The International Cricket Council [ Images ] (ICC [ Images ]) has announced official appointments for the quarter-final stage of the Cricket World Cup 2011.

The first quarter-final will take place in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Wednesday to begin four days of thrilling high-stakes cricket with four teams heading home at the end of it.

The match official appointments are as follows:

23 March -- Pakistan v West Indies [ Images ], Mirpur

Chris Broad (match referee), Billy Bowden and Steve Davis (both on-field), Daryl Harper (third umpire), Bruce Oxenford (fourth umpire)

24 March -- Australia [ Images ] v India [ Images ], Ahmedabad [ Images ]

Ranjan Madugalle (match referee), Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould (both on-field), Richard Kettleborough (third umpire), Asad Rauf (fourth umpire)

25 March -- South Africa [ Images ] v New Zealand [ Images ], Mirpur

Roshan Mahanama (match referee), Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker (both on-field), Kumar Dharmasena (third umpire), Nigel Llong (fourth umpire)

26 March -- Sri Lanka [ Images ] v England [ Images ], Colombo

Jeff Crowe (match referee), Billy Doctrove [ Images ] and Simon Taufel (both on-field), Tony Hill (third umpire), Shavir Tarapore (fourth umpire).

Appointments for the semi-finals and final will be made in due course.