The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control teams for the three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Lahore.
Madugalle, who holds the record for officiating the most international cricket matches (804) across all three formats as a Match Referee, also led playing control teams in seven matches during the recently concluded HBL PSL X.
For the first T20I, Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz, both members of the PCB International Panel of Umpires, will serve as the on-field umpires. Ahsan Raza, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will take on the role of third umpire, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi, an ICC International Panel Umpire, will act as the fourth umpire.
In the second T20I, Rashid Riaz will team up with Faisal Khan Aafreedi for on-field duties, while Ahsan Raza will again serve as the third umpire. Asif Yaqoob will take on the role of fourth umpire.
For the third T20I, Ahsan Raza will be joined by Asif Yaqoob for on-field responsibilities, with Faisal Khan Aafreedi as the third umpire. Rashid Riaz will fulfill the role of fourth umpire for the final match of the series.