Former international umpire Marais Erasmus has opened up on the blunder he and Kumar Dharmasena made during the World Cup 2019 final by awarding England six runs instead of five when a throw from Martin Guptill hit Ben Stokes' bat and went towards the boundary. England won on boundary count.
Ruchira Palliyaguruge will now officiate as the TV umpire in both matches at Manchester and The Oval respectively.
ICC's general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice said that the playing conditions did not allow the third umpire or the match referee to intervene.
Melbourne: Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena was on Friday selected to officiate the final of the cricket World Cup on Sunday, thereby becoming the first person to feature in the quadrennial tournament final as both an
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