PCB announces match officials’ panel for 2025-26 season

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the match officials’ panel for the 2025-26 season, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday. 

The PCB's elite panel of match officials includes 18 umpires and 10 match referees. 

The panel includes match referee Ali Naqvi, umpires Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Afridi, Rashid Riaz, and Salima Imtiaz. 

The supplementary panel is divided into two parts to closely examine the performance of the umpires. 

Supplementary Panel-1 includes 14 umpires while Supplementary Panel-2 includes 24 umpires. The supplementary panel of match referees includes ten match referees. 

The PCB Emerging Panel includes 40 umpires from across the country. The match officials’ panel includes 13 female umpires including Salima Imtiaz.

Reporter: Wasim Ahmad