Christchurch, New Zealand (BBN)-As the tournament enters into the knock-out stage, the match official appointments for the quarter-final stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have been announced.
The first quarter-final will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on March 18 to begin four days of thrilling high-stakes cricket with four teams progressing to the semi-finals, reports ICC.
The match official appointments are as follows:
Quarter-finals:
March 18 – Sri Lanka to face South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Rod Tucker and Nigel Llong (on-field), Richard Kettleborough (third umpire), Bruce Oxenford (fourth umpire) and David Boon (match referee)
March 19 –Bangladesh to face India at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Ian Gould and Aleem Dar (on-field), Steve Davis (third umpire), Paul Reiffel (fourth umpire) and Roshan Mahanama (match referee)
March 20 –Australia to face Pakistan at Adelaide Oval
Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena (on-field), Richard Illingworth (third umpire), Billy Bowden (fourth umpire) and Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
March 21 –New Zealand to face West Indies at Wellington Regional Stadium
Richard Kettleborough and Bruce Oxenford (on-field), Rod Tucker (third umpire), Nigel Llong (fourth umpire) and Chris Broad (match referee)
Semi-finals umpire and match referee appointments will be announced in due course:
March 24 –first semifinals match will be held between the winners of quarterfinals 1 (NZ v WI) and winner of quarterfinals 3 (SL v SA) at Eden Park in Auckland
March 26 – second semifinals match will be held between the winners of quarterfinals 2 (Aus v Pak) and the winner of quarterfinals 4 (BD v Ind) at SCG in Sydney
Final umpire and match referee appointments will be announced in due course:
Final match will be held on March 29 in Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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