Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed a list of 26 Match Officials for the first round of matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA, starting 1 June.

The list includes 20 umpires and six match referees who will officiate in the ninth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup. This tournament marks the first time that 20 teams will participate, playing a total of 55 matches over 28 days at nine venues, making it the largest ICC T20 World Cup to date.

The elite list of umpires includes last year's winner of the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year, Richard Illingworth, along with Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel, who all featured in the Final of the Men'...