Cricket
Match Officials
ICC Umpire and Referee appointments
The ICC announces the provisional appointment of officials for upcoming series and matches as early as possible, although sometimes these appointments can change prior to the match or series. When determining which umpires will stand in each match/series, the ICC applies the following criteria and considerations:
- Independent of the countries involved in the match/series
- The best available umpires for the match/series
- Better performing umpires used more often
- The frequency of individuals appointed to same teams
- Workload considerations
South Africa v Australia
| Date | Series | Match | Venue | Referee | On-field Umpire 1 | On-field Umpire 2 | TV Umpire | 4th Umpire |
| 24/09/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 1st ODI | Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban | Javagal Srinath | Asif Yaqoob | Lubabalo Gcuma | Richard Illingworth | Arno Jacobs |
| 27/09/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 2nd ODI | DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Javagal Srinath | Richard Illingworth | Arno Jacobs | Asif Yaqoob | Lubabalo Gcuma |
| 30/09/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 3rd ODI | JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom | Javagal Srinath | Asif Yaqoob | Lubabalo Gcuma | Richard Illingworth | Arno Jacobs |
| 09/10/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 1st TEST | Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban | Javagal Srinath | Richard Kettleborough | Chris Gaffaney | Richard Illingworth | Stephen Harris |
| 18/10/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 2nd TEST | St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth | Javagal Srinath | Chris Gaffaney | Richard Illingworth | Richard Kettleborough | Arno Jacobs |
| 27/10/2026 | South Africa v Australia | 3rd TEST | Newlands, Cape Town | Javagal Srinath | Richard Kettleborough | Richard Illingworth | Chris Gaffaney | Lubabalo Gcuma |
Afghanistan v Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Tri series
| Date | Series | Match | Venue | Referee | On-field Umpire 1 | On-field Umpire 2 | TV Umpire | 4th Umpire |
| 17/10/2026 | Ban v Zim | ODI | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | David Gilbert | Allahuddien Paleker | Izatullah Safi | Ahsan Raza | Ahmad S Durrani |
| 19/10/2026 | Afg v Zim | ODI | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | David Gilbert | Ahsan Raza | Farooq Khan | Allahuddien Paleker | Ahmad Pakteen |
| 21/10/2026 | Ban v Afg | ODI | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | David Gilbert | Allahuddien Paleker | Ahmad S Durrani | Ahsan Raza | Izatullah Safi |
| 23/10/2026 | TBC | ODI | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | David Gilbert | Ahsan Raza | Ahmad Pakteen | Allahuddien Paleker | Farooq Khan |
Pak v SL v Eng Tri Sereis
| Date | Match | Format | Venue | Referee | On-field | On-field | TV Umpire | 4th Umpire |
| 18/10/2026 | Pak v SL | ODI | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Jeff Crowe | Wayne Knights | Asif Yaqoob | Saikat | Faisal Khan Afridi |
| 20/10/2026 | Pak v Eng | ODI | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Jeff Crowe | Saikat | Faisal Khan Afridi | Wayne Knights | Asif Yaqoob |
| 22/10/2026 | SL v Eng | ODI | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Jeff Crowe | Wayne Knights | Asif Yaqoob | Saikat | Faisal Khan Afridi |
| 25/10/2026 | Pak v Eng | ODI | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Jeff Crowe | Saikat | Rashid Riaz | Wayne Knights | Nasir Hussain |
| 27/10/2026 | Pak v SL | ODI | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Jeff Crowe | Wayne Knights | Nasir Hussain | Saikat | Rashid Riaz |
| 29/10/2026 | SL v Eng | ODI | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Jeff Crowe | Saikat | Ahsan Raza | Wayne Knights | Nasir Hussain |
| 31/10/2026 | TBC | ODI | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Jeff Crowe | Wayne Knights | Ahsan Raza | Saikat | Rashid Riaz |
India v West Indies
| Date | Series | Match | Venue | Referee | On-field Umpire 1 | On-field Umpire 2 | TV Umpire | 4th Umpire |
| 27/09/2026 | India v West Indies | 1st ODI | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | Prakash Bhatt | Sam Nogajski | Jayaraman Madanagopal | Saikat | Virender Sharma |
| 30/09/2026 | India v West Indies | 2nd ODI | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | Prakash Bhatt | Saikat | Virender Sharma | Sam Nogajski | Jayaraman Madanagopal |
| 03/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 3rd ODI | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh ICS, New Chandigarh, Punjab | Prakash Bhatt | Sam Nogajski | Jayaraman Madanagopal | Saikat | Virender Sharma |
| 06/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 1st T20I | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | Prakash Bhatt | Nitin Menon | Virender Sharma | Rohan Pandit | Jayaraman Madanagopal |
| 09/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 2nd T20I | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi | Prakash Bhatt | Jayaraman Madanagopal | Rohan Pandit | Nitin Menon | Virender Sharma |
| 11/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 3rd T20I | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Prakash Bhatt | Virender Sharma | Jayaraman Madanagopal | Nitin Menon | Rohan Pandit |
| 14/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 4th T20I | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | Prakash Bhatt | Nitin Menon | Virender Sharma | Rohan Pandit | Jayaraman Madanagopal |
| 17/10/2026 | India v West Indies | 5th T20I | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Prakash Bhatt | Rohan Pandit | Nitin Menon | Jayaraman Madanagopal | Virender Sharma |
New Zealand v India
| Date | Series | Match | Venue | Referee | On-field | On-field | TV Umpire | 4th Umpire |
| 22/10/2026 | NZ v Ind | 1st T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | Ranjan Madugalle | Chris Brown | Shaun Haig | Kim Cotton | Cory Black |
| 24/10/2026 | NZ v Ind | 2nd T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | Ranjan Madugalle | Shaun Haig | Kim Cotton | Cory Black | Chris Brown |
| 27/10/2026 | NZ v Ind | 3rd T20I | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | Ranjan Madugalle | Chris Brown | Cory Black | Shaun Haig | Kim Cotton |
| 30/10/2026 | NZ v Ind | 4th T20I | Eden Park, Auckland | Ranjan Madugalle | Chris Brown | Phil Gillespie | Kim Cotton | Shaun Haig |
| 01/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 5th T20I | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Ranjan Madugalle | Shaun Haig | Phil Gillespie | Chris Brown | Kim Cotton |
| 04/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 1st ODI | Eden Park, Auckland | Ranjan Madugalle | Paul Reiffel | Phil Gillespie | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Brown |
| 07/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 2nd ODI | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | Ranjan Madugalle | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Brown | Paul Reiffel | Wayne Knights |
| 10/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 3rd ODI | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Ranjan Madugalle | Paul Reiffel | Wayne Knights | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Brown |
| 13/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 4th ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Ranjan Madugalle | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Brown | Paul Reiffel | Wayne Knights |
| 15/11/2026 | NZ v Ind | 5th ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Ranjan Madugalle | Paul Reiffel | Wayne Knights | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Brown |