Illingworth, Wharf to officiate India-New Zealand T20 World Cup final

• English umpires Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf named officials for Sunday's T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad.
• Illingworth will officiate his second consecutive men's T20 World Cup final, having also stood in the 2023 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy finals.
• This marks Wharf's first senior ICC World Cup final, following his inclusion in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires last year.
• South Africa's Allahuddien Paleker and Adrian Holdstock will serve as third and fourth umpires, respectively.
• Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe has been appointed as the match referee for the high-stakes encounter.