SJA Taufel

Cricket umpire Active

  • 500 matches officiated
  • 2003–2026 on record
  • 103 grounds
  • 59 teams
  • #23 of 1,489 by experience

Career by year

01020304050602003: 20 as on-field2003: 9 as tv umpire20032004: 14 as on-field2004: 5 as tv umpire2005: 12 as on-field2005: 3 as tv umpire20052006: 22 as on-field2006: 3 as tv umpire2006: 1 as reserve2007: 32 as on-field2007: 5 as tv umpire2007: 4 as reserve20072008: 28 as on-field2009: 27 as on-field2009: 6 as tv umpire2009: 5 as reserve20092010: 32 as on-field2010: 5 as tv umpire2010: 3 as reserve2011: 27 as on-field2011: 6 as tv umpire2011: 1 as reserve20112012: 31 as on-field2012: 10 as tv umpire2012: 4 as reserve2013: 12 as on-field2013: 1 as tv umpire20132015: 1 as match referee201520172019: 19 as match referee201920212022: 2 as on-field2022: 2 as tv umpire2022: 3 as reserve2023: 4 as on-field2023: 1 as tv umpire2023: 2 as reserve2023: 27 as match referee20232024: 1 as on-field2024: 30 as match referee2025: 2 as on-field2025: 49 as match referee20252026: 29 as match referee2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve
  • Match referee

By format

Test61
ODI158
T20I46
T20235
Women's matches12

By role

On-field 266
TV umpire 56
Reserve 23
Match referee 155

A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.

Decision reviews

  • 53reviews against his calls
  • 13upheld
  • 40overturned
  • 25%upheld rate

Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.

FormatReviewsUpheld
ODI 18 5 (28%)
T20 4 1 (25%)
Test 31 7 (23%)

First and most recent

First on record England v AustraliaTest2 Jan 2003Sydney Cricket Ground
Most recent Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington FreedomT2018 Jul 2026Oakland Coliseum,Oakland

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • Dubai International Cricket Stadium46
  • Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas26
  • Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi20
  • Sharjah Cricket Stadium18
  • Kingsmead16
  • Sydney Cricket Ground14
  • Kensington Oval, Bridgetown13
  • Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain11
  • MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk11
  • Trent Bridge11
  • Oakland Coliseum,Oakland10
  • Providence Stadium10

Teams

  • India75
  • England68
  • Sri Lanka65
  • Pakistan58
  • South Africa58
  • West Indies57
  • Australia39
  • New Zealand34
  • Dubai Capitals32
  • Washington Freedom24
  • Gulf Giants23
  • MI Emirates22

Competitions

  • International League T2071
  • Indian Premier League64
  • Major League Cricket59
  • ICC World Twenty2041
  • ICC World Cup26
  • ICC Champions Trophy22
  • Caribbean Premier League19
  • VB Series16
  • NatWest Series14
  • FairBreak Invitational Tournament12
  • ICC Cricket World Cup12
  • Commonwealth Bank Series11

Milestones

50th match West Indies v Australia 21 Jan 2005
100th match Ireland v Pakistan 17 Mar 2007
200th match Australia v Pakistan 26 Jan 2010
300th match England v South Africa 28 Aug 2012
400th match Gulf Giants v Desert Vipers 3 Feb 2024
500th match Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington Freedom 18 Jul 2026

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
18 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington Freedom Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
15 Jul 2026 MI New York v Washington Freedom Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
12 Jul 2026 Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight Riders Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
11 Jul 2026 Seattle Orcas v San Francisco Unicorns Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
10 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v San Francisco Unicorns Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
9 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington Freedom Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
8 Jul 2026 MI New York v San Francisco Unicorns Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
5 Jul 2026 Seattle Orcas v Texas Super Kings Knight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 Match referee
4 Jul 2026 San Francisco Unicorns v Washington Freedom Knight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 Match referee
2 Jul 2026 MI New York v Seattle Orcas Knight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 Match referee
28 Jun 2026 Washington Freedom v San Francisco Unicorns Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
27 Jun 2026 Texas Super Kings v Washington Freedom Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
26 Jun 2026 Seattle Orcas v San Francisco Unicorns Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
24 Jun 2026 Texas Super Kings v San Francisco Unicorns Oakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 Match referee
21 Jun 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Seattle Orcas Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
20 Jun 2026 Texas Super Kings v San Francisco Unicorns Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
19 Jun 2026 San Francisco Unicorns v Los Angeles Knight Riders Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Match referee
23 Jan 2026 Rajshahi Warriors v Chattogram Royals Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur T20 Match referee
21 Jan 2026 Rajshahi Warriors v Sylhet Titans Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur T20 Match referee
20 Jan 2026 Rajshahi Warriors v Chattogram Royals Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur T20 Match referee

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Questions

How many matches has SJA Taufel officiated?
SJA Taufel has officiated 500 recorded matches, between 2003 and 2026.
How many Test matches has SJA Taufel stood in?
SJA Taufel appears in 61 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has SJA Taufel stood in?
SJA Taufel appears in 158 ODIs on record.
How often are SJA Taufel's decisions upheld on review?
Of 53 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 13 were upheld -- 25 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has SJA Taufel officiated at most often?
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with 46 matches on record.

Other officials

Figures updated 17 Aug 2026.

Ball-by-ball records begin in 2002; matches before that are counted where an official record names the officials. A match with no officials recorded does not appear here.