Match officials announced for Pakistan-England Test series

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the match officials for the upcoming Test series against England.

West Indies’ Sir Richie Richardson, who is a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control teams for the three ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 fixtures between England and Pakistan.

For the first Test, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena and Bangladesh’s Sharfuddoula Saikat – both ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will perform duties as on-field umpires.

New Zealand’s Christopher Gaffaney, also part of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will be the third umpire, while Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob (ICC International Panel of Umpires) will act as the fourth umpire.

For the second Test, Kumar Dharmasena will be joined by Christopher Gaffaney for on-field umpires’ duties, while Sharfuddoula Saikat will perform the duties of the third umpire.

Pakistan’s Rashid Riaz, also part of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will be the fourth umpire.

For the third Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Christopher Gaffaney and Sharfuddoula Saikat will perform the duties of on-field umpires, while Kumar Dharmasena will serve as a third umpire.

Pakistan’s Faisal Aafreedi, who is part of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will be the fourth umpire.

Both teams are scheduled to play a three-match Test series in Multan and Rawalpindi from 7 to 28 October.

The first Test match will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium from 7 to 11 October, while the second Test match will be played at the same venue from 15 to 19 October.

The third Test match will commence on 24 October and will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.