The PCB match officials panel has been confirmed for Pakistan’s upcoming home international assignments, covering bilateral T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka and an ODI tri-series involving England. The Pakistan Cricket Board named the officials on Tuesday and the assignments will be a series of games to be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from October to November.
Former New Zealand international Jeffrey Crowe, who is a member of ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will be in charge of all seven matches in the ODI tri-series between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. The tournament will take place from October 18 to 31 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
ICC Elite Panel umpires Ahsan Raza and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid will be present at the event with him. Wayne Knights, Asif Yaqoob, Nasir Hussain, Rashid Riaz Waqar and Faisal Khan Aafreedi will also be sharing the duties of the umpires during the tournament.
The three-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka T20I series will be played all in Rawalpindi on Oct 9, 11 and 13. ICC International Match Referee Ali Naqvi will be the leader of the playing control team, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Nasir Hussain, Rashid Riaz Waqar and Tariq Rasheed have been appointed as umpires.
Dean Cosker is the match referee for the two-Test Pakistan-Sri Lanka series for the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. The former first class cricketer from England is part of the ICC Emerging Match Referees Group.
The first Test is scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi from November 9th to November 13th while the second Test will be held at Gaddafi Stadium from 17th to 21st November. The Test matches will be overseen by South African ICC Elite Panel umpires Adrian Holdstock and Allahuddien Palekar, with Australia’s Rodney Tucker. Also on the off-spinning team are Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Khan Aafreedi.
