ICC announces match officials for semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2021
After finishing up the league stages of T20 World Cup 2021, the tournament has moved to the semi-finals round and the draws have already been decided for the games. While England and New Zealand will lock horns in the first semis, Pakistan will see Australia in the second semi-finals of the T20 WC 2021.
Moving up with the preparations of the gala event, the match officials have been decided for both the events. The first match will see Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena as the on-field umpires with Nitin Menon as the third umpire. Paul Reiffel will view the match as the fourth umpire and David Boon will be acting as the match referee.
The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup will see action between Pakistan and Australia which is set to be officiated by Richard Kettleborough and Chris Gaffaney. The third umpire will be Joel Wilson while Richard Illingworth will be the fourth umpire of the game. Jeff Crowe has been appointed as the match referee.
It has to be noted that the appointment of the final match officials will be taken a call on after the semi-finals. The final of the T20 World Cup is set to take place in Dubai on November 14. The two semi-finals have been decided for the 10th and 11th of November.
The T20 World Cup 2022 is set to get staged in Australia
The T20 World Cup 2021 was all set to take place in India before it moved to the UAE by BCCI due to the COVID-19 scare in the Asian nation. However, the hosting rights remained with the BCCI and they have remained so far successful in hosting the tournament with no scare of COVID-19 in the gulf nation. The tournament is being played under a strict bio-bubble wherein regular testing keeps taking place.
The next edition of T20 WC will see action in Australia and the eight teams have already qualified for the Super 12 stage. While Bangladesh has moved into the top eight, West Indies have slipped from the top eight slots as per the current performances.
