New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed that it has received over 1.5 crore applications for tickets since opening its ticket ballot for the . The ODI World Cup is set to get underway on October 02 next year and will conclude on November 21.
The tournament will be co–hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC said in a statement that it has received applications from fans from across 142 countries in just 12 days after its ticket ballot for the tournament went live.
“A total of 15,083,752 ticket applications have been received since with 4,423,417 ballot registrations generated by fans from across 142 countries, highlighting the immense global interest in the 14th edition of the Men’s Cricket World Cup,” the ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.
What is the 2027 World Cup ticket ballot?
The 2027 ODI World Cup ticket ballot is a process to acquire tickets for the matches in the tournament. Fans can register in the ballot for specific matches and obtain tickets for those games. The ballot will be open for registration till till 23 hours 59 minutes CAT on November 21, 2026 (3 AM IST).
Fans can submit one ballot entry per person for a match and can enter the ballot for multiple matches across the tournament. The fans will then be allocated tickets by the ICC accordingly.
“Where demand for a fixture exceeds the available ticket allocation, access to purchase tickets will be determined through a randomised ballot process. Successful applicants will be contacted by email with information on how to access the ticket purchasing process,” ICC said in a statement.
India to begin 2027 ODI World Cup campaign on October 07
The ODI World Cup 2027 will kick off on October 02 next year. India will get their campaign underway against defending champions Australia in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 07. It will be a rematch of the 2023 ODI World Cup final, where the Aussies got the better of India to lift the trophy.
The 12 teams in the tournament have been divided in two groups of six each. India, Pakistan, Australia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Qualifier A are part of Group A, while Group B consists of South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England.