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Vol. 5 Num 1100 Thu. July 05, 2007  
   
Sports


Lankan duo for Ind-Eng


Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle and Roshan Mahanama have been appointed match referees for the upcoming Test and ODI cricket series between India and England this month.

While Madugalle will oversee the three-match Test series starting July 19 in London, Mahanama will be in-charge of the seven ODIs, the International Cricket Council said in a statement.

Australian umpire Simon Taufel and West Indian Steve Bucknor will stand in the first Test to be played from July 19 to 23 at the Lord's.

Taufel and South African Ian Howell will umpire the second Test, at Trent Bridge from July 27 to 31. The third and final Test, at The Oval from August 9 to 13, will be officiated by Bucknor and Howell.

West Indian Billy Doctrove will supervise the first three ODIs on August 21, 24 and 27, while Pakistan's Aleem Dar will stand in the last four matches to be played on August 30 and September 2, 5 and 8 along with umpires selected by the host board.

Before taking on England in the one-day series, India will travel to Glasgow for an ODI against Scotland on August 16.

Madugalle will be the match referee, while Howell and Ian Gould will be the umpires for this one-off tie.

Meanwhile, Javagal Srinath has been appointed match referee for the three-match ODI series between Zimbabwe and South Africa from August 22 to 26.