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ICC Umpire and Referee appointments

The ICC announces the provisional appointment of officials for upcoming series and matches as early as possible, although sometimes these appointments can change prior to the match or series. When determining which umpires will stand in each match/series, the ICC applies the following criteria and considerations:

  • Independent of the countries involved in the match/series
  • The best available umpires for the match/series
  • Better performing umpires used more often
  • The frequency of individuals appointed to same teams
  • Workload considerations

Ireland v New Zealand 

Date Series Match Venue Referee On-field Umpire 1 On-field Umpire 2 TV Umpire 4th Umpire
27/05/2026 Ireland v New Zealand Only Test Stormont Andrew Pycroft Rodney Tucker Alex Wharf Roland Black Aidan Seaver

Pakistan v Australia

Date Series Match Venue Referee On-field Umpire 1 On-field Umpire 2 TV Umpire 4th Umpire
30/05/2026 Pakistan vAustralia  1st ODI Rawalpindi Graeme La Brooy Kumar Dharmasena Asif Yaqoob Richard Kettleborough Faisal Khan Afridi
02/06/2026 Pakistan vAustralia 2nd ODI Lahore Graeme La Brooy Richard Kettleborough Faisal Khan Afridi Kumar Dharmasena Asif Yaqoob
04/06/2026 Pakistan vAustralia 3rd ODI Lahore Graeme La Brooy Kumar Dharmasena Ahsan Raza Richard Kettleborough Nasir Hussain

England v New Zeland

Date Series Match Venue Referee On-field Umpire 1 On-field Umpire 2 TV Umpire 4th Umpire
04/06/2026 England v New Zealand 1st Test Lord's, London Andy Pycroft Rod Tucker Adrian Holdstock Nitin Menon Mike Burns
17/06/2026 England v New Zealand 2nd Test The Oval, London Andy Pycroft Nitin Menon Adrian Holdstock Rod Tucker Graham Lloyd
25/06/2026 England v New Zealand 3rd Test Trent Bridge, Nottingham Andy Pycroft Rod Tucker Nitin Menon Adrian Holdstock Martin Saggers

India v Afghanistan

Date Series Match Venue Referee On-field Umpire 1 On-field Umpire 2 TV Umpire 4th Umpire
06/06/2026 India v Afghanistan Only Test Maharaja Yadavindra Singh ICS, New Chandigarh, Punjab Ranjan Madugalle Shahid Saikat Richard Illingworth Chris Gaffaney Jayaraman Madanagopal
13/06/2026 India v Afghanistan 1st ODI Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Ranjan Madugalle Chris Gaffaney Rohan Pandit Richard Illingworth Virender Sharma
17/06/2026 India v Afghanistan 2nd ODI Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Ranjan Madugalle Richard Illingworth Virender Sharma Chris Gaffaney Rohan Pandit
20/06/2026 India v Afghanistan 3rd ODI MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Ranjan Madugalle Chris Gaffaney Rohan Pandit Richard Illingworth Virender Sharma

Bangladesh v Australia

Date Series Match Venue Referee On-field Umpire 1 On-field Umpire 2 TV Umpire 4th Umpire
09/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 1st ODI Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Prakash Bhatt Alex Wharf Gazi Sohel Ahsan Raza Morshed Ali Khan
11/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 2nd ODI Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Prakash Bhatt Ahsan Raza Tanvir Ahmed Alex Wharf Morshed Ali Khan
14/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 3rd ODI Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Prakash Bhatt Alex Wharf Masudur  Mukul Ahsan Raza Morshed Ali Khan
17/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 1st T20I Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram Prakash Bhatt Gazi Sohel Morshed Ali Khan Tanvir Ahmed Masudur  Mukul
19/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 2nd T20I Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram Prakash Bhatt Shahid Saikat Tanvir Ahmed Masudur  Mukul Gazi Sohel
21/06/2026 Bangladesh v Australia 3rd T20I Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram Prakash Bhatt Shahid Saikat Masudur Mukul Gazi Sohel Tanvir Ahmed