ICC World Test Championship Fixtures: Umpire Appointments Announced Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle, a distinguished member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will oversee the playing control teams for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 fixtures between Pakistan and Bangladesh. The teams will first clash at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from August 21 to 25. The second Test is scheduled to take place at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi from August 30 to September 3. For these matches, the umpiring panel includes three members from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires and two from the ICC International Panel of Umpires.
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In Rawalpindi, England’s Richard Kettleborough and South Africa’s Adrian Holdstock will serve as on-field umpires. England’s Michael Gough will be the third umpire, with Pakistan’s Rashid Riaz acting as the fourth umpire. In Karachi, Michael Gough and Adrian Holdstock will again be on-field umpires. Richard Kettleborough will be the third umpire, and Asif Yaqoob from Pakistan will be the fourth umpire.
