NEW DELHI: Tickets for the marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad on Oct 14 were sold out within an hour after the International Cricket Council’s ticketing partner opened its exclusive pre-sale window, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Wednesday.
While there will be another round of general sale for the India-Pakistan match on Sept 3, there is a chance that there would be a complete sell-out within hours, like it happened on Tuesday for all the Mastercard holders.
It couldn’t be confirmed as to how many tickets were put online during the pre-sale window for all India matches and the warm-up games but it has been learnt that, after the sales opened at 6:00pm (IST), within an hour, all tickets on the day were exhausted.
Book My Show — the ICC’s online ticketing partner — put a “Sold Out” caption on the Pakistan game. Not surprisingly, this is not the case for the other eight India games.
“Today it was only for those who owned a Mastercard (credit or debit, India and international),” a Board of Control for Cricket India source privy to the development told PTI on the condition of anonymity. “Only two tickets per person was allotted and naturally, the tickets put on pre-sale were bought by fans within an hour.
“However it is expected that another round will happen on Sept 3. The best part is that the Narendra Modi Stadium has 132,000 capacity, so reasonable number of the tickets could be expected to be put on sale on Sept 3.”
The ICC is allowing only two tickets to be booked per person for all-India games along with the semi-final and the final while for non-India games, four tickets per person could be booked.
Tickets for India games at Chennai, Delhi, Pune on sale
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the much-anticipated tickets for India’s World Cup matches in Chennai, Delhi, and Pune, will be up for grabs starting Thursday, August 31, at 8 PM (IST). The tickets will be sold through the official ticketing website, tickets.cricketworldcup.com.
India will square off against Australia on October 8 at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The cricketing carnival will continue with India locking horns with Afghanistan on October 11 at New Delhi’s Arun Jailey Stadium. Another riveting encounter awaits fans as India faces Bangladesh on October 19 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (MCA) in Pune.
For the other India matches, tickets will be released in phases. On September 1, aficionados can snag tickets for matches set in the picturesque locations of Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Mumbai. On September 2, tickets for India’s fixtures in Bangalore and Kolkata will go live. Notably, the thrilling contest in Ahmedabad will have its tickets up for grabs on September 3, concluding the initial ticket release phase.
For those eager to witness the pinnacle of cricketing excellence, tickets for the highly anticipated semifinals and the grand finale will go live starting September 15. For non-Indian matches in the 2023 World Cup, tickets have already commenced on August 24, exclusively for Mastercard users, followed by a general release on August 25.
As cricket enthusiasts worldwide brace themselves for the cricketing spectacle of the year, securing a prized seat in the stadiums of Chennai, Delhi, Pune, and beyond becomes a paramount pursuit. With anticipation reaching a crescendo, it’s time to dive into the fervor of the World Cup 2023 and be a part of cricketing history in the making.
