The Pakistan Cricket Board has today announced the Match Officials panel for the upcoming National Champions Cup 2026-27 set to take place from 11 to 18 August at the Multan Cricket Stadium. A total of seven 50-over matches will be played with the final scheduled on Tuesday, 18 August.
Former Test cricketer Ali Naqvi along with Kamran Chaudhary will lead the playing control teams throughout the four-team tournament. Ali and Kamran both are part of ICC International Panel of Match Referees.
Among the umpires, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Nasir Hussain and Rashid Riaz Waqar of ICC International Panel of Umpires will perform duties with Abdul Moqeet, Syed Imtiaz Iqbal, Tariq Rasheed and Zulfiqar Jan of PCB National Elite Panel of Umpires.
For the opening match on Tuesday, 11 August, Asif Yaqoob and Zulfiqar Jan will be on-field umpires, while Faisal Khan Aafreedi will perform duties as third umpire. Imtiaz Iqbal will be the fourth umpire on opening day of the tournament.
In the all-important final, Ali Naqvi will lead the playing control team comprising of on-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Faisal Khan Aafreedi and fourth umpire Nasir Hussain.
Complete tournament appointments:
11 August – Pakistan Greens v Pakistan Whites, Asif Yaqoob and Zulfiqar Jan (on-field), Faisal Khan Aafreedi (third), Syed Imtiaz Iqbal (fourth) and Kamran Chaudhary (referee)
12 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Gold, Rashid Riaz Waqar and Nasir Hussain (on-field), Abdul Moqeet (third), Tariq Rasheed (fourth) and Ali Naqvi (referee)
13 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Whites, Faisal Khan Aafreedi and Syed Imtiaz Iqbal (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third), Zulfiqar Jan (fourth) and Kamran Chaudhary (referee)
14 August – Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Greens, Tariq Rasheed and Abdul Moqeet (on-field), Rashid Riaz (third), Nasir Hussain (fourth) and Ali Naqvi (referee)
15 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Greens, Faisal Khan Aafreedi and Zulfiqar Jan (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third), Syed Imtiaz Iqbal (fourth) and Kamran Chaudhary (referee)
16 August – Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Whites, Nasir Hussain and Tariq Rasheed (on-field), Rashid Riaz Waqar (third), Abdul Moqeet (fourth) and Ali Naqvi (referee)
18 August – Final – Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz Waqar (on-field), Faisal Khan Aafreedi (third), Nasir Hussain (fourth) and Ali Naqvi (referee)
