PCB confirms PSL 2026 Umpires, Match Officials (Source: AFP Photos)
The PSL 2026 umpires and match officials for the upcoming edition have been confirmed, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday unveiled a blockbuster group.
On Sunday, PCB confirmed PSL 2026 will be played across two venues, and all fixtures will be played behind closed doors.
As the tournament is set to begin on March 26, the PCB did not wait for long to make all the umpires and match officials public.
PCB Confirms PSL 2026 Umpires And Match Officials
The PCB unveiled the official umpires' panel and match officials for PSL 2026. There, among umpires, Pakistan’s Ahsan Raza, New Zealand’s Christopher Gaffaney, and Bangladesh’s Sharfuddoula Saikat made headlines.
Notably, this will be PSL debut for Saikat, who was in the news during the T20 World Cup 2026. With Bangladesh not playing there, Saikat’s presence in India and Sri Lanka got a lot of attention among cricket fans.
The PSL Umpires list also included Allahudien Palekar from South Africa and Alexander Wharf from England, among others.
Among the locals from Pakistan, Nasir Hussain, Asif Yaqoob, Rashid Riaz, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Zulfiqar Jan, Abdul Muqeet, Alay Haider, Imran Jawed, and Tariq Rasheed made the cut in umpires' list.
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Among the PSL 2026 Match Referees, Roshan Mahanama, a household name in Pakistan’s premier T20 league since PSL 2017, will continue to lead the pack.
Among many, he will be joined by Sir Richie Richardson, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees who has not featured in the PSL yet.
Full List Of PSL Umpires And Match Officials
PSL 2026 Umpires
Ahsan Raza, Sharfuddoula Saikat, Chris Gaffaney, Allahudien Palekar, Alex Wharf, Chris Brown, Asif Yaqoob, Rashid Riaz, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Nasir Hussain, Zulfiqar Jan, Abdul Muqeet, Alay Haider, Imran Jawed and Tariq Rasheed.
PSL 2026 Match Referees
Roshan Mahanama, Sir Richie Richardson, Ali Naqvi, Aleem Moosa, Kamran Chaudhary, Bilal Khilji, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Sohail Idrees.
PSL 2026 Schedule Updated
The PCB on Sunday updated the PSL 2026 schedule, courtesy of Mohsin Naqvi’s announcement earlier yesterday. Instead of the original six venues, only two venues – Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Karachi’s National Stadium – were set to host the entire competition.
However, PSL 2026 will stick to the original schedule as far as dates and timings are concerned. It will get underway on March 26, with Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsment kicking off the proceedings at Gaddafi Stadium.
There will be 44 matches in total during PSL, which includes four playoff fixtures. Moreover, this year the competition will have eight teams, instead of the usual six.
The PSL final for the upcoming edition will also be played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on May 3.
Notably, if May 3 gets washed out, the PCB has set May 4 as a reserve day for the PSL 2026 final.
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