TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Minutes after the ticket sales for the 2025 Champions Trophy final commenced online, more than 1,00,000 were in the queue to grab their seats for the title clash at the Dubai International Stadium on March 9.
With India beating Australia in the first semi-final, the interest for tickets exploded in no time and even the teams handling the backend operations were surprised to see the interest and the massive queue.
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In little over two hours, the tickets which went for sale online were sold out and the fans can now try their luck for physical tickets at the Box Office. As many as 12 categories of tickets went for sale and even the most expensive tickets – priced at AED 12,000 each (approx Rs 3,00,000) – were sold out at lightning quick time. The cheapest category was AED 250 with the premium categories starting from AED 1,000.
Online queue to buy tickets for the Champions Trophy final.
Except for the games vs Bangladesh and New Zealand, it was nearly a packed stadium in the games vs Pakistan and Australia. During an interaction with the media on March 2, Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) COO Subhan Ahmed had explained how the crowds have picked up as the tournament progressed.
Tickets for the Champions Trophy final featuring India have been sold out.
“The crowds have picked up gradually. It (for the India vs Bangladesh match) was more than 60% (turnout). Some countries are facing challenges to travel, which could be a factor. However, the turnout for the subsequent matches has been very good. The ticket sales were around 95% (of the capacity). Maybe, some people didn’t turn up after buying the tickets! Today (March 2), there’s around a 93% turnout, and it will increase as the day wears on,” he said.
Ahmed had emphasised that the pricing has been kept very competitive and the turnout during Ramadan has been very encouraging.
“It’s the second day of Ramadan, and the stadium is almost full. Pricing of the tickets is not an issue,” Ahmed added.