India vs Pakistan match at Pallekele: VIP tickets sell out within minutes

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Tickets for the much anticipated India-Pakistan Asia Cup match at the Pallekele International Stadium on September 2 have virtually sold out, with organisers charging Rs. 9600 for entry into the two grass embarkment.

Tickets for the Asia Cup went on sale last afternoon, and as expected the first of potentially three showdowns between India and Pakistan garnered the most interest.

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Tickets for the main pavilion and it's four seated areas were sold out despite a significantly marked up price -- tickets for the Grand Stand Top Level going for Rs 96000 each, and "A" and "B" lower going for Rs. 40000 each.

The only remaining tickets are for the two grass embarkment areas, each worth Rs. 9600.

Tickets for Sri Lanka's match against Bangladesh, in Pallekele on August 31, have also been sold out, despite prices starting from Rs. 1600 for the grass embankment to Rs. 11200 for the Grand Stand.

Tickets for the Asia Cup can be purchased through pcb.bookme.pk, and are being sold by the Pakistan Cricket Board, who are the organizers of this year's Asia Cup.

Comments - 11

Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 18 August 2023 04:04 PM

The middle class and the poor will never be able to watch interesting match live. Make stalls for 2000, 1000 and 500 for middle class and poor to watch live.

Dee Saturday, 19 August 2023 06:46 AM

Don’t worry! The middle class has already brought tickets! They only pretend being unable the have 3 meals a day! They have better meals than the so called high class.

DJ Friday, 18 August 2023 08:16 PM

Shame, it’s all about VIP you talk about. Not the real Cricket fans.

Shakeela Friday, 18 August 2023 09:08 PM

No means it was not sold by Sri Lanka cricket board but by mafia in the board It's not 11200 it's 99000 for grand stand

A poor man Friday, 18 August 2023 10:35 PM

Thanks to SLC, Sri Lankan Cricket is no more the common man's sport but a sport of VIPs who rob the common man's money and buy expensive tickets.

CharithD Friday, 18 August 2023 10:43 PM

One should understand that it is PCB who has the hosting rights of this Asia Cup. Even though some matches are held in SL due to various reasons, the profit from the ticket sales goes to PCB

A nizam Saturday, 19 August 2023 07:44 AM

Doesn’t the premedasa stadium have more seats than pallekale?

ICC Saturday, 19 August 2023 08:27 AM

Cricket is a business now.

cricketer Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:24 PM

The cricket grounds in Sri Lanka are not big enough to accomodate all the cricket mad Indians and Pakistanis who come to cheer their team.

Tissa Fernando Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:38 PM

JVP mentality is at the highest as many are using the words 'the poor' in all situations. No country can get rid of the rich. You need the rich to exist as well. The money did not come to rich automatically, they or their parents worked hard for it. Look at all real rich people, they had all very humble beginnings. Few names to mention are Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Warren Buffet. Read their life stories to find out how they became rich. As long as you have the JVP jealous mentality and hatred attitude you will be poor for ever.

A Very Idiotic Person (VIP) Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:18 PM

As Tissa Fernando says Rajapaksas worked hard to earn Billions of dollars to keep that money in foreign banks. Dr. Rambukkwella is working very hard to earn millions of dollars of commissions from blacklisted pharmaceutical companies and so on. All other VIPs are also working on the same line.

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