New Zealand’s Chris Gaffaney and England’s Richard Illingworth will officiate as on-field umpires in the IND vs. AUS Champions Trophy semifinal match in Dubai on Tuesday. Englishman Michael Gough will be the third umpire, while Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe will perform the match referee’s duties as per the ICC announcement.
Illingworth will remain in Dubai, where he officiated India’s Group A match against New Zealand on Sunday. Meanwhile, Gaffaney was scheduled to umpire Australia’s Group B encounter with South Africa in Rawalpindi on February 25, but the match was abandoned due to rain.
IND vs AUS Champions Trophy match umpires
On-field umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
Third umpire: Michael Gough
Fourth umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Match referee: Andy Pycroft
Meanwhile in the second semifinal between South Africa and New Zealand in Lahore, Kumar Dharmasena from Sri Lanka will team up with Australia’s Paul Reiffel as the on-field umpires. Joel Wilson will serve as the third umpire, while Ranjan Madugalle will act as the match referee.
Dharmasena previously officiated New Zealand’s Group A victory over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, while Reiffel was in charge when India triumphed over arch-rivals Pakistan on February 23 at the same venue.
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