Cricket-Nearly 8.4 million ticket requests received for India and Pakistan's 2027 World Cup clash


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India v Pakistan - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - October 14, 2023 General view of India fans in the stands during the match REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

Nov 2 (Reuters) - ⁠Nearly 8.4 million ticket ⁠applications have been received for ‌India and Pakistan's group-stage clash at next year'sMen's Cricket World Cup, organisers ​said on Monday.

• The ⁠rivals are ⁠set to clash in Johannesburg at ⁠The ‌Wanderers on October 10, 2027. The final, ⁠hosted at the same 34,000-seat venue, ​trails ‌close behind with almost eight ⁠million ​ticket requests.

• Nearly three million fans from 193 countries have ⁠applied for tickets in ​the ballot window, which remains open until November 21, for the ⁠tournament co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

• More than 120 million total ticket ​requests have been ⁠received for the 14-team showcase ​that runs October ‌2 to November 21.

(Reporting ​by Nicole Fernandes in TorontoEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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