Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Simon Taufel of Australia and Aleem Dar of Pakistan will officiate in the 2011 World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday.

Taufel was the on-field umpire for the India-Pakistan semifinal Wednesday while Dar officiated at Tuesday’s first semifinal between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the name of match officials Thursday. England’s Ian Gould will be the third umpire while Steve Davis of Australia will be the reserve umpire. Jeff Crowe of New Zealand will be the match referee.

Match officials for the final:
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar
TV umpire: Ian Gould
Reserve umpire: Steve Davis
Match referee: Jeff Crowe