Micromax ODI Cup, Bangladesh vs Newzealand, 2010
Ticket goes digital
The ticketing system goes digital for the five-match one-day series between Bangladesh and New Zealand to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from October 5.
“Ticket will be available in different outlets of Grameenphone and for the first time we have introduced an e-ticketing system which means that fans can now buy ticket through their mobiles. It is similar to how they buy tickets for train journey,” informed GS Hassan Tamim, chairman of the ticket and seating committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
BCB has printed less than half its capacity this time because of ongoing renovation work ahead of the 2011 World Cup.
Tamim informed that the official capacity of the stadium – which will host six World Cup matches including two quarterfinals – is 26,000-plus but the BCB have issued only 14,000 tickets for each match of which 2000-3000 will be complimentary.
“For the greater interest, we have to accept some difficulties for the coming series. We have allotted limited seats because there is a safety concern due to renovation work. But the series against Zimbabwe in December would be a dress rehearsal for World Cup,” said Tamim.
6000 gallery tickets have been allocated for each match and the price is fixed at Tk 25 while the price for VIP is Tk 1000, International Gallery Tk 200 and Club House (North and South) Tk 100.
Following the first ODI on October 5, the second, third, fourth and fifth matches are scheduled for October 8, October 11, October 14 and October 17 respectively.
