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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Friday, April 01, 2011

Aleem Dar, Simon Taufel to umpire WC final

Updated at: 1559 PST,  Thursday, March 31, 2011
MUMBAI: Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and Australian umpire Simon Taufel will supervise World Cup Final to be played between Sri Lanka and India on 2nd April in Mumbai, ICC announced on Thursday.Australian umpire Simon Taufel and Pakistani Umpire who is declared ‘Umpire of the year’ Aleem Dar will supervise this match however New Zealand's Jeff Crowe has been named the match referee with England's Ian Gould and Steve Davis of England being the third and fourth umpires respectively.