ICC Appoints Illingworth, Wharf for India-New Zealand T20 World Cup Final
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Illingworth, Wharf to officiate India-New Zealand T20 World Cup final
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News18•06-03-2026, 17:00
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.