India and Pakistan remain the most sought after fixture in the ICC World Cup 2019 as over 2.5 million applications have been received for the tickets. The applications for tickets in two ballot phases have exceeded ICC’s expectations as excitement builds ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Limited tickets, now available for all 10 teams and at every venue, will go on general sale on a first-come, first-serve basis on 27 Septembervia the Official ICC World Cup 2019 Ticketing Website Official Ticketing Website, ICC has stated in a Press release.
Matches involving hosts England and top-ranked teams have been highly sought after but sales across all 11 venues to watch the ten competing teams has been remarkable. India versus Pakistan remains the most popular fixture with enough ticket applications to fill Wembley Stadium several times over, alongside key matches such as England v Australia and the Final at Lord’s – all of which are heavily oversubscribed at all price bands.
Applications for tickets have far exceeded predictions with fans in England and Wale http://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CWC19-web-715×410.jpgs and around the world grabbing the unique opportunity to be at cricket’s showpiece event. The high demand for tickets during the Public Ballot resulted in over 1.6 million applications for tickets and took the total number of tickets applied for at the tournament to over 2.5 million across the two ballots. Tickets were bought across 148 different countries and as far and wide as Madagascar and Mexico which truly shows the global appeal of the World Cup, ICC has stated in a Press release.
The Public Ballot phase was supported by a launch film viewed over 9m times starring Freddie Flintoff, singing and dancing to the sound of Imagine Dragons’ ‘On Top of the World’ as he invited the public to join the World Cup carnival. In addition, a content series featuring comedy actor ‘Chabuddy G’, from BAFTA television award-winning show ‘ People Just Do Nothing’, helped broaden the appeal of the tournament and reach a wider audience outside of cricket.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Managing Director, Steve Elworthy, said: ‘‘The tournament will be the biggest sporting event taking place in England and Wales next summer and the demand for tickets reflects the excitement of the public here and all the fans around the world. We’d urge any fan interested in still attending to not miss out in the General Sale as most matches will then be sold out.”
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 attracted ticket applications from over 140 different countries around the world which truly shows the global appeal of the tournament The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 attracted ticket applications from over 140 different countries around the world which truly shows the global appeal of the tournament,” adds Elworthy.
“We have developed a pricing structure to drive accessibility with U16 tickets from just £6 ($7.85) and adults from as little as £16 ($21) as we wanted to make this world-class sporting event experience open to as many fans as possible. The demand for tickets serves to demonstrate the success of this strategy and help us grow the long-term fan base of the game.
“There will be tickets available in General Sale period for at least one game featuring each competing team as well as at least one game at every venue resulting in some really great tickets remaining. We want to ensure that we welcome as many fans as possible to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime tournament.”
Fans that applied for tickets during the Public Ballot are being notified if they have been successful via email. The fans who missed out in either the Public Ballot or Cricket Family Ballot will be prioritised again through a 34-hour window that will open on September 25 and 26before the remainder of tickets are made available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis from 27 September.
There will be around 50,000 tickets available during the General Sale period. To purchase remaining tickets fans must register an account via the Official Ticketing Website.
Hospitality tickets are now available for most matches and will give fans the opportunity to secure a place at the tournament in addition to enjoying the best match day experience each stadium has to offer.
The ICC World Cup 2019 will run from May 30 to July 14. The semi-finals will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester and Edgbaston in Birmingham on 9 and 11 July respectively, while Lord’s will host the final on 14 July.
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