ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for Asia Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the umpire and referee appointments for the Asia Cup which gets underway on 24 June in Pakistan.

Mike Procter of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will oversee the matches staged in Lahore while Alan Hurst, also of the Emirates Elite Panel, will supervise the matches to be played in Karachi.

The ICC-appointed on-field umpires will be Simon Taufel of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Brian Jerling, Ian Gould and Tony Hill of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires.

Appointments for the second round matches will be announced in due course.

Asia Cup – Match Referees Mike Procter (Lahore) and Alan Hurst (Karachi)
24 June – Bangladesh v UAE, Lahore ODI – Simon Taufel, Ian Gould; Pakistan v Hong Kong, Karachi (ODI) – Tony Hill and Brian Jerling
25 June – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Lahore (ODI) – Simon Taufel, Ian Gould; India v Hong Kong, Karachi (ODI) – Tony Hill and Brian Jerling
26 June – Sri Lanka v UAE, Lahore (ODI) – Simon Taufel, Ian Gould; Pakistan v India, Karachi (ODI) – Tony Hill and Brian Jerling