Ahmedabad: England’s Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf were named umpires for the T20 World Cup final between India and Fresh Zealand on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here on Sunday.
Illingworth will take fee of his 2d consecutive T20 World Cup final, having stood alongside Chris Gaffaney in 2024, when India won. It continues Illingworth’s impressive most up-to-date file of appointments, having moreover stood within the 2023 ODI World Cup final and the 2025 Champions Trophy title round.
Wharf will oversee his first senior ICC World Cup final. He previously stood on the Ladies folk’s World Cup 2022 and Men’s World Cup 2023 events forward of he joined the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires final yr.
The pair, who were together within the center for Fresh Zealand’s semifinal victory over South Africa on Wednesday, are supported by South Africa’s Allahuddien Paleker and Adrian Holdstock, who may be the third and fourth umpires respectively. Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe is the match referee.
Paleker became once elevated to the Elite Panel of Umpires alongside Wharf in March final yr and has stood in six suits for the interval of the match.
The Officers
On-field umpires: Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf. Third Umpire: Allahuddien Paleker. Fourth Umpire: Adrian Holdstock. Match Referee: Andy Pycroft.
