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Dharmasena and Tucker to stand in final

Madugalle to act as match referee for England-India encounter.

Afp June 21, 2013 Less than a minute read

File photo of Kumar Dharmasena. PHOTO: AFP

CARDIFF: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena and Australia’s Rod Tucker will officiate the Champions Trophy final, announced the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Dharmasena, the ICC’s umpire of the year for 2012, and Tucker were also in the middle for England’s seven-wicket semi-final win over South Africa at The Oval on Wednesday.

As was the case in that match, they will be backed up in Birmingham by Australia’s Bruce Oxenford in his role as television umpire.

But whereas former India fast-bowler Javagal Srinath was the match referee at the Oval, the fact that India are now in the final ruled him out of contention for the task, with the job given instead to ex-Sri Lanka international Ranjan Madugalle.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2013.

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