Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel are set to officiate the opening Super Eights match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The match will kick off with New Zealand facing Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Allahudien Paleker will serve as the TV Umpire, while Sam Nogajski will take on the role of Fourth Umpire.
Tucker and Nogajski will form the on-field team on February 28 for the Sri Lanka versus Pakistan match in Kandy. Nogajski will also officiate England’s game against Pakistan at the same venue on February 24 alongside Nitin Menon.
Adrian Holdstock is also part of the officials’ team based in Sri Lanka for the Super Eights stage. He will officiate alongside Ahsan Raza for England’s matches against the co-hosts in Kandy on February 22 and New Zealand five days later.
