Bangladesh’s Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat has been selected to officiate in the Super 8s matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies. Saikat, who already officiated in the group stage matches, will be part of an esteemed panel of umpires for the upcoming critical games.
Saikat has previously officiated at several major ICC events, including the ICC Women’s World Cups in 2017 and 2021, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018.
In the Super 8s, Saikat will be the TV Umpire for the match between England and West Indies on June 19 and will serve as an on-field umpire for England’s second Group 2 game against South Africa on June 21.
The USA, making their first T20 World Cup appearance, will kickstart the Super Eight stage against South Africa on Wednesday at 8:30 PM (Bangladesh Time). This historic match will be officiated by Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough as on-field umpires, with Joel Wilson as the TV Umpire.
Super 8s – Match Official Appointments
June 19: USA vs South Africa (Antigua)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
- On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough
- TV Umpire: Joel Wilson
- Fourth Umpire: Langton Rusere
June 19: England vs West Indies (St Lucia)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe
- On-field Umpires: Nitin Menon and Ahsan Raza
- TV Umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat
- Fourth Umpire: Chris Brown
June 20: Afghanistan vs India (Barbados)
- Referee: David Boon
- On-field Umpires: Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel
- TV Umpire: Allahudien Paleker
- Fourth Umpire: Alex Wharf
June 20: Australia vs Bangladesh (Antigua)
- Referee: Richie Richardson
- On-field Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough
- TV Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
- Fourth Umpire: Adrian Holstock
June 21: England vs South Africa (St Lucia)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe
- On-field Umpires: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat and Chris Brown
- TV Umpire: Joel Wilson
- Fourth Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
June 21: USA vs West Indies (Barbados)
- Referee: David Boon
- On-field Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Allahudien Paleker
- TV Umpire: Rodney Tucker
- Fourth Umpire: Alex Wharf
June 22: India vs Bangladesh (Antigua)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
- On-field Umpires: Michael Gough and Adrian Holdstock
- TV Umpire: Langton Rusere
- Fourth Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
June 22: Afghanistan vs Australia (St Vincent)
- Referee: Richie Richardson
- On-field Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza
- TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth
- Fourth Umpire: Nitin Menon
June 23: USA vs England (Barbados)
- Referee: David Boon
- On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Joel Wilson
- TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel
- Fourth Umpire: Allahudien Paleker
June 23: West Indies vs South Africa (Antigua)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
- On-field Umpires: Rodney Tucker and Alex Wharf
- TV Umpire: Chris Brown
- Fourth Umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat
June 24: Australia vs India (St Lucia)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe
- On-field Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth
- TV Umpire: Michael Gough
- Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
June 24: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (St Vincent)
- Referee: Richie Richardson
- On-field Umpires: Langton Rusere and Nitin Menon
- TV Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
- Fourth Umpire: Ahsan Raza
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