No neutral umpire in BD-Lanka Test series 20 April 2021
There will be no neutral umpires in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Sunday.
During the last home series against West Indies and Bangladesh, England Richard Illingworth officiated in both the Test matches that marked the return of neutral umpire in the post-pandemic era.
SLC though is not interested to move in that direction as Kumar Dharmasena and Ruchira Pallyaguruqe will be on-field umpires in both the Test matches.
Ranjan Madugalle will act as match referee in both Test while in the opening game Raveendra Wimalasiri will be TV umpire and Lyndon Hannibal will be the 4th umpire, the duo will fulfill opposite roles in the second Test.
No neutral umpire in SL Test series-547905 daily-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daily-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.