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      <title>PCB announces match officials for Pakistan-Australia ODI series</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced the match officials for the three-match One-Day International series between Pakistan and Australia, scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from May 30 to June 4.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former Sri Lanka cricketer Graeme La Brooy, who played nine Tests and 44 ODIs between 1986 and 1992, will serve as match referee for all three matches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ICC Elite Panel umpires Ahsan Raza of Pakistan, England’s Richard Kettleborough, and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena will officiate as on-field umpires during the series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the opening ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30, Dharmasena will partner Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob, a member of the ICC Emerging Umpires Panel, as on-field umpires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kettleborough will serve as the third umpire, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi will be the fourth umpire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the second ODI at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on June 2, Kettleborough and Faisal Khan Aafreedi will officiate on the field.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dharmasena will take over third umpire duties, with Asif Yaqoob serving as fourth umpire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the final ODI at the same venue on June 4, Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza will stand as on-field umpires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kettleborough will be the third umpire, while Pakistan’s Nasir Hussain, a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will serve as the fourth umpire.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced the match officials for the three-match One-Day International series between Pakistan and Australia, scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from May 30 to June 4.</strong></p>
<p>Former Sri Lanka cricketer Graeme La Brooy, who played nine Tests and 44 ODIs between 1986 and 1992, will serve as match referee for all three matches.</p>
<p>ICC Elite Panel umpires Ahsan Raza of Pakistan, England’s Richard Kettleborough, and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena will officiate as on-field umpires during the series.</p>
<p>In the opening ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30, Dharmasena will partner Pakistan’s Asif Yaqoob, a member of the ICC Emerging Umpires Panel, as on-field umpires.</p>
<p>Kettleborough will serve as the third umpire, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi will be the fourth umpire.</p>
<p>For the second ODI at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on June 2, Kettleborough and Faisal Khan Aafreedi will officiate on the field.</p>
<p>Dharmasena will take over third umpire duties, with Asif Yaqoob serving as fourth umpire.</p>
<p>In the final ODI at the same venue on June 4, Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza will stand as on-field umpires.</p>
<p>Kettleborough will be the third umpire, while Pakistan’s Nasir Hussain, a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will serve as the fourth umpire.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:58:13 +0500</pubDate>
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