More tickets going on sale for Cricket World Cup 2024 in NY, as resale prices near $15,000
Metro area cricket fans will have the opportunity Tuesday morning to buy previously unavailable tickets for matches in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup being held in New York in June.
That'll be a relief for cricket fans eager to see the first World Cup cricket matches ever in the U.S. The price of entry for some matches has soared above $11,000 on ticket resale sites.
More T20 Cricket World Cup tickets
Tickets for the India vs. Ireland match on June 5 and the USA vs. India match on June 12 will be available to the public starting at 10 a.m. on the website set up for T20 World Cup tickets. Those matches will be held at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, Long Island, the 34,000-set venue currently under construction.
The matches are among 51, in both the United States and West Indies, for which tickets will be available Tuesday for the June 1-29 tournament. Eight of the 55 matches will take place on Long Island. The finals will take place in Barbados on June 29.
The price for tickets for India vs. Ireland and USA vs. India is expected to cost $60 to $70 for standard-level tickets and as high as $200 for premium-level seats.
Huge demand for India vs. Ireland, USA vs. India
Even at the premium level, those prices are more affordable than those currently on offer on ticket broker sites like StubHub where the lowest price listed for India vs. Ireland as of Monday was $301 (minus fees), while the highest was $11,316 for a Section VIP Box.
For the USA vs. India game, the lowest price was $272, while the highest was $11,458. StubHub's $3,473 in fees would push that to $14,790, according to the site.
Chris Tetley, the head of events for the ICC, said in the announcement of the new sales: “We are delighted to have worked with our commercial partners to be able to release these additional tickets to 51 matches to ensure that we are accommodating as many fans as possible at every ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixture. The demand has been exceptionally strong for matches at venues across both the West Indies and USA, so we encourage fans to secure their World Cup experience as soon as possible to be part of what will be a historic event.”
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T20 World Cup schedule
Twenty teams will compete in the month-long tournament, showcasing the second-most-watched sport in the world, with a global estimated fanbase of 2.5 billion people, according to the 2023 World Atlas. That compares to an estimated 3.5 billion for soccer.
The World Cup cricket combatants will include 2022 T20 champion England, 2022 runner-up Pakistan and powerhouses Australia, India and New Zealand. The USA and West Indies national teams will also participate since they are the hosts.
According to the ICC, over 3 million ticket applications were received during the initial application period in early February before the general sale began on Feb. 22. Four matches have already sold out: the June 1 opener featuring the USA vs. Canada, the highly anticipated India vs. Pakistan on June 9, India vs. Canada on June 15, and the final in Barbados on June 29.
Along with match tickets, fans on Tuesday can choose from a range of premium private suites and individual food and beverage packages for all the matches at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium and venues across the West Indies.
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