A report states that over 600,000 tickets have been sold for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, hailing big demand for a host of sell-out blockbuster games.
More Than 600,000 Tickets Sold For 2022 T20 World Cup
The 2022 edition of ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to play from October 16 to November 13 in Australia. The matches will be played across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.
The semi-finals will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Adelaide Oval, with the final taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A total of 45 matches will be played between 16 countries in the Group stage and knockout format.
Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and UAE have been placed in Group A while Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, and Zimbabwe were placed under Group B. The winner and runner-up of each group will be qualified for the group matches.
The India-Pakistan fixture the following night is also a sell-out with more than 90,000 fans set to jam the Melbourne Cricket Ground after additional standing-room tickets were snapped up within 10 minutes.
Only a small number of tickets remain for the event’s opening match-day, which pits Sri Lanka against Namibia before UAE face the Netherlands at the 36,000-capacity Kardinia Park Stadium in Geelong. READ: T20 World Cup 2022 Tickets Booking – With Ticket Price
“We’re delighted that we’re set to see big crowds for both the opening match of the event in Geelong this Sunday and the first weekend of the Super 12 stage in a week’s time,” said ICC T20 World Cup chief Michelle Enright. “It’s going to be fantastic to see full stadiums for cricket in October,” he added.
The first match of the tournament will be played between Sri Lanka and Namibia on October 16 in Simonds Stadium, Geelong. The final match of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played on November 16 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. Notably, the Melbourne Cricket Ground has a capacity of 100,024.
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