January 16, 2008	Wednesday	Muharram 06, 1429

LAHORE, Jan 15: Former England batsman Chris Broad has been appointed as the ICC match referee for the ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, which starts from Jan 21 in Karachi.

Sri Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva will stand in all five matches alongside local umpires.

Following are the appointments of match officials:

Jan 21: First ODI, Karachi (Umpires: Zamir Haider and Asoka de Silva, TV umpire: Riazuddin, reserve umpire: Khalid Mahmood Sr).

Jan 24: Second ODI, Hyderabad (Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Asoka de Silva, TV umpire: Riazuddin, reserve umpire: Ahmed Shahab).

Jan 27: Third ODI, Multan (Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Asoka de Silva, TV umpire: Zamir Haider, reserve umpire: Ahsan Raza).

Jan 30: Fourth ODI, Faisalabad (Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asoka de Silva, TV umpire: Zamir Haider, reserve umpire: Shozab Raza).

Feb 2: Fifth ODI, Sheikhupura (Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asoka de Silva, TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri, reserve umpire: Anis-ur-Rehman).