The umpires have been announced for both the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Both matches will be played on June 27. The Indian team is performing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup. It has qualified for the semi-finals by defeating Australia. India is undefeated in this tournament so far and after the group stage, it also topped the Super Eight.
India and England will face each other in the second semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2024. The first semi-final match will be played between South Africa and Afghanistan on Thursday, June 27. The second match will also be played on the same day. Umpires have been announced for both the semi-final matches.
In the semi-final match between India and England to be held on Thursday, the on-field umpires will be New Zealand's Chris Gaffney and Australia's Rodney Tucker. Joel Wilson will be the TV umpire in this match, while Paul Reiffel will be the fourth umpire. New Zealand's Jeffrey Crowe will play the role of match referee.
England's Richard Illingworth and India's Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires in the first semi-final between South Africa and Afghanistan. West Indies' Richie Richardson has been appointed as the match referee for this match.
The Indian team is performing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup. It has made it to the semi-finals by defeating Australia. India is undefeated so far in this tournament and has also secured the top spot in the Super Eight after the group stage.
England has qualified for the semi-finals by defeating America. Earlier in 2022 also, both the teams faced each other in the last four, where the England team won and made it to the final. India would like to avenge that defeat.