7 factors after beating Ireland of their ultimate recreation. England and Australia additionally had 7 factors every however England pipped the defending champions to maneuver into the semi-final, breaking the hearts of hundreds of thousands of house followers.

In Group-2, India beat Zimbabwe of their ultimate Super-12 match to high Group-2. Notably, India have been assured of their semi-final berth even earlier than their ultimate Super 12 match. Pakistan, however, stormed again from nowhere to progress to the semi-finals.

Pakistan have been massively helped by the Netherlands as they shocked South Africa and knocked them out of the T20 World Cup semi-final race. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday to e-book their spot, finishing a shocking comeback after starting the event with losses to India and Zimbabwe.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Nov 7, 2022