The ICC has named Richard Kettleborough, Richard Illingworth and Joel Wilson to officiate the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 final match. Zimbabwe’s Andy Pycroft would be the match referee as India and Australia conflict in the summit conflict at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, November 19.
English umpires Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth are named as on-field umpires whereas Trinidad and Tobago’s Joel Wilson may have the accountability of the third umpire. Former Zimbabwe worldwide cricket Andy Pycroft will likely be officiating the final as a match referee.Â
Notably, each Kettleborough and Illingworth officiated the India vs New Zealand semi-final conflict in 2019 whereas the latter was one of many on-field umpires throughout India’s conquer the Kiwis in the 2023 semifinal conflict in Mumbai on November 15. Kettleborough officiated the Australia vs South Africa semifinal sport in Kolkata on Thursday with India’s Nitin Menon.
Joel Wilson was the third umpire and Andy Pycroft was the match referee for the primary semifinal match between India and New Zealand. Illingworth has been a part of umpire panels for the earlier two ODI World Cups as effectively and was a part of the England group that completed runner-up in the 1992 version.Â
Kettleborough additionally officiated in the 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne. Kettleborough officiated his a centesimal ODI match throughout the Sri Lanka vs Netherlands sport in this World Cup and has constructed up a fame as probably the greatest officers in worldwide cricket.
Both Kettleborough and Illingworth have been notably named in the ICC worldwide umpires checklist on the identical day in 2019 and each went on to win the celebrated Umpire of the Year awards in their illustrious profession.
India vs Australia, ICC World Cup 2023 Final Officials:
On-field umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England) and Richard Illingworth (England)
Third umpire: Joel Wilson (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth umpire: Christopher Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
