Team India will be playing their Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after declining to visit Pakistan due to the political tension between both countries. India has been placed alongside New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh in Group A. The India vs Pakistan match is undoubtedly the marquee match of the group and tournament. With the match being held in UAE's stunning city of Dubai, let's check the price of the ticket for this high-octane clash.
How much will the ticket for India vs Pakistan match cost in Dubai?
The match between India and Pakistan is set to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The stadium can accomodate 25,000 fans. The demand for tickets for this blockbuster clash is always high and that is the reason why it gets sold out the moment it is made available online. Speaking of ticket prices, fans can purchase tickets online through ICC official website which hasn't currently opened ticket sales or from a portal called xchangetickets.com.
According to xchangetickets website, the cost of a single ticket is ranging between ₹56,000 To ₹2,24,000 as of January 16th, 2025. The prices are dynamic and can reduce or soar that is subject to amound of sales. The price of the tickets may vary as time ticks and can also be sold on the portal. Here's the detailed breakdown of ticket costs.
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The price for each tickets for General stand at the stadium is 2386.00 AED when converted to Indian rupees will cost a whopping ₹56,170 INR.
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The cost of the premium ticket is priced at 5032 AED when converted to Indian currency will come to ₹1,18,498. The booking and handling charges are itself 1,332 AED which is ₹31,357 in Indian currency.
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The grand lounge tickets for two people are priced at 12240 AED when converted to Indian currency will come to a massive ₹2,88,150
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The platinum tickets for 2 persons are priced at 17680 AED and when converted to Indian currency will come to₹4,16,219. The booking and handling charges are itself 2,340 AED which is ₹55,087 in Indian currency.
A single ticket at a Platinum enclosure will cost 2,24,117.
Has ICC released tickets for India vs Pakistan match?
For thousands of Indians queuing up to witness the thrilling match between the two Asian giants, the prices seen on this particular website are astronomically high. Fans are waiting in anticipation for ICC to reveal the dates of sale of tickets which is likley to be much cheaper than the ones listed on the above portal. Also, every spectator has to factor in his/her lodging and flight costs while in Dubai. Hundreds of fans across the world including India would be waiting anxiously to get a chance to watch the mother of all battles at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Fenruary 23, 2025. However, those who can afford buying these tickets at these inflated prices currently can obviously rejoice.
All eyes are on ICC which had opened registrations couple of days back on its website to officially release the price and sale of tickets for Dubai matches.
The Free Press Journal does not confirm if the price of the tickets is authentic on xchangetickets.com. The publication tried to reach out the ticketing agency to verify if they were the official ticketing partner for the major event.
The company in it's reply said, "We would like to inform you, we are a premium ticket agency and source tickets from official sponsors, travel agents, tour operators along with Individual ticket sellers. We have served 1000s of customers with tickets, all tickets come with 100% money-back guarantee. You can place your tickets booking for any listed event on our Platform."
Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to start from February 19 with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand in Lahore. India will play their opener clash against Bangladesh in Dubai.
