ICC announces match officials for Bangladesh-Australia series

Sports Desk: International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced match officials for the forthcoming bilateral series between Bangladesh and Australia.

The three umpires of ICC Elite panel Ian Gould of England, Aleem Dar from Pakistan and Nigel Long of New Zealand are going to supervise the series.

Umpire Aleem Dar and Nigel Long will officiate in the first Test match that is scheduled to take place in Dhaka from 27th of August while Ian Gould will be the television umpire.

Earlier, on August 18 (Friday) Australia have arrived in Dhaka for a two-match Test series against the Tigers after 11 years since 2006.

The first Test (27-31 August) is scheduled to be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Dhaka while the second Test (4-8 September) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.



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