IPL 2019: Most matches as an umpire in IPL history

#5 Marias Erasmus

Erasmus has won the David Shephard Trophy in consecutive years of 2016 and 2017

At number 5, we have one of the most famous names in world cricket - Marais Erasmus. The South-African from Cape Province is one of the current members of the “Elite Panel of ICC umpires” and stands in all the three formats of the game. He has been a part of various prominent and glamorous tournaments like the 2011 and 2015 ICC Cricket World Cups.

A former first-class cricketer himself, Erasmus won the prestigious David Shephard Trophy for the Umpire of the year in 2016. He was first South African to achieve this feat. He again later won the trophy in the consecutive year.

The South-African has been one of the only few umpires who has been a part of almost all the IPL seasons. He has officiated in as many as 62 IPL games spanning from 2009 until present.