JOHANNESBURG (The Thursday Times) — Nearly 8.4 million ticket applications have been made for India and Pakistan’s group match at next year’s Men’s Cricket World Cup, organisers said on Monday, for a stadium that holds 34,000 people.
The rivals meet at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on October 10, 2027. That works out at about 247 requests for every seat.
The final, at the same ground, is close behind with almost eight million requests. In all, nearly three million fans from 193 countries have applied in the ballot, making more than 120 million ticket requests across the tournament.
The ballot stays open until November 21. The 14-team World Cup runs from October 2 to November 21, 2027, and is co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
