{"id":120034,"date":"2025-03-06T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=120034"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:27:03","slug":"reiffel-illingworth-appointed-on-field-umpires-for-icc-ct-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/cricket-news\/reiffel-illingworth-appointed-on-field-umpires-for-icc-ct-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Reiffel, Illingworth appointed on-field umpires for ICC CT final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Mar 6 : Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth, both members of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, have been appointed as the on-field umpires for the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand to be played in Dubai on Sunday.<br \/>\nBoth stood in the semi-finals, with Illingworth in the middle for India\u2019s four-wicket win over Australia and Reiffel overseeing the Black Caps\u2019 50-run victory over South Africa the following day, said a press release.<br \/>\nFour-time ICC Umpire of the Year Illingworth also stood in the final of the most recent ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in 2023, as well as the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2024, and took charge of the Group A match between the two finalists, which India won by 44 runs.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will be joined by Joel Wilson as third umpire and Kumar Dharmasena as fourth umpire.<br \/>\nBoth Emirates ICC Elite Panel umpires were part of the officiating team in the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa, with Dharmasena on-field, alongside Reiffel, and Wilson stationed as the third umpire.<br \/>\nThe Trinidadian will reprise that role for the showpiece, having done likewise in the 2023 ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup final.<br \/>\nRanjan Madugalle, the most experienced member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will oversee the match.<br \/>\nIndia v New Zealand \u2013 ICC Men\u2019s 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