Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 | Muharram 18, 1444
Published: Mon 15 Aug 2022, 6:05 PM
Last updated: Mon 15 Aug 2022, 6:20 PM
Match ticket sales for Asia Cup have now started, Dubai’s Platinum List has announced. The ticketing platform said cricket fans can purchase the tickets online.
Fans, however, are in for a long wait due to the demand.
A resident, Zafar Mahmoud, said he had queued up on the website at 5.30pm. Now that he is finally in, he has 7,574 people ahead of him, with an estimated waiting period of over an hour.
“If you’re in the queue, don’t worry, this has been set up to give everyone a fair opportunity to get their tickets,” Platinum List said. “Due to an extremely high demand, a fair first come first serve purchase policy has been set up.”
Separate landing pages have been created to buy the tickets for matches in Dubai and Sharjah stadiums.
Fans have been told to keep the page open. “When the ticket sales … start … you will be placed in a queue if there are buyers before you, and when it is your turn, you will be able to buy your tickets.”
The Asia Cup, which was originally to be held in Sri Lanka, will be played from August 27 to September 11. The highly anticipated clash involving India and Pakistan will be played on August 28 in Dubai.
According to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), tickets for the cricket tournament were to go on sale on Monday, August 15. However, they did not specify a time, resulting in scores of residents queuing up on the website from early morning.
According to comments on the ACC’s Twitter post, some fans logged in as early as 4.30am. Others said they waited for over an hour to log on to the website, but could not find the event listed.
ALSO READ:
Sports
Spurs lost four times to Chelsea last season, including three defeats, two in the League Cup semifinal followed by one in the league, in January
Sports<!– 3 days ago –>
Sports
French international striker Karim Benzema is the overwhelming favourite after being the architect of Real Madrid’s 14th Champions League title
Sports<!– 3 days ago –>
Sports
The Aspire control and command centre will monitor all stadiums at once, as Qatar pulls out all the technical stops to keep an eye on the anticipated one million plus visitors from the moment they get off the plane to moment they leave
Sports<!– 3 days ago –>
Sports
Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran and Trent Boult are set to join ahead of the inaugural edition
Sports<!– 3 days ago –>
Sports
Ahmed flew to Switzerland for what he thought was a training programme with his coach
Sports<!– 3 days ago –>
Sports
Held under the slogan “To the Summits, People of Determination”, the 2022 edition featured 280 activities, most notably sports events
Sports<!– 4 days ago –>
Sports
The 27-year old from Dolenja vas is the latest rider to commit his future to the team alongside Tim Wellens and Felix Grosschartner
Sports<!– 4 days ago –>
Sports
Cricket Australia said US$30,000 would be donated as a gesture of support after the men's squad saw the crisis first-hand
Sports<!– 4 days ago –>