Indian crew rejoice after profitable the T20I World Cup 2024.— Reuters/File
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) mentioned on Thursday that it has launched ticket gross sales for the Males’s T20I World Cup 2026, with greater than two million tickets accessible within the first part.
In a press release, the ICC mentioned it set at as little as INR100 in India and LKR1,000 in Sri Lanka, the 2 internet hosting international locations of the 20-team match.
The main points concerning the second part of the T20 World Cup 2026 ticket sale will probably be introduced sooner or later.
“The low and affordable pricing for Phase I has been done to give cricket fans a fair and equitable opportunity to purchase tickets in the landmark 10th edition of the tournament,” the ICC mentioned in a press release.
ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta termed the primary part of ticket gross sales an “important milestone” of their technique of delivering probably the most accessible and world cricket occasion ever staged.
“Phase I of ticket sales is an important milestone in our journey towards delivering the most accessible and global ICC event ever staged,” Gupta was quoted as saying by ICC.
It added: “Our imaginative and prescient for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 is obvious: each fan, no matter background, geography or monetary means, ought to have the possibility to entry an in-stadia expertise of world-class marquee cricket.”
“With tickets ranging from simply INR100 and LKR1000, we’re placing affordability on the centre of our technique. That is about opening the gates huge and welcoming hundreds of thousands to be a part of a world celebration of cricket, not as spectators from afar, however as energetic individuals within the vitality, emotion and magic that solely a stadium can provide.”
For the unversed, the tenth version of the lads’s T20 World Cup will probably be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8 subsequent 12 months.
The mega occasion will function 20 groups, divided into 4 teams of 5, with the highest two from every group advancing into the Tremendous Eight stage, which is able to then function two swimming pools of 4 sides every.
The match will get underway with Pakistan taking up Netherlands on the opening day, which will even see hosts and defending champions India taking up the USA of America (USA) in Mumbai.
The group stage will conclude on February 20 with the fixture between Australia and Oman in Kandy. The Tremendous Eight stage will then run from February 21 to March 1, adopted by the 2 semi-finals on March 4 and 5, respectively.
In the meantime, the blockbuster ultimate will probably be performed on March 8 in both Ahmedabad or Colombo, relying on Pakistan’s qualification, because the 2009 champions will play all of their matches in Sri Lanka.
