The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the match officials for the upcoming T20I series between Pakistan and Australia.
All three matches will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on January 29, January 31 and February 1. Each match will start at 4:00 pm, with the toss scheduled for 3:30 pm.
Match officials announced for Pakistan v Australia T20I series
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ICC International Panel match referee Ali Naqvi will head the playing control team for all three matches. The second T20I of the series will be his 50th T20 International as a referee. Ali Naqvi began his T20 refereeing career at the same venue in April 2023.
ICC Elite Panel umpire Ahsan Raza will serve as an on-field umpire in the first two matches. In the opening match, he will be joined by ICC Emerging Panel umpire Asif Yaqoob. For the second match, ICC International Panel umpire Rashid Riaz will partner him on the field.
In the third T20I, Rashid Riaz and ICC International Panel umpire Nasir Hussain will officiate as on-field umpires.
For the first match, Nasir Hussain will act as third umpire and Rashid Riaz as fourth umpire. In the second match, Asif Yaqoob will be the third umpire, with Nasir Hussain serving as fourth umpire.
For the third match, PCB National Elite Panel umpires Tariq Rasheed and Zulfiqar Jan will perform fourth umpire duties.







