Match officials announced for Champions Trophy semi-finals

Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth will take charge of the first semi-final in Dubai while Kumar Dharmasena will work alongside Paul Reiffel in the second in Lahore.

Published - 03 Mar 2025, 16:31 IST | Updated - 03 Mar 2025, 16:52 IST

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The match officials for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 have been announced as India take on Australia at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on March 4 while South Africa face New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 5.

New Zealander Chris Gaffaney and England’s Richard Illingworth will take charge of the first semi-final in Dubai between India and Australia, with Michael Gough serving as third umpire and Andy Pycroft on match referee duties.

Illingworth continues in Dubai having overseen India’s Group A clash with New Zealand, while Gaffaney had been due to umpire Australia’s meeting with South Africa in Group B before the weather intervened.

Then in the second semi-final in Lahore, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena will work alongside Australia’s Paul Reiffel as the on-field umpires for the clash between the Proteas and the Black Caps.

Joel Wilson will be the third umpire, while Ranjan Madugalle is the match referee for this encounter.

Dharmasena took charge of New Zealand’s win over Bangladesh in Group A, while Reiffel was in the middle when India beat Pakistan.

The winners of the two fixtures will meet in the summit clash of the tournament on March 9 at either Dubai or Lahore, depending on India’s qualification. If India go through to the finals, then the fixture will be played in Dubai. This is in line with the hybrid arrangement decided for the Champions Trophy following India's refusal to travel to Pakistan in light of the strained political relations between the two countries.