AFG vs AUS, T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight: Why did Jeff Crowe replace Richie Richardson as match referee?

Richardson was unwell and hence did not officiate. Crowe refereed the match remotely with access to a real-time feed of the match and full communication was made available as necessary with the PCT.

REPRESENTAIVE IMAGE: Jeff Crowe replaced Richie Richardson as the match referee for the game between Afghanistan and Australia | Photo Credit: AP

Jeff Crowe replaced Richie Richardson as the match referee for the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight Group 1 game between Afghanistan and Australia at The Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on Sunday.

Richardson was unwell and hence did not officiate. Crowe refereed the match remotely with access to a real-time feed of the match and full communication was made available as necessary with the PCT (Playing Control Team), the ICC said.

Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza were the on-field umpires while Richard Illingworth was the television umpire. India’s Nitin Memon was the fourth umpire.

Afghanistan went on to beat Australia by 21 runs to gain its first Super Eight points.