ICC announces umpires, match referees for Twenty20 World Cup

Dubai, July 26 (UNI) Sri Lankan Ranjan Madugalle, former Protea all-rounder Mike Procter and ex-England opening batsman Chris Broad were today named as match referees for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September.

The nine field umpires set to stand in the tournament which is scheduled to take place from September 11 to 24, include five officials from the Emirates Elite Panel -- Mark Benson, Billy Doctrove, Daryl Harper, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel.

The four other umpires are all from the Emirates International Panel -- Steve Davis, Ian Howell, Nigel Llong and Tony Hill.

The match appointments of the officials for the opening stage of the tournament will be announced later, an ICC statement said.

The Twenty20 World Cup involves the ten ICC Full Members and two Associate teams -- Kenya and Scotland -- and will be held at three venues of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.

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