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The T20 World Cup has now reached its final stage. Four teams have been confirmed for both the semi-finals. These include India, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. Team India will play the second semi-final match of the World Cup. This match will be played against England in Guyana on 27 June.
Also, the first semi-final match between Afghanistan and South Africa will be played on 26 June at 8.30 pm and on 27 June at 6 am in Trinidad. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the match officials for these two knockout matches.
Who will be the umpire of the first semi-final?
According to the ICC, Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires in the first semi-final match between Afghanistan and South Africa. Richard Kettleborough will be the third umpire in this match, while Ahsan Raza will be the fourth umpire. It is worth noting that Richard Kettleborough is a popular umpire. Many of his decisions have been controversial.
These will be the umpires in India-England match
If we talk about the second semi-final match to be played between India and England, then Chris Gaffney and Rodney Tucker will be the on-field umpires in this match. Joel Wilson will be the TV umpire in this match. While Paul Reiffel will be present as the fourth umpire. Many decisions of Richard Kettleborough have gone against the Indian team. The special thing is that these decisions of Richard in the knockout match went against India. In such a situation, it is believed that if he is not the umpire in the second semi-final match, then the tension of Team India will go away.