Wellington, March 26 (IANS) New Zealand women’s captain Amelia Kerr and men’s fast bowler Jacob Duffy took the top honours at the 2026 New Zealand Cricket Awards on Thursday. While Amelia won an unprecedented fourth straight Debbie Hockley Medal, Duffy claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. Amelia led her side to a third straight Super Smash crown and topped New Zealand’s T20I run charts with 354 runs at an average of 70, also finishing second in wickets. She was also named Women’s T20I P…
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Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) England duo of Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf have been named as on-field umpires for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final, to be played between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Illingworth will oversee his second successive T20 World Cup final, after having been on ground with Chris Gaffaney in the 2024 decider, where India beat South Africa by seven runs in Barbados. The appointment adds to Illingworth’s recent run of high-profil…
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) India’s Nitin Menon is among the elite panel of match officials named for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals scheduled on March 4 and 5.South Africa will go up against New Zealand in the first semi-final on March 4 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, while defending champions India will square off woth England in the second semifinal on March 5 in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf will serve as the on-field umpires for the first semifinal betwe…
Dubai, Jan 30 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the match officials for the group stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, beginning February 7.In total, 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires, and six will be match referees during the group stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.The officials for the Super Eight and knockout stages will be announced later.Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights will be the on-field umpires for the opening match between Pakist…