LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Sunday as it introduced retainers for its Supplementary Panel match officials for the first time.

As a result, each of the 23 match officials on the panel—15 umpires and 8 match referees—will be paid PKR25,000 every month throughout the 2022–23 season.

The recent move guarantees that all 43 match officials on the PCB panel are now being taken care of by the game’s governing body in Pakistan. Previously, only match officials on the international and elite panel were on retainers.

The match officials’ retainers on the elite and international panels are PKR69,575 and PKR132,250, respectively. During the cricket season, in addition to the retainers, the PCB also offers match fees (PKR 10,000 per day), daily allowances (PKR 2,500 per day), four- or five-star lodging (as available), as well as air and ground transportation, to its match officials.

As a result, a match official’s income from a four-day match can reach PKR52,000, including match day minus one daily allowance, while his earnings from a limited overs match will be PKR15,000, including match day minus one daily allowance.

Furthermore, the PCB also announced that a domestic match scorer will also receive a match fee of PKR7,500 (per day) and a daily allowance of PKR2,500, whereas, for a practice match, will receive PKR1,500 (per day) as match fee and a daily allowance of PKR2,000.

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