70% fans allowed at UAE venues as tickets go on sale for T20 World Cup

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 tickets for every match are on sale from today.

The tournament will take place in three venues in UAE while Oman will host the qualifiers. In the UAE all venues will be operating at approximately 70% of maximum seated capacity, whilst Abu Dhabi has also introduced new socially distanced ‘pods’ of a maximum of 4 spectators on their east and west grass mounds.

The Oman Cricket Academy has had a temporary infrastructure built to welcome 3,000 fans.

With prices starting at just 10 OMR and 30 AED in Oman and UAE respectively, the event is accessible to all cricket fans. Tickets are available to purchase on https://www.t20worldcup.com/tickets

The ICC and event hosts BCCI have worked closely with host authorities to ensure fans can be welcomed in a safe environment and COVID 19 protocols will apply at all venues.

The tournament kicks off with the Round 1 match between Oman and Papua New Guinea in Muscat. Whilst, Australia and South Africa play the first match of Super 12s on 23 October in Abu Dhabi followed by the replay of the 2016 final between England and West Indies also on 23 October in Dubai.

One of cricket’s biggest rivalries, India and Pakistan, will take place on 24 October in Dubai.

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