Overview
- More than two million tickets were released in the first tranche, with Phase 1 covering early fixtures and details of later phases to be announced.
- Sales run through tickets.cricketworldcup.com, which redirects to BookMyShow, where India-match buyers enter a virtual queue and receive m‑tickets activated closer to match day.
- Fans reported long queues and occasional crashes shortly after the 6:45 pm IST go-live, particularly for the India–Pakistan game scheduled in Colombo on February 15.
- The tournament runs February 7–March 8 across eight venues in India and Sri Lanka, opening with Pakistan vs Netherlands (Colombo), West Indies vs Bangladesh (Kolkata) and India vs USA (Mumbai).
- Entry prices start at ₹100 in India and LKR 1000 in Sri Lanka; the final is slated for Ahmedabad but moves to Colombo if Pakistan reach it, with similar contingencies for one semi-final and Pakistan’s matches set in Sri Lanka.