BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Though West Indies have been knocked out of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, the Caribbean will still have representation in the semi-finals, which will be contested on Wednesday and Thursday in Trinidad and Guyana respectively.
According to a news release from the tournament organisers, Sir Richie Richardson, the former West Indies captain, and Joel Wilson, the only two Caribbean match officials involved in the tournament, will perform duties in the two matches that will determine the finalists.
Sir Richie will be the match referee in the first semi-final between South Africa, looking to secure their first global title, and Afghanistan, playing in their first T20 World Cup semi-final, on Wednesday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad.
Wilson will be the TV umpires in second semi-final between reigning champions England, looking to secure an unprecedented third T20 World Cup title, and India, seeking to justify their World No. 1 status in the format, on Thursday at the National Cricket Stadium in Providence, Guyana.
Joining Sir Richie for the first semi-final will be on-field umpires Richard Illingworth of England and Nitin Menon of India, with Richard Kettleborough of England assigned TV umpire duties and Ahsan Raza of Pakistan in place as the reserve umpire.
For the second semi-final, Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and Rodney Tucker of Australia will be on-field umpires when the Indians and English meet in the semi-finals for a second successive T20 World Cup.
Former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe will be the match referee, and former Australia pacer Paul Reiffel is in place as the reserve umpire.