AUS vs NZ LIVE: Marais Erasmus, Kettleborough on-field umpires for FINAL: The International Cricket Council on Friday announced the match official for the T20 World Cup final that will be played on 14 November. Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough have been named as the on-field umpires while Nitin Menon will be officiating as the Third Umpire.
The final clash will be played between Australia and New Zealand on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
AUS vs NZ LIVE: Erasmus and Kettleborough to officiate on-field, Nitin Menon named 3rd umpire for T20 World Cup FINAL
“The summit clash of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between Australia and New Zealand will be overseen by on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough, with Nitin Menon serving as the third umpire, Kumar Dharmasena as fourth and Ranjan Madugalle as match referee,” said ICC in a release.
New Zealand defeated England by five wickets in a nail-biting thriller in the first semi-final match on Wednesday to seal a spot in the finals of the tournament.
AUS vs NZ LIVE: Erasmus and Kettleborough to officiate on-field, Nitin Menon named 3rd umpire for T20 World Cup FINAL
On the other hand, Australia defeated Pakistan by five wickets in yet another thriller in the second semi-final game on Thursday and made their way into the finals after 11 years.
Talking about the performance of both the teams in the Super 12 stage, New Zealand finished at the second spot in Group 2 after winning four matches out of five while Australia also finished at the second spot in Group 1 after winning the same number of matches.
