ICC World Cup 2023: Non-Indian Match Tickets For Mumbai And Bengaluru Venues Sold Out Rapidly- Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) initiated the sale of tickets for non-Indian matches in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 on August 25. The tickets were accessible through the official World Cup ticketing platform, BookMyShow.

Ticket sales commenced at 8:00 p.m. local time, and the demand was overwhelming. The ticketing app experienced a crash around 35 to 40 minutes. The World Cup organizers first released tickets for non-India matches and warm-up games before focusing on the Indian matches.

The 2023 ODI World Cup is scheduled to take place in India from October 5 to November 19. The schedule for the marquee event was delayed due to venue-related problems. Later, they rescheduled nine matches, including the India-Pakistan encounter, due to security reasons.

Tickets For Non-Indian Games In Mumbai Sold Out

As of now, tickets for several matches have been completely sold out. All seven non-India matches at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru have been sold out. Two out of three game tickets are already sold out at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

As per a Times of India report, tickets for the three non-India matches at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium were completely sold out within just 15 minutes.

“The tickets for the three non-India games at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai – England vs South Africa on October 21, South Africa vs Bangladesh on October 24, and Australia versus Afghanistan on November 7 – were sold out in just 15 minutes,” said a source in the BCCI.

Tickets For Indian Matches To Be Available Starting August 31

The ticket sales schedule for India’s matches has been announced. Tickets for the first three matches in Chennai, Delhi, and Pune will be available at 8 p.m. on August 31. Subsequently, tickets for India’s next three fixtures in Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Mumbai will go on sale at 8 p.m. on September 1.

Tickets for the matches in Bangalore and Kolkata will be available on September 2. Tickets for the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash in Ahmedabad will be available for sale at 8 p.m. on September 3. Fans can also acquire tickets for the semifinals and the final starting at 8 p.m. on September 15.

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune are the 10 venues of the much-awaited World Cup. The marquee tournament will be played in a round-robin format, where each team will compete against the other nine participating teams.

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