India vs Pakistan World Cup 2027 tickets: 8.4m requests for 34,000 seats
The ICC says the 10 October match in Johannesburg drew more requests than the final. Seats, the ballot deadline and how fans in Pakistan can still apply.
The India vs Pakistan match at the 2027 Cricket World Cup has drawn 8.4 million ticket requests, the ICC said, for a ground that holds about 34,000 people. That is roughly 247 applications for every seat at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, where the two sides meet on 10 October 2027.
It is also more than the final. The 21 November final, at the same ground, has had nearly 8 million requests so far, according to the ICC.
The numbers
- India vs Pakistan: 8.4 million requests, about 34,000 seats, Sunday 10 October 2027, Wanderers, Johannesburg.
- Final: nearly 8 million requests, 21 November 2027, also in Johannesburg.
- Whole tournament: more than 120 million requests by Sunday, from 2.8 million fan accounts in 193 countries.
- Top countries for ballot sign-ups: South Africa, the UK, India, the US and Australia. Fans from Africa made 14.9 million applications.
How the ballot works and the last date
Tickets are not first come, first served. The ICC opened an online ballot on 1 October and it stays open until midnight Central African Time on 21 November 2026, which is 3 AM on 22 November in Pakistan. After it closes, tickets are given out by draw, so applying early does not improve your chances, but missing the deadline ends them. Apply only through the ICC’s official tournament ticketing site; resale offers on social media are a common scam around this fixture.
The tournament
The 2027 World Cup runs from 7 October to 21 November in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia: 12 teams, 57 matches, 12 venues. Pakistan and India are in Group A with Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and a qualifier. Group B has New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and a qualifier.
Why the demand
India and Pakistan now meet only at ICC and continental events, so every meeting is scarce, and the diaspora in the UK, the Gulf and South Africa itself travels for it. Pakistan also go into the year with some momentum after ending a nine-year wait for a trophy, beating Sri Lanka in the tri-series final on 31 October with Fakhar Zaman’s century.
For most fans the real ticket will be a TV or phone screen. But for the 34,000 who get in, it will be the hottest seat in cricket next year.
