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24th February 2026

Super Eights- Group 2

England vs Pakistan (Kandy)
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Sam Nogajski
Third Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Fourth Umpire: Paul Reiffel   
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

25th February 2026

Super Eights- Group 2

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Asif Yaqoob
Third Umpire: Rod Tucker 
Fourth Umpire: Ahsan Raza     
Match Referee: Richie Richardson 

26th February 2026

Super Eights- Group 1

India vs Zimbabwe (Chennai)
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Alex Wharf
Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney   
Fourth Umpire: Chris Brown       
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle 

West Indies vs South Africa (Ahmedabad)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Sharfuddoula Saikat
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth 
Fourth Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal       
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath 

Group Stage:

19th February 2026

West Indies Vs Italy (Kolkata)
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Langton Rusere
Third Umpire: Alex Wharf 
Fourth Umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match Referee: David Gilbert

Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Asif Yaqoob
Third Umpire: Ahsan Raza
Fourth Umpire: Wayne Knights
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

Afghanistan Vs Canada (Chennai)
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Gazi Sohel   
Third Umpire: Sharfuddoula Saikat
Fourth Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal   
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

20th February 2026

Australia Vs Oman (Kandy)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Chris Gaffaney
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Fourth Umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri 
Match Referee: Dean Cosker 

Group Stage:

13th February 2026

Australia Vs Zimbabwe (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Raveendra Wimalasiri 
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

Canada Vs USA (Delhi)
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Gazi Sohel 
Third Umpire: Alex Wharf
Fourth Umpire: Langton Rusere
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

USA Vs Netherlands (Chennai)
Umpires: Nitin Menon and KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Third Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Fourth Umpire: Sharfuddoula Saikat
Match Referee: David Gilbert

14th February 2026

Ireland Vs Oman (Sinhalese SC, Colombo)
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Third Umpire: Ahsan Raza 
Fourth Umpire: Asif Yaqoob
Match Referee: Dean Cosker

England Vs Scotland (Kolkata)
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Chris Brown
Third Umpire: Sam Nogajski
Fourth Umpire: Donovan Koch
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

New Zealand Vs South Africa (Ahmedabad)
Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Roland Black  
Third Umpire: Rod Tucker
Fourth Umpire: Leslie Reifer
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath 

15th February 2026

West Indies Vs Nepal (Mumbai)
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Gazi Sohel   
Third Umpire: Allahudien Paleker 
Fourth Umpire: Chris Brown
Match Referee: David Gilbert

USA Vs Namibia (Chennai)
Umpires: Sharfuddoula Saikat and KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Third Umpire: Nitin Menon
Fourth Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

India Vs Pakistan (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Illingworth
Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
Fourth Umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

Group Stage:

7th February 2026

Pakistan Vs Netherlands (Sinhalese SC, Colombo)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Fourth Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

West Indies Vs Scotland (Kolkata)
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Sam Nogajski
Third Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Fourth Umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath

India Vs USA (Mumbai)
Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker
Third Umpire: Sharfuddoula Saikat
Fourth Umpire: Roland Black
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft 

8th February 2026

New Zealand Vs Afghanistan (Chennai)
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Langton Rusere
Third Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Fourth Umpire: Gazi Sohel
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle 

England Vs Nepal (Mumbai)
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Leslie Reifer
Third Umpire: Paul Reiffel
Fourth Umpire: Roland Black
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

Sri Lanka Vs Ireland (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob
Third Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Fourth Umpire: Wayne Knights
Match Referee: Dean Cosker

9th February 2026

Scotland Vs Italy (Kolkata)
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Chris Brown
Third Umpire: Sam Nogajski
Fourth Umpire: Donovan Koch
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath 

Zimbabwe Vs Oman (Sinhalese SC, Colombo)
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Wayne Knights
Third Umpire: Ahsan Raza
Fourth Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

South Africa Vs Canada (Ahmedabad)
Umpires: Nitin Menon and Jayaraman Madanagopal 
Third Umpire: Sharfuddoula Saikat
Fourth Umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match Referee: David Gilbert

Richard Illingworth had a horrible year as an umpire
Predicting either Gaffaney Or Dharmasena to win ICC umpire award

Alex Wharf may be in contention for the ICC Umpire of the year award too. Looks like he is top of the merit list according to the Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/why-the-world-s-best-umpires-won-t-be-umpiring-first-ashes-test-20251108-p5n8qb.html

24th-27th September 2025

Division One:

Essex Vs Somerset
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Russell Warren
Match Referee: Wayne Noon

Hampshire Vs Surrey
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Match Referee: Dean Cosker

Nottinghamshire Vs Warwickshire
Umpires: Michael Gough and Martin Saggers
Match Referee: James Whitaker

Worcestershire Vs Sussex
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Match Referee: Phil Whitticase

Yorkshire Vs Durham
Umpires: Mike Burns and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee: Mike Smith

Division Two:

Glamorgan Vs Lancashire
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Tom Lungley
Match Referee: Will Smith

Kent Vs Derbyshire
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Mark Newell
Match Referee: Peter Such

Middlesex Vs Gloucestershire (Lord's)
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Neil Pratt
Match Referee: Simon Hinks

Northamptonshire Vs Leicestershire
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Neil Mallender
Match Referee: Jason Swift

20th September 2025

Final:

Hampshire Vs Worcestershire (Trent Bridge)
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Neil Pratt
Third Umpire: Neil Bainton
Fourth Umpire: James Tredwell
Match Referee: Mike Smith