Match officials for World Cup semifinals named

KABUL Cup 2015 were announced on Saturday.

The first semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa will take place in Auckland on Tuesday, with the focus then shifting to Sydney for Australia versus India on Thursday.

In a statement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced appointing the following match officials:

For the New Zealand-South Africa clash, David Boon will be match referee, Ian Gould and Rod Tucker on-field umpires, Nigel Llong third umpire and Bruce Oxenford fourth umpire.

Ranjan Madugalle will serve as match referee, Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus third umpire and Richard Illingworth fourth umpire for the Australia-India encounter

Appointments for the March 20 final would be made in due course, according to the ICC release.

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