KalingaTV News Network
Cuttack: Braving the winter chill, thousands of enthusiastic cricket fans made beelines at three counters of the Barabati Stadium since last night to buy tickets for the T20 international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka scheduled to be played here on December 20.
The selling of tickets which began at 9 AM today would continue till 5 PM. The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will sell 12,500 tickets at the counters today and tomorrow.
OCA sources said that tickets for the special enclosure, new pavilion, AC box and corporate box will be available at counter no. 1 while tickets for other galleries will be sold at counter no. 2 and 3.
A spectator has to pay Rs 600 for gallery no 1 and 3, Rs 500 for gallery no 2 and 4, Rs 400 for gallery no 6 and 7.
Similarly, the price of tickets for special enclosures has been fixed at Rs 3,000 while a ticket in the corporate gallery would cost Rs 8,000.
Likewise, a ticket in the AC box in gallery 4 and New Pavilion would cost Rs 5,000. A maximum of two tickets will be provided to a single person.
Two platoons of police force have been deployed on the spot to maintain law and order.
As many as 10,362 tickets were sold to the OCA affiliated clubs and institutions on December 15 and 16. Besides, all total 9,130 tickets were sold online for two days on November 20 and 21.
Sources said those who have booked their online tickets can get the hard copies of their tickets at a counter near Cambridge School here between December 18 and 20.
Ms Kalinga