Islamabad (Sports News):
The Emirates ICC International Panels of Umpires and Referees have been announced for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Super Six stage matches taking place in Namibia.
Faisal Afridi and Nitin Bathi will be the on-field umpires for Australia’s clash with South Africa at the Namibia Cricket Ground, with Cory Black in place as TV Umpire and Forster Mutizwa as Fourth Umpire.
Afridi was in the middle for South Africa’s group stage defeat against Afghanistan, while Bathi oversaw the Proteas’ victory over Tanzania.
Also on January 25, Shaun Haig and Iknow Chabi will be the on-field duo as the West Indies take on Ireland. They will be supported by TV Umpire Graham Lloyd and Fourth Umpire Virender Sharma.
It will be Haig’s third match as an on-field umpire involving the West Indies, as he also took charge of their defeat against Afghanistan and victory over South Africa in the group stage.
The following day, Afghanistan take on Sri Lanka, with Cory Black and Forster Mutizwa in the middle. Haig will be the TV Umpire, with Chabi in place as Fourth Umpire.
Black and Mutizwa will also be the on-field team for the 13th-16th place play-off match between Japan and Tanzania at the High Performance Oval.
The Match Officials for the Super Six matches in Zimbabwe will be announced once those match ups are confirmed.
24 January – Japan v Tanzania – High Performance Oval, Windhoek
On-field: Cory Black and Forster Mutizwa
TV: Graham Lloyd
Fourth: Deighton Butler
Referee: Prakash Bhatt
25 January – Australia v South Africa – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
On-field: Faisal Afridi and Nitin Bathi
TV: Cory Black
Fourth: Forster Mutizwa
Referee: Prakash Bhatt
25 January – West Indies v Ireland – High Performance Oval, Windhoek
On-field: Shaun Haig and Iknow Chabi
TV: Graham Lloyd
Fourth: Virender Sharma
Referee: Neeyamur Rahul
26 January – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
On-field: Cory Black and Forster Mutizwa
TV: Shaun Haig
Fourth: Iknow Chabi
Referee: Neeyamur Rahul
