 "Ranjan Madugalle will be the match referee during Champions Trophy final. Image: Reuters")
Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires during the Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand on Sunday in Dubai. Both Reiffel and Illingworth, members of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, were part of the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals.
Illingworth officiated India’s four-wicket victory over Australia in the first semi-final in Dubai, while Reiffel was part of New Zealand’s 50-run victory against South Africa at Lahore.
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Four-time ICC Umpire of the Year Illingworth also stood in the final of the most recent ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023, as well as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and took charge of the Group A match between the two finalists, which India won by 44 runs.
Joel Wilson will be the third umpire, while Kumar Dharmasena will be the fourth umpire, the ICC has confirmed.
Both Emirates ICC Elite Panel umpires were part of the officiating team in the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa, with Dharmasena on-field, alongside Reiffel, and Wilson stationed as the third umpire.
The Trinidadian will reprise that role for the showpiece, having done likewise in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final.
Ranjan Madugalle, the most experienced member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will oversee the match.
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On-field Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth
Third Umpire: Joel Wilson
Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle