Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: ICC makes huge announcement for fans aged below 18, ticket prices start at Rs 115
The women’s T20 World Cup 2024 starts on October 3 and will run till October 20. The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in Bangladesh before being shifted to UAE.
Dubai: Bidding to attract bigger crowds for high-flight women’s cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected free entry for anyone under 18 years of age right at some stage in the upcoming T20 World Cup within the UAE for which prices of tickets will start from 5 Dirhams (Rs 115 approximately).
The ten-team tournament, to be held from October 3-20, will feature 23 matches spread across the 18 days. The 20 league matches will be split between Dubai and Sharjah with the semi-finals slated for Dubai and Sharjah on October 17 and 18 respectively. The final word will be played in Dubai.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice announced that lowest ticket denomination will be 5 Dirhams together with free entry for all those under 18 years of age. The choice turned into taken as a element of an initiative to leave a legacy of the ICC Females’s T20 World Cup 2024, the primary global women’s cricket event to be held within the region.
“One in every of the many many exciting things in regards to the UAE is its diversity. It’s a neighborhood where the general world is represented! Which suggests that it truly is effectively a home World Cup for all 10 teams and players can enjoy the enhance of passionate fans,” Allardice said in a media statement.
“With that in mind, I’m delighted to announce as of late that tickets will be reachable from just 5 dirhams and under 18s will go free. We could also be working with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Dubai Sports Council on the legacy of the event.
“I might want to thank the ECB and our friends at the Dubai Sports Council to boot to the teams at the Dubai International Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium for their extraordinary efforts,” added Allardice, who also released a video of a spectacular laser show on the tournament at the iconic Burj Khalifa.
ECB Board Member Zaid Abbas said they were hopeful for working closely with the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the original host of the tournament. “The ECB would work closely with all stakeholders including the International Cricket Council and the Bangladesh Cricket Board to make it imaginable for the participants and fans have a memorable time right through their stay within the United States.”
Right at some stage in the tournament, Group A comprises six-time champions Australia together with India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, while Group B will feature Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies, and Scotland.
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