JOHANNESBURG, March 16: David Shepherd of England and Rudi Koertzen of South Africa will umpire the first World Cup semifinal between Australia and Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.

New Zealand’s Billy Bowden will be the third umpire, with Clive Lloyd of West Indies the match referee.

Thursday’s second semifinal, a day-nighter at Durban between India and Kenya, will be officiated by Steve Bucknor of West Indies and Daryl Harper of Australia.

The third umpire will be Simon Taufel of Australia with South African Mike Procter the match referee.

ICC general manager David Richardson said in a statement: “These appointments reflect the consistently high standards of decision making and match management achieved over the course of the tournament.

“All officials have been assessed on a match-by-match basis, and the eight umpires selected for the finals are the men who have performed best in the opinion of the captains, match referees and the ICC.”

The match officials for the final at The Wanderers on Sunday will be announced after the second semifinal.—Reuters