IND vs NZ: ICC announces match official for T20 World Cup final, names of on-field umpires announced
IND vs NZ Final Match officials: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has now reached its final stage. The title match of the tournament will be played between India and New Zealand on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams have made their place in the final by performing brilliantly in the semi-finals, due to which there is tremendous excitement among the cricket fans about this match.
New Zealand had won the ticket to the final by defeating South Africa in a one-sided fashion in the first semi-final. The Indian team defeated England by 7 runs in a thrilling match in the second semi-final and confirmed its place in the title match. Now before this big match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has also announced the names of the match officials.
IND vs NZ: Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharfe will be on-field umpires
For this high-voltage final between India and New Zealand, the ICC has entrusted the responsibility of on-field umpires to experienced English umpires Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharfe. Everyone’s eyes are going to be on the decisions of these two umpires in the final.
Richard Illingworth will play the role of on-field umpire in the T20 World Cup final for the second consecutive time. Earlier, when the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title in the year 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Illingworth had also umpired in the final.
IND vs NZ: Illingworth is counted among the experienced umpires.
Richard Illingworth is counted among the most experienced ICC umpires. He also served as on-field umpire in the finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy. Alex Wharf is also included in the elite panel of umpires of ICC and has umpired in many big matches in international cricket. In such a situation, the experience of these two is considered very important in a big match like the final.
IND vs NZ: Andy Pycroft will be the match referee
ICC has handed over the responsibility of match referee to Andy Pycroft for the final match. The role of the third umpire will be played by South Africa’s Allahuddin Palekar. Palekar, 48, was included in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in March 2025 and has umpired in six matches during this tournament.
IND vs NZ: Matches announced for official
ICC has released the complete list of match officials for the final of T20 World Cup 2026 (IND vs NZ) between India and New Zealand.
On-field umpires: Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharfe
Third Umpire: Allahuddin Palekar
Fourth Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
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