Sports Bulletin Report
Dubai (UAE): International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday named the match officials for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final, which will be played between Australia and India at The Oval cricket ground London from June 7 to 11, 2023.
Kiwi umpire Chris Gaffaney and Englishman Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires for the Ultimate Test, which has 12 June earmarked as a reserve day to make up for any lost time during the scheduled five days of play.
Gaffaney, 48, will be standing in his 49th Test match while it will be the 64th Test for 59-year-old Illingworth, who also stood in the first WTC Final two years ago that New Zealand won with an eight-wicket victory over India in Southampton.
Another England umpire, Richard Kettleborough, will also be officiating in a second successive WTC Final, once again appointed as the TV umpire. Kumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka will be the fourth umpire. Richie Richardson of the West Indies will be the match referee.
