ICC Announces Match Officials for Champions Trophy 2025
ICC announces the list of The Champions Trophy for 2025. It is all set to kickstart on the 19th of February with Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the series opener.
This marks the first of 12 group-stage matches across Pakistan and Dubai as the Champions Trophy returns after an eight-year break.
Below is the full list of match officials for the group stage:
Pakistan v New Zealand, 19 February – Karachi
- On-field umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid
- TV umpire: Joel Wilson
- Fourth umpire: Alex Wharf
- Referee: Andrew Pycroft
Bangladesh v India, 20 February – Dubai
- On-field umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Paul Reiffel
- TV umpire: Richard Illingworth
- Fourth umpire: Michael Gough
- Referee: David Boon
Afghanistan v South Africa, 21 February – Karachi
- On-field umpires: Alex Wharf and Rodney Tucker
- TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough
- Fourth umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Australia v England, 22 February – Lahore
- On-field umpires: Joel Wilson and Chris Gaffaney
- TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
- Fourth umpire: Ahsan Raza
- Referee: Andrew Pycroft
Pakistan v India, 23 February – Dubai
- On-field umpires: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth
- TV umpire: Michael Gough
- Fourth umpire: Adrian Holdstock
- Referee: David Boon
Bangladesh v New Zealand, 24 February – Rawalpindi
- On-field umpires: Ahsan Raza and Kumar Dharmasena
- TV umpire: Rodney Tucker
- Fourth umpire: Joel Wilson
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Australia v South Africa, 25 February – Rawalpindi
- On-field umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Chris Gaffaney
- TV umpire: Alex Wharf
- Fourth umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
- Referee: Andrew Pycroft
Afghanistan v England, 26 February – Lahore
- On-field umpires: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and Joel Wilson
- TV umpire: Ahsan Raza
- Fourth umpire: Rodney Tucker
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Pakistan v Bangladesh, 27 February – Rawalpindi
- On-field umpires: Michael Gough and Adrian Holdstock
- TV umpire: Paul Reiffel
- Fourth umpire: Richard Illingworth
- Referee: David Boon
Afghanistan v Australia, 28 February – Lahore
- On-field umpires: Alex Wharf and Kumar Dharmasena
- TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney
- Fourth umpire: Richard Kettleborough
- Referee: Andrew Pycroft
South Africa v England, 1 March – Karachi
- On-field umpires: Rodney Tucker and Ahsan Raza
- TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid
- Fourth umpire: Joel Wilson
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
New Zealand v India, 2 March – Dubai
- On-field umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth
- TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock
- Fourth umpire: Paul Reiffel
- Referee: David Boon
