Tickets for Champions Trophy final to go on sale only four days before match

Tickets for the 2025 Champions Trophy final, scheduled on March 9, will be available only four days prior to the match. Announcing the sale of tickets on Monday for the eight-team tournament, which begins from February 19, the ICC said tickets for the final will be available after the first semi-final, which is scheduled on March 4.

The primary reason behind the ICC releasing the tickets for the final that late is the hybrid model put in place for the tournament due to India refusing to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. Consequently, it was decided India would play their matches in Dubai, which would also host the first semi-final if Rohit’s Sharma’s team qualified for the knockouts. In case India reach the final, that match, too, will be played in Dubai. In the event India don’t make the semis, then all the knockout matches will be played in Pakistan, including the final in Lahore.

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The ICC on Monday said the tickets for the Pakistan leg of the Champions Trophy, comprising 10 matches including the second semi-final (scheduled in Karachi), would be put on sale from Tuesday (2 pm Pakistan time/1.30 pm IST). As for the tickets for the Dubai leg, the ICC said, “information would be made available in the coming days” without specifying any date.

Tickets for matches in Pakistan are priced from 1000 Pakistan rupees for the general category, while the premium category starts from 1500 rupees. Sumair Ahmad Syed, the tournament director, said the tickets have been made “affordable” to ensure “fans from all walks of life can be part of this historic spectacle, making it a celebration for all generations of cricket lovers.”

India and Pakistan are both in Group A, along with Bangladesh and New Zealand. The highly anticipated India-Pakistan group game is scheduled to take place in Dubai on February 23.

Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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