Guwahati: The second T20 International between India and South Africa here on Sunday is set to be a full house, with all tickets sold out, an official of the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) said.
The transparent manner in which the tickets have been sold has also increased the enthusiasm among cricket fans, ACA secretary Devajit Saikia said on Friday.
“The fact that the ticket sale was completely transparent ensured that genuine lovers of the game will get an opportunity to watch their favourite players in action. There is unprecedented enthusiasm among them,” Saikia claimed.
“We are expecting a full house. Out of about 38,000 seats, 21,200 were for the general public. Those tickets were sold online in two phases and were sold out in no time,” he said. Another 12,000 tickets were made available for the public through district associations, which were sold over the counters.
“Usually, 40-50% of the tickets sent to the districts return unsold. However, this time, hardly 100 tickets have come back to us,” Saikia added. The rest of the tickets are sent to various state associations and some are given as complimentary passes to special guests and invitees, he said.
While the ACA Barsapara Stadium has a capacity of 39,500 seats, 1,500 of those are designated as “killed seats” as one cannot view the field of play from there. Saikia added that since the last international match hosted at the venue in January 2020 was washed out, the enthusiasm among the people is even more. Crowd management, security and traffic arrangements are foolproof with all agencies working in coordination, he said. “The match is in the middle of Durga Puja and additional arrangements have been made for all aspects,” he added. PTI