Saikat and Illingworth to officiate T20 World Cup opener

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat will be the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in a match at this year's T20 World Cup. While this is already known, the new update is that Saikat will be umpiring the tournament's opening match between the United States and Canada.

The 47-year-old Saikat has previously officiated in the 50-over World Cup. Additionally, he has umpired in the ICC Women's World Cup and the Women's T20 World Cup.

In the first match, Saikat will be joined by Richard Illingworth. Richie Richardson will serve as the match referee. The TV umpire will be Sam Nogajski, and Langton Rusere will be the fourth umpire.

List of Match Officials for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024:

Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Richard Kettleborough, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob.

Match referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.