Good news for the sports lovers of Rajasthan. The Home Department has given permission for the presence of spectators in the T20 match to be held at SMS Stadium in Jaipur on November 17. Online ticket sales will start on Paytm from Thursday.
The Rajasthan Cricket Association had sought permission from the government to organize a T20 match in the presence of 100% spectators. The government has given approval to conduct matches in the presence of spectators under the new guidelines of Corona. In such a situation,
Under the Corona guidelines, spectators will be allowed entry only if they have got at least a dose of corona vaccine. Only after this they will be able to watch the India-New Zealand match sitting in the field.
Tickets will be available online
As per the Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Mahendra Sharma,”Along with offline counters, online sales will also be started. Along with the ground and pitch at SMS Stadium, the seating arrangement is also being improved so that the spectators can enjoy the match comfortably. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has a seating arrangement of more than 28 thousand spectators and only the spectators with RT PCR test or vaccination certificate will be allowed to watch the match in the stadium.”
Tickets will be costlier by 40% to 100%
According to the officials of Rajasthan Cricket Association, this time the ticket rates can be increased from 40 to 100%. The ticket for a stand of Rs 500 can be increased to Rs 1000 this time. At the same time, the price of a ticket of 1500 rupees can go up to 2000 to 2500 rupees. This time the price of tickets for each category may increase.
This match is very special in many ways
This match will be special as Jaipur is going to witness an international match after 8 years. Along with this, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed former cricketer Rahul Dravid as the coach of the Indian cricket team. So this would be Rahul Dravid’s first test as a coach. Also, after Virat Kohli left the captaincy, this would be Indian team’s first match under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma at SMS Stadium in Jaipur.
Indian team will arrive today
The players of Team India will reach Jaipur by this evening and will remain quarantined in the hotel for 3 days. After this, the players of Team India will practice from 14 to 16 November at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Ticket Prices of the match
East stand – 1000 Rs
North stand – 2000 Rs
South stand – 2500 Rs
Lawn – 3500 to 8000 Rs
President box – 15000 Rs
President’s Pavilion – 12000 Rs
Secretary box – 8000 Rs
Player lounge – 8000 Rs
West Box 10 Seat – 50,000 Rs
West Rooftop – 2000 Rs