Tickets of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final featuring Team India sold out in no time
ICC Champions Trophy: The ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 final, slated to be played on Sunday, 9th of March, at the Dubai International Stadium, has witnessed an overwhelming demand from fans as all 25,000 tickets got sold off in a swift fashion.
In less than 40 minutes, all tickets of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 final featuring Team India got sold out on the official website of ICC, on Tuesday. The tickets went online for sale at 10:00 PM (Dubai Time) and all of them, from the General Admission category tickets costing AED 250 to the premium Sky Box tickets costing AED 12,000 were off the shelves by 10:40 PM.
With a seating capacity of about 25,000, the stadium is expected to draw fans from all over the world, creating an exciting atmosphere for the high-stakes match. The Dubai stadium management cited the quick sellout as evidence of the tremendous excitement of cricket fans eager to witness the tournament's grand finale.
The gates of the stadium will open at 10:00 AM (Dubai Time) in the morning, with the final set to commence at 2:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). Fans will be eager to arrive at the venue early in order to enter the stadium smoothly and soak in the amazing electrifying atmosphere of one of Cricket's biggest match.
Ahead of this highly exciting final, some Indian fans experessed their opinions over the tickets for the trophy-deciding clash. Aman Kumar, a 25-year-old Indian fan, claimed that after waiting "more than an hour," he discovered that the seats were sold out. After the tickets were made available on the website, purchasers were put in a line and given ten minutes to browse the site. The 25-year-old Dubai resident, however, was "just trying [his] luck" and was not disheartened. He remarked, "I knew they would be sold out."
In contrast to him, Pooja R claimed to have experienced a "repetition of the disappointment" she had experienced when attempting to purchase tickets for the India-Pakistan game. Tickets were sold out twice last month before the India-Pakistan match, which is also known as the "greatest rivalry" in cricket.Both when they were first made available and when a new batch was revealed. She will continue "cheering on team India from behind the screen" after spending "nearly an hour" in line online, according to the Indian expat.
The Men in Blue have already secured a place in the summit clash after securing a magnificent win over fierce-rivals Australia, with Virat The Legendary Kohli playing a crucial role in the game with his knock of 84 runs. The 2013 winners are going to face the winners of the second semi-final between New Zealand & South Africa, currently being played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The South Africans, aiming to lift their first ever ICC Trophy since 1998, will be determined to get the better of the Kiwis in the semi-final. The two sides last met each other in the city of Lahore on the 10th of February in a high-scoring thriller in the Triangular series between Pakistan, New Zealand & South Africa.
It's worth noting that the Proteas secured their semi-final berth after remaining undefeated in the group stage of the tournament, winning two games out of three with one match versus the Aussies getting washed out due to rain. In their opening match of the competition, they took on Afghanistan and secured a 107-run win in dominating fashion, restricting the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led outfit to a score of 208 runs.
Their second group-stage fixture versus the Kangaroos in Rawalpindi was abandoned due to rain, while their last match against Jos Buttler's England confirmed their spot in the semi-finals after secured an easy seven-wicket win in the chase of 180 runs.
Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand, on the other hand, won their first two group stage games against Bangladesh & Pakistan respectively. However, they suffered a crushing defeat versus Team India in their final group stage fixture in the city of Dubai.