ICC unveils list of match officials for the WTC 2023 final

The final between Australia and India is set to take place between June 7 and 11 at the Oval.

Ahead of the much-awaited ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2023) final between Australia and India which will begin on June 7 at the Oval in London, the ICC have unveiled the list of match officials for the ultimate Test.

This will be the second time for India in the final of the ICC WTC, as they had appeared in the 2021 edition clash against New Zealand at the Southampton ground in a losing cause. Australia, on the other hand, will be vying to continue their dominance by winning the biggest Test prize possible.

Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and Richard Illingworth of England will be the on-field umpires at The Oval for the marquee clash between Australia and India. The clash at The Oval will be Gaffaney's 49th Test match while Illingworth will be officiating his 64th Test. 

Providing support to them will be England's Richard Kettleborough, who has been appointed as the TV umpire, while Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena will act as the fourth umpire.

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West Indies great Sir Richie Richardson will be the match referee. 

This will also be the second successive World Test Championship Final match for Kettleborough, who acted as the TV umpire for the 2021 World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand at Southampton. 

(ICC inputs)