LAHORE (Sports Desk): Fans have shown extraordinary interest in the group-stage match between Pakistan and India at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, with approximately 8.4 million applications submitted for tickets to the highly anticipated encounter.
According to the tournament organisers, the match between the two traditional rivals will be played on October 10, 2027, at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has a seating capacity of 34,000 spectators.
Approximately 8 million applications have also been received for tickets to the World Cup final. The decisive match will take place at the same stadium on November 21, 2027.
Around 3 million fans from 193 countries have applied for tickets to the event, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. More than 120 million ticket applications have been received in total.
The ticket application process will remain open until November 21. The 14-team global tournament will be held from October 2 to November 21, 2027.
The opening match of the event will take place on October 7, when Australia and India, who faced each other in the 2023 World Cup final, will meet once again.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan last defeated India in the 2022 Asia Cup. In the World Cup group stage, Pakistan will be placed alongside Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and one qualifying team. The other group will feature England, South Africa, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and one qualifying team.