ICC World Test Championship 2025: From Richard Illingworth to Nitin Menon- Check officials for Australia vs South Africa finale

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, announced the officials for the ICC World Test Championship 2025, scheduled for June 11-15 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in England.

The finals will see Australia defend their World Test Championship crown against South Africa, who are eyeing their maiden ICC title.

ICC Chair Jay Shah expressed confidence in the selected officials' abilities and said, "We strive to select the most qualified and deserving officials for all matches, and we are confident they will perform admirably. On behalf of the ICC, I wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this assignment."


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Who are the officials?

Richard Illingworth- England

Richard will be making history being the on-field umpire for all the three World Test Championship Finals. Illingworth has also officiated in the 2021 and 2023 finals. He is the reigning ICC Umpire of the Year, having received the David Shepherd Trophy for a record fourth time in 2024.

Chris Gaffaney- New Zealand

Chris Gaffaney to the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires in June 2015. Chris along with Richard Illingworth had officiated the Australia vs India WTC final in 2023.

Richard Kettleborough- England

Richard has been appointed as the TV umpire for this match. He played the same role in India vs New Zealand 2021 WTC finals. In May 2011 he was selected for the Elite Umpires' Panel.

Nitin Menon- India

Nitin has been named as the fourth umpire for the contest, marking his debut in a World Test Championship Final, after having served as the TV umpire for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final in 2021. He is the third from India to be in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in 2019-20.

Javagal Srinath- India

Javagal Srinath will be the match referee. He has been a bowler for Indian team

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Australian squad:

Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green , Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis , Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster and Brendan Doggett.

South Africa squad:

Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.