Ahsan Raza (Source: AFP Photos)
Match officials for the Pakistan T20I tri-series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have been announced. Elite panel members, including names like Reon King and Tariq Rasheed, will be present to grace the field with their umpiring duties.
List of match officials and roles for PAK T20I tri-series
- Reon King – Match Referee (ICC International Panel of Match Referees)
- Asif Yaqoob – On-field / Third / Fourth Umpire (ICC Emerging Panel of Umpires)
- Rashid Riaz – On-field / Third / Fourth Umpire (ICC International Panel of Umpires)
- Faisal Afridi – On-field / Third / Fourth Umpire (ICC International Panel of Umpires)
- Tariq Rasheed – Third / Fourth Umpire (PCB National Elite Panel of Umpires)
- Ahsan Raza – On-field / Third Umpire (ICC Elite Panel of Umpires)
Former West Indies pacer Reon King, a member of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees, will serve as the match referee for the T20I tri-series.
In the opening T20I, which will be played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz will stand as on-field umpires. Faisal Afridi will serve as the third umpire, while Tariq Rasheed, part of PCB's National Elite Panel of Umpires, will act as the fourth umpire for the match.
For the second T20I between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on November 19, Faisal Afridi and Rashid Riaz will oversee the proceedings on-field, with Asif Yaqoob and Tariq Rasheed taking up the roles of third and fourth umpires, respectively.
On November 22, for the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi will be the on-field umpires, while Rashid Riaz and Tariq Rasheed will serve as third and fourth umpires, respectively.
For the following match on November 23 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will be the on-field umpires, while Yaqoob and Rasheed will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively.
On November 25, in the match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz will be the on-field umpires, while ICC Elite Panel of Umpires member Ahsan Raza will take the helm as third umpire. Faisal Afridi will serve as the fourth umpire.
On November 27, Ahsan Raza and Faisal Afridi will be the on-field umpires, while Rashid Riaz and Asif Yaqoob will perform third and fourth umpire duties, respectively.
The final match of the T20I tri-series on November 29 will see Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob officiate on-field, while Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will act as the third and fourth umpires, respectively.
