PCB names match officials for National Champions Cup 2026-27

The (PCB) on Friday announced the panel of for the 2026-27, which will be held from August 11 to 18 at the .

The four-team 50-over tournament will feature seven matches, with the final scheduled for August 18.

Former Test cricketer and Kamran Chaudhary, both members of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees, will head the playing control teams during the competition.

The umpiring panel includes ICC International Panel officials Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Nasir Hussain and Rashid Riaz Waqar. They will be joined by PCB National Elite Panel umpires Abdul Moqeet, Syed Imtiaz Iqbal, Tariq Rasheed and Zulfiqar Jan.

For the tournament opener on August 11 between Pakistan Greens and Pakistan Whites, Asif Yaqoob and Zulfiqar Jan will officiate on the field, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi will serve as third umpire and Syed Imtiaz Iqbal as fourth umpire. Kamran Chaudhary will oversee the match as referee.

The final on August 18 will feature Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz Waqar as on-field umpires, Faisal Khan Aafreedi as third umpire, Nasir Hussain as fourth umpire and as match referee.

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