CWC 2023: India vs. Pakistan match- How to book tickets, step-by-step guide, other details

India and Pakistan to clash in World Cup 2023 on October 14.

By Jatin Sharma - 30 Aug, 2023

India and Pakistan will clash in the big-money match in the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC 2023) on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and the good news for the fans is that the tickets for the blockbuster clash went online on August 29.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is back for another thrilling edition, beginning October 5th, 2023. The 13th edition of the World Cup will be hosted solely by India for the first time and all the matches will be hosted in different cities in the country.  

There will be a total of 48 matches played during the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament across 10 Indian cities- Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Pune, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.

The tickets for the India vs. Pakistan game went online on the official ticketing partner of BCCI, BookMyShow on August 29 at 6 PM IST for Mastercard users and the tremendous amount of traffic led to the website crashing in no time.

A day later, the website showed all tickets barring the India vs Afghanistan match in New Delhi, were sold out for the Mastercard users.

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However, tickets for all the India matches will open on August 30 which will be the real test for the BookMyShow portal. ICC had earlier announced that tickets for India matches would be rolled out in a phased manner to avoid chaos.

The open-to-all sale begins today at 8 pm (IST) for the warm-up matches in Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram against England and Netherlands on 30 September and 3 October. India will play England at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati their first warm-up fixture ahead of the home World Cup.

Here are the dates for India match ticket sales in ICC World Cup 2023:

August 30: India's warm-up matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum

August 31: India matches at Chennai (against Australia), Delhi (against Afghanistan) and Pune (against Bangladesh)

September 1: India matches at Dharamsala (against New Zealand), Lucknow (against England) and Mumbai (against Sri Lanka)

September 2: India matches at Bengaluru (against the Netherlands) and Kolkata (against South Africa)

September 3: India matches at Ahmedabad (against Pakistan)

September 15: Semi-finals (at Mumbai and Kolkata) and Final (at Ahmedabad)

Here is how one can book tickets on the ICC website for India's World Cup 2023 matches:

Step 1- Log in to ICC's official ticketing website https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com

Step 2- Choose 'India' by clicking on the flag.

Step 3- Use the venue filter to book tickets accordingly

Step 4- Select the match you want to buy tickets for you

Step 5- Bookmyshow will add you to the queue. Don't press the back or refresh button here as you will be out of the queue and will have to redo all the previous steps to enter the queue again.

Step 6- Wait till the ETA. The website will redirect you to the stadium layout. There you can choose your preferred tickets according to different price ranges.

Step 7- Add your name, last name, delivery, etc. and other personal details

Step 8- You will be directed to the payment page. Complete your payment using your preferred method.

Step 9- Check your inbox for a confirmation mail along with the match tickets from BookMyShow.

Steps for ticket booking online via BookMyShow:

Step 1: First, create an account on BookMyShow.
Step 2: Select the venue and match for the booking.
Step 3: Make the payment after selecting the desired mode of payment.
Step 4: Secure the notification received via SMS and email regarding the confirmation of the tickets.

By Jatin Sharma - 30 Aug, 2023

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