The International Cricket Council (ICC) has already announced the match officials for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. It is noteworthy that this time this multinational tournament is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of the West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between the USA and Canada.
International Cricket Council has announced the match officials for this much-awaited tournament, in which 20 umpires including 6 match referees have been included. There are some big names in the list of umpires including Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Brown and Michael Gough,
Match Officials at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
The complete list of the match officials which includes umpires and match referees are as follows-
Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Chris Gaffaney, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Richard Kettleborough, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob
Match Referees: David Boon, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Jeff Crowe, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath
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T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2
In the T20 World Cup 2024, a total of 20 teams are participating in the Multinational Tournament. All 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 each. A total of 55 matches will be played between all the teams within 28 days. So after the league stage, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the next round of the tournament. The England cricket team is currently the defending champion of this world tournament.
Teams included in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA.
Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia.
Teams included in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea.
Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | England | New Zealand | Bangladesh |
| Pakistan | Australia | South Africa | Uganda |
| Ireland | Namibia | West Indies | Netherlands |
| Canada | Scotland | Sri Lanka | Papua New Guinea |
| United States | Oman | Afghanistan | Nepal |
