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Mahanama appointed Match Referee for India-South Africa series

March 20, 2008 15:52 IST

Sri Lankan Roshan Mahanama will be the Match Referee for India's [ Images ] three-match Test series against South Africa [ Images ] starting in Chennai next week.

Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and New Zealander Tony Hill will officiate in the Chennai Test (Mar 26-30) while Hill will be joined by Jamaican Billy Doctrove [ Images ] for the second Test in Ahmedabad [ Images ] from April 3.

Rauf will team up with Doctrove for the third Test in Kanpur (Apr 11-15), according to an International Cricket Council [ Images ] (ICC [ Images ]) releaseĀ in Dubai [ Images ] on Thursday.

ICC also named Chris Broad as the Match Referee for Sri Lanka's [ Images ] tour of the West Indies [ Images ] comprising two Test matches and three one-dayers.

Simon Taufel and Billy Bowden will officiate in the Test series. Taufel will stand in the entire ODI series as well along with local appointments.

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