Match officials announced for Pakistan–South Africa Series
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(Web Desk): International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the match officials for the upcoming Pakistan vs South Africa series, comprising two Test matches, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

As per the itinerary, the inaugural Test match will be played from October 12 to 16 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, with on-field umpires being Rodney Tucker and Christopher Brown, and the match referee for the series being Ranjan Madugalle.

The second Test will be conducted between October 20 and 24 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where Christopher Brown and Saikat Sharfuddoula will perform on-field umpiring.

In the T20I series, Mohammad Asif and Rashid Riaz will handle the first two games, with Rashid Riaz and Faisal Khan being the on-field umpires for the third T20I.

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For the ODI tournament, all three matches are going to be hosted at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. The first ODI will be officiated by Saikat Sharfuddoula and Asif Yaqoob as umpires, the second will be under the authority of Alex Wharf and Ahsan Raza, and the third will be officiated by Saikat Sharfuddoula and Faisal Khan on field.

The Pakistan–South Africa series is set to provide intense cricket as both teams gear up for essential ICC rankings and future tournaments.