Champions Trophy Final 2025: Australia’s Paul Reiffel and England’s Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires for the Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand on Sunday. Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle will be the match referee. Reiffel, 58, is a former Australian fast bowler who took over 200 wickets in Tests and ODIs.
Officials for the Champions Trophy 2025 Final Revealed
He was also an umpire during South Africa’s semifinal against New Zealand in Lahore. Illingworth, 61, is a former England left-arm spinner and was an umpire in India’s semifinal against Australia in Dubai.
Illingworth, a four-time ICC Umpire of the Year, also officiated in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India and the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Americas.
He was the umpire in the group stage match between India and New Zealand, where India won by 44 runs.
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India reached the final after defeating Australia by four wickets in Dubai, while New Zealand advanced by beating South Africa by 50 runs in the other semifinal.
The officials for the match are as follows:
- On-field Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth
- Third Umpire: Joel Wilson
- Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
- Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle.
On-Field Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth
Paul Reiffel was one of the on-field umpires in the South Africa-New Zealand semi-final in Lahore, while Richard Illingworth officiated in the India-Australia semi-final in Dubai.
Illingworth, a four-time ICC Umpire of the Year, also umpired in the final of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. He also officiated in the Group A match between India and New Zealand, where India won by 44 runs.
What happened the last time India and New Zealand faced off in a Champions Trophy Final?
India and New Zealand had previously met in the final of the 2000 edition (then called the ICC KnockOut) in Nairobi, Kenya. India reached the final by beating South Africa by 95 runs, while New Zealand defeated Pakistan by four wickets.
India’s captain, Sourav Ganguly, was in excellent form during the tournament. He scored 141 runs in the semi-final against South Africa and followed it up with another century, scoring 117 in the final.
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