Overview
- The four-day pre-sale opened at 19:00 IST on September 4 via Google Pay at tickets.cricketworldcup.com, with general sales set for 20:00 IST on September 9.
- First-phase prices for league matches in India start at Rs 100, the lowest for any ICC event, with group-stage tickets live and knockout and final tickets yet to be released.
- Shreya Ghoshal will headline the September 30 opening ceremony in Guwahati before India face Sri Lanka, performing the official anthem, “Bring It Home.”
- The eight-team tournament returns to India after 12 years and will be co-hosted with Sri Lanka across Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam, Navi Mumbai and Colombo.
- The prize pool stands at USD 13.88 million, with USD 4.48 million to the winners, while reports note some Colombo fixtures, including India vs Pakistan on October 5, were not available at launch.