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LAHORE, July 31: International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Mike Procter of South Africa and former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd as match referees for Pakistan’s forthcoming home international matches against Bangladesh and South Africa.
Procter will be referee for the entire series against Bangladesh while Lloyd will officiate in the South African series.
Bangladesh will play three Tests and five one-day internationals between August 20 and Sept 21 while South Africa will play three Tests and as many one-day internationals between September 24 and Oct 27.
ICC has also nominated umpires for Tests and One-day Internationals from its elite panel for the two series.
Following are the match postings:
PAKISTAN V BANGLADESH:
Aug 20-24: 1st Test at Karachi. Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Tyronne Wijewardena (Sri Lanka). TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri. Reserve umpire: Salim Badar.
Aug 27-31: 2nd Test at Peshawar. Umpires: Bucknor and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Iqbal Butt.
Sept 3-7: 3rd Test at Multan. Umpires: Tiffin and Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka). TV umpire: Aleem Dar. Reserve umpire: Siddique Khan.
Sept 9: 1st ODI at Multan. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Tiffin. TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri. Reserve umpire: Iftikhar Malik.
Sept 12: 2nd ODI at Faisalabad. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Tiffin. TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Mohammad Nazir Junior.
Sept 15: 3rd ODI at Lahore (D/N): Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Tiffin. TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Mian Aslam.
Sept 18: 4th ODI at Rawalpindi (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar and Tiffin. TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Z.I. Pasha.
Sept 21: 5th ODI at Karachi (D/N). Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Tiffin. TV umpire: Aleem Dar. Reserve umpire: Salim Badar.
PAKISTAN V SOUTH AFRICA:
Sept 26: 1st ODI at Karachi (D/N). Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV umpire: Aleem Dar. Reserve umpire: Islam Khan.
Sept 29: 2nd ODI at Rawalpindi (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar and Hair. TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Z.I. Pasha.
Oct 2: 3rd ODI at Lahore (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar and Hair. TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri. Reserve umpire: Mohammad Nazir Junior.
Oct 5-7: Three-day tour match at Bagh-e-Jinnah. Umpires: Siddique Khan and Ahmed Shahab. Match referee: Ehteshamuddin.
Oct 9-13: 1st Test at Lahore. Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Hair. TV umpire: Aleem Dar. Reserve umpire: Siddique Khan.
Oct 16-20: 2nd Test at Peshawar. Umpires: Simon Taufel (Australia) and Neil Mallender (England). TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri. Reserve umpire: Iqbal Butt.
Oct 23-27: 3rd Test at Karachi. Umpires: Harper and Hair. TV umpire: Asad Rauf. Reserve umpire: Salim Badar.
