On-field umpires for the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the 2025 Champions Trophy include Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth, as stated by the ICC on Monday.
For the India-Pakistan game on February 23 at the Dubai International Stadium, Michael Gough will be the TV umpire, while Adrian Holdstock is the fourth umpire and David Boon will assume a charge as Match Referee.
The ICC also announced that Richard Kettleborough and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid would be on-field umpires for the first game of the tournament, Pakistan vs New Zealand on February 19 in Karachi.
Joel Wilson will be the TV umpire and Alex Wharf the fourth umpire, while Andrew Pycroft will be the match referee as the tournament marks its return for the first time since 2017, when Pakistan won the title in England.
For India’s matches, Reiffel and Holdstock will serve as on-field umpires during the clash against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai, with Illingworth serving as TV Umpire, Michael Gough as the fourth umpire and Boon will be the match referee.
Gough and Illingworth will be the on-field umpires for the India vs New Zealand clash in Dubai on March 2, with Holdstock as TV umpire, Reiffel as fourth umpire and Boon as the match referee.
The two-week competition will see the top eight teams feature in 15 matches across 19 days in Pakistan and the UAE. Group A features Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and New Zealand, while Group B includes Afghanistan, England, Australia, and South Africa.
Officials for Group stage matches in ICC champions trophy 2025:
| Match | Date | Venue | On-field Umpires | TV Umpire | Fourth Umpire | Match Referee |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand | February 19 | Karachi | Richard Kettleborough, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid | Joel Wilson | Alex Wharf | Andrew Pycroft |
| Bangladesh vs India | February 20 | Dubai | Adrian Holdstock, Paul Reiffel | Richard Illingworth | Michael Gough | David Boon |
| Afghanistan vs South Africa | February 21 | Karachi | Alex Wharf, Rodney Tucker | Richard Kettleborough | Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid | Ranjan Madugalle |
| Australia vs England | February 22 | Lahore | Joel Wilson, Chris Gaffaney | Kumar Dharmasena | Ahsan Raza | Andrew Pycroft |
| Pakistan vs India | February 23 | Dubai | Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth | Michael Gough | Adrian Holdstock | David Boon |
| Bangladesh vs New Zealand | February 24 | Rawalpindi | Ahsan Raza, Kumar Dharmasena | Rodney Tucker | Joel Wilson | Ranjan Madugalle |
| Australia vs South Africa | February 25 | Rawalpindi | Richard Kettleborough, Chris Gaffaney | Alex Wharf | Kumar Dharmasena | Andrew Pycroft |
| Afghanistan vs England | February 26 | Lahore | Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Joel Wilson | Ahsan Raza | Rodney Tucker | Ranjan Madugalle |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh | February 27 | Rawalpindi | Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock | Paul Reiffel | Richard Illingworth | David Boon |
| Afghanistan vs Australia | February 28 | Lahore | Alex Wharf, Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Gaffaney | Richard Kettleborough | Andrew Pycroft |
| South Africa vs England | March 1 | Karachi | Rodney Tucker, Ahsan Raza | Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid | Joel Wilson | Ranjan Madugalle |
| New Zealand vs India | March 2 | Dubai | Michael Gough, Richard Illingworth | Adrian Holdstock | Paul Reiffel | David Boon |
