By After losing to co-hosts United States, in what is being termed as the “first upset” of the season, Pakistan is set to face neighbors India in their second match of the tournament. The highly anticipated match this Sunday will also be India’s second match in this edition of the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024. India won their first match of the tournament against Ireland on June 5.
The two archrivals will play against each other in the 19th match of the tournament at the newly constructed 34,000-seat stadium in Nassau County, New York. Both India and Pakistan have won the T20 World Cup once. While India won the inaugural edition in 2007, Pakistan took home the trophy in 2009.
International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Geoff Allardice, in an interview with USA TODAY, had termed the face-off between the two countries as “one of the greatest international sporting rivalries in the world of sport.” One of the primary reasons behind this is the long-standing political tension between the nuclear powers that began almost as soon as they gained independence from the British crown in 1947 and continued to get worse as the years passed. As a result, despite having cricket deeply embedded in the culture, the two do not play against each other unless it’s in an international tournament like this one.
Matches between Pakistan and India are few and far, driving a high demand for them and in turn, causing ticket prices to surge. The two countries have mostly always played in sold-out stadium and Sunday is expected to be no different. Here’s an insight into what the India vs. Pakistan ticket prices look like.
When is Pakistan vs. India?
India and Pakistan will face each other at 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Long Island, New York, about 30 miles east of downtown Manhattan.
Pakistan vs. India tickets
General tickets for the India vs. Pakistan match sold out almost immediately on the official website during the public ticketing ballot and after when the sales went live in February. At the time, the ICC had said that India vs. Pakistan was the most sought-after match of the tournament and “more than 200-times oversubscribed,” during the public ticket ballot.
On the official T20 tournament website, a limited number of seats are available in the Diamond Club for $10,000, Cabanas for $3,000 and Premium Club Lounge for $2,500.
Pakistan vs. India tickets on third-party sellers
Tickets for the match between India and Pakistan are currently mostly available for purchase on third-party websites such as Stubhub and SeatGeek for varying prices.
Tickets for the “hottest event” on Stubhub started at $630 per ticket without fees as of Friday afternoon, while tickets on SeatGeek began at $870 each without fees. The most expensive tickets on Stubhub were selling for around $4,500 without fees and for $6,700 without fees on SeatGeek Friday.
SeatGeek told USA TODAY that the average resale ticket price for the India vs. Pakistan game is $1,366, “nearly five times more” than the next most in-demand match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which is U.S. vs. India on June 12.
SeatGeek Thursday evening said they have “seen some ticket sales hit approximately $2,400 for premier seat locations within the front row,” to date.
“Sunday’s matchup is also the most in-demand overall at this year’s World Cup, with the second being India’s match against Canada on June 15 at Central Broward Regional Park and Stadium in Lauderhill,” SeatGeek said, adding that the average resale ticket price for that event is $349.
Earlier in March, ticket prices for the same match were starting at $1,000 without fees with the VIP tickets going for a whopping $40,000 each without fees. Fees for the most expensive tickets was around $1,000 bringing the total price for VIP tickets to $50,000. The market appears to have cooled since then, lowering ticket prices overall.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.
