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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a highly experienced lineup of match officials, featuring three members of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Australia.
The series is scheduled to run from May 30 to June 4, with matches split between Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Graeme La Brooy, who played nine Tests and 44 ODIs between 1986 and 1992, will head the playing control team as the match referee for all three fixtures.
The on-field umpiring duties will rotate among an elite group including Pakistan’s Ahsan Raza, England’s Richard Kettleborough, and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena. They will be supported by home-grown talent from the ICC’s international and emerging panels.
The series opener will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30, where Dharmasena will stand alongside Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob from the ICC Emerging Umpires Panel. Kettleborough will serve as the third umpire, with Faisal Khan Afridi acting as the fourth official.
The teams will then move to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the remaining two matches.
For the second ODI on June 2, Kettleborough will take the field with Pakistan’s Afridi, while Dharmasena moves to the TV umpire booth and Yaqoob steps in as fourth umpire.
The final match on June 4 will see elite panel duo Dharmasena and Raza operate as the on-field umpires. Kettleborough will resume third umpire duties and Pakistan’s Nasir Hussain, a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will fulfill the role of fourth umpire.
Match Officials and Schedule:
1st ODI (May 30, Rawalpindi): Kumar Dharmasena and Asif Yaqoob (on-field), Richard Kettleborough (third umpire), Faisal Khan Afridi (fourth umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee).
2nd ODI (June 2, Lahore): Richard Kettleborough and Faisal Khan Afridi (on-field), Kumar Dharmasena (third umpire), Asif Yaqoob (fourth umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee).
3rd ODI (June 4, Lahore): Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza (on-field), Richard Kettleborough (third umpire), Nasir Hussain (fourth umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee).
