PCB announces match officials for HBL PSL X

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday named 13 umpires and seven match referees to officiate the opening 30 matches of the 10th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), which begins on April 11.
The officiating panel for PSL 10 includes three members of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires—Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, and Kumar Dharmasena. They are joined by Aleem Dar, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, and Rashid Riaz Waqar from the PCB International Panel of Umpires.
Four umpires from the PCB Elite Panel—Abdul Moqeet, Nasir Hussain, Tariq Rasheed, and Zulfiqar Jan—complete the list.
The PCB has also announced a seven-member match referees' panel led by ICC Elite Panel referee Ranjan Madugalle and fellow Sri Lankan Roshan Mahanama. They will work alongside Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Javed Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Iqbal Sheikh, and Nadeem Arshad.
Officials for the final four matches—the Qualifier, two Eliminators, and the final—will be named later.
The tournament opener on April 11 will see defending champions Islamabad United take on Lahore Qalandars at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The six-team event includes 34 matches played across Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, and Multan until the final on May 18.
Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium will host 13 matches, including both Eliminators and the final. Rawalpindi will stage 11 games, including the Qualifier on May 13. Karachi and Multan will host five matches each.
Three double-headers are planned during the competition—two on Saturdays and one on Labour Day, May 1.

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