Tickets for the Pakistan vs India T20 World Cup 2026 match are selling for up to four times the original price as fans are in an urgency to attend the sold out game in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb 15.
T20 World Cup 2026: tickets
Excitement is high among cricket fans after Pakistan decided to play against India in the T20 World Cup.
Fans are eagerly waiting for the match, but all seats at Colombo’s 35,000-capacity R. Premadasa Stadium are already booked.
Tickets are being sold on the black market at up to four times the original price. The match between Pakistan and India will be played on Sunday evening in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Millions of viewers in India, Pakistan, and other countries will also watch the match on television. The game has added new energy to the tournament.
Fans are expected to cheer or jeer every ball and shot in this high-stakes contest between the two South Asian rivals.
Both teams have won their first two games in Group A. The winner of Sunday’s match is likely to secure a place in the Super Eights round.
According to the International Cricket Council, the most-watched match so far was the 2011 50-over World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai, with 558 million unique viewers.
India’s win over Pakistan in the semi-final of that tournament is the second most-watched, with 495 million viewers.
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026: fans face rising costs
Media reports say a weekend trip to Colombo for the India-Pakistan match now costs around AED 7,000.
Travel agents have also reported a sharp increase in bookings over the past few days. Both flight tickets and hotel prices have gone up.
“Airfares have risen noticeably, and hotel rates have been adjusted upwards due to the heightened demand,” said one travel agent.
Pakistan vs India T20 World Cup 2026: travel charges to Colombo
Return flights from Dubai to Colombo are now averaging about AED 3,700, or 281,604 Pakistani rupees.
Prices can vary depending on seat availability and travel dates.
India squad
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Rinku Singh.
Pakistan squad
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan and Usman Tariq.
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