Rizwan Akram

Rizwan Akram (born 26 September 1979) is a Dutch former cricketer and now an umpire.^[1] In April 2018, he was appointed to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Panel of Development Umpires.^[2] He was one of the umpires for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.^[3] On 12 June 2018, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut, in a match between the Netherlands and Ireland.^[4] On 1 August 2018, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, when the visiting Nepal and the Netherlands played in Amstelveen.^[5]

Rizwan Akram

Personal information
Full name	Rizwan Akram
Born	(1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 45) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Role	Umpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired	12 (2018–2024)
T20Is umpired	53 (2018–2024)
WODIs umpired	1 (2023)
WT20Is umpired	18 (2021–2023)
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2022

He was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.^[6] He had umpired in 45 ODIs and T20Is by August 2021.

See also

• List of One Day International cricket umpires
• List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

References

1. "Rizwan Akram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
2. "ICC appoints Rahul to Panel of Development Umpires for 2018". Times of Oman. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
3. "Netherlands men's squad for the Ireland and Scotland T20I Tri Series". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
4. "1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
5. "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
6. "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• Rizwan Akram at ESPNcricinfo