- Urdu version of the media release attached here
Lahore, 17 October 2023: The PCB has announced match officials for the upcoming bilateral women series between Pakistan A and West Indies A and also for two T20s between Pakistan A and Thailand women's emerging team. It has also announced match officials for the tri-series, which include Pakistan A, West Indies A and Thailand emerging team. The bilateral series and tri-series T20 tournament is scheduled to be played at two venues from 24 October to 11 November.
Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi from the ICC/PCB International Panel of Umpires, along with Muhammad Javed Malik from the International Panel of ICC/PCB Match Referees, will be officiating matches in the upcoming series.
For the on-field umpiring duties, Faisal Afridi, Muhammad Asif, Waleed Yaqub, Shozab Raza, Nasir Hussain, Abdul Moqeet, and Rashid Riaz will be available. Saleema Imtiaz, Sabahat Rashid, Humairah Farah, and Afia Amin from the PCB women’s umpire panel will serve as reserve umpires.
Nadeem Arshad, Muhammad Javed Malik, and Kamran Chaudhry will be overseeing the games as match referees.
The series will commence with three one-day matches against West Indies Women A, followed by a tri-nation T20 series involving Pakistan Women A, West Indies Women A and Thailand women’s emerging side, along with a T20 series against Thailand women’s emerging team.
The three one-day matches will commence at 0900 PKT, with the toss scheduled at 0830 PKT. The tri-nation T20 series and T20 series against Thailand will begin at 1000 PKT, with the toss taking place at 0930 PKT.
Umpire and match referee appointments (Matches from 24 October to 11 November)
24 October – Ghani Institute for Cricket - Faisal Afridi and Abdul Moqeet (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)
26 October – Ghani Institute for Cricket - Faisal Afridi and Muhammad Asif (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)
29 October – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Faisal Afridi and Muhammad Asif (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)
3 November – Tri-series first T20 match, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub (on-field umpires), Sabahat Rashid (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)
4 November – Tri-series second T20 match, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub (on-field umpires), Sabahat Rashid (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)
5 November – Tri-series third T20 match, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Faisal Afridi and Shozab Raza (on-field umpires), Humairah Farah (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)
8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Faisal Afridi and Shozab Raza (on-field umpires), Humairah Farah (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)
10 November – First T20, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain (on-field umpires), Afia Amin (reserve umpire); Kamran Chaudhry (match referee)
11 November – Second T20, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain (on-field umpires), Afia Amin (reserve umpire); Kamran Chaudhry (match referee)
