BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC—Although the West Indies have been knocked out of the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup, the Caribbean will nonetheless be represented within the semi-finals, which will likely be contested on Wednesday and Thursday in Trinidad and Guyana, respectively.
In line with a information launch from the event organizers, Sir Richie Richardson, the previous West Indies captain, and Joel Wilson, the one two Caribbean match officers concerned within the event, will carry out duties within the two matches that can decide the finalists.
Sir Richie would be the match referee within the first semi-final between South Africa, trying to safe their first international title, and Afghanistan, enjoying of their first T20 World Cup semi-final, on Wednesday on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad.
Wilson would be the TV umpire within the second semi-final on Thursday on the Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Windfall, Guyana. The match will likely be between reigning champions England, trying to safe an unprecedented third T20 World Cup title, and India, searching for to justify their World No. 1 standing within the format.
Becoming a member of Sir Richie for the primary semi-final will likely be on-field umpires Richard Illingworth of England and Nitin Menon of India. Richard Kettleborough of England has been assigned TV umpire duties, and Ahsan Raza of Pakistan will function the reserve umpire.
For the second semi-final, Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and Rodney Tucker of Australia will likely be on-field umpires when the Indians and English meet within the semi-finals for a second successive T20 World Cup.
Former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe will referee the match, and former Australia pacer Paul Reiffel will function the reserve umpire.
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