SYDNEY: The International Cricket Council has announced match officials for the World Cup quarter-finals, with Rod Tucker and Nigel Llong to stand in the opening game between 1996 champion Sri Lanka and South Africa at Sydney on Wednesday.

Ian Gould and Aleem Dar will handle the second quarter-final between defending champion India and Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena have been assigned to four-time champion Australia's quarter-final against 1992 champion Pakistan in Adelaide on Friday.

Richard Kettleborough and Bruce Oxenford will umpire the last of the quarter-finals on Saturday between unbeaten New Zealand and the West Indies.