Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat will become the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate at an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when he stands in the tournament opener between USA and Canada.

In addition to serving on the panel for two ICC Women's Cricket World Cups and the 2018 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Saikat, 47, was in charge of five matches at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup last year.

Richard Illingworth, who officiated the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final between Australia and India last year and earned the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for a third time in 2023, will be in the middle on opening night alongside Saikat. In Dallas, the match referee will be Richie Richardson, while the TV umpire will be Sam Nogajski and the fourth umpire will be Langton Rusere.

In June, Nogajski will be one of five umpires making their senior men's tournament debuts. Rashid Riaz will make his debut in the tournament's second match, which will take place in Guyana between Papua New Guinea and the West Indies. A significant milestone will also be reached by match referee Andy Pycroft, who will officiate his 150th T20I.

Later that day, in Barbados, Jayaraman Madanagopal will make his debut in a head-to-head match between Namibia and Oman. The USA and Pakistan match will be the first of Allahudien Paleker's four on-field group games, while Asif Yaqoob, making his debut, will team up with Nitin Menon for England's match against Scotland.

On June 9, India and Pakistan will play in the highly anticipated Group A match. Illingworth and Rodney Tucker will officiate the match.

The Match Officials for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Richard Kettleborough, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob. 

Match Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.