T20 World Cup: MCG to be packed for India vs Pakistan; SCG sold out for Australia vs New Zealand

The global showpiece starts on Sunday at the preliminary stage before the Super 12 stage gets underway from October 22. Seven Australian cities are hosting.

Published : Oct 14, 2022 08:16 IST , Sydney

The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host India’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign opener against Pakistan on October 23.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host India’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign opener against Pakistan on October 23. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host India’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign opener against Pakistan on October 23. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

More than 600,000 tickets have been sold for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, officials said on Friday, hailing big demand for a host of sell-out blockbuster games.

The global showpiece starts on Sunday at the preliminary stage before the Super 12 stage gets underway from October 22. Seven Australian cities are hosting.

Australia's opening match as defending champion against New Zealand, a repeat of last year's final, will be played before a capacity crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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 faces the Netherlands at the 36,000-capacity Kardinia Park Stadium in Geelong.

"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."

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