- Match officials for the 2018 U-19 World Cup in South Africa have been announced by the ICC.
- Indian umpire KNA Padmanabhan and match referee Narayanan Kutty will officiate matches.
- The ICC has announced the appointment of match officials for later tournament stages.
Match officials for the 2018 U-19 men’s World Cup in South Africa have been announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Indian umpire KNA Padmanabhan and match referee Narayanan Kutty will officiate matches. The world’s top youth cricket players will compete in 41 matches throughout the event, which runs from January 19 to February 11.
ICC U-19 World Cup
Officials for the first group stage match have been announced. On January 19, in Potchefstroom, a skilled team will preside over the inaugural match between hosts South Africa and West Indies, another past U-19 champion country.
For the inaugural East London match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Padmanabhan of India will officiate alongside Bongani Jele.
Forster Mutizwa of Zimbabwe and Phil Gillespie of Australia will serve as TV umpires and fourth umpires, respectively, for the tie, which will be officiated by India’s Kutty.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the appointment of match officials for later tournament stages. The list includes umpires Bismillah Jan Shinwari, Donovan Koch, Phil Gillespie, Gazi Sohel, Masudur Rahman Mukul, Mike Burns, K.N.A. Padmanabhan, Roland Black, Faisal Khan Afridi, Rashid Riaz Waqar, Allahudien Palekar, Bongani Jele, Patrick Gustard, Nigel Duguid, Langton Rusere, and Forster Mutizwa.
