BCB announces ticket rates for Asia Cup T20

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced the rates of different categories of tickets for the Micromax Asia Cup T20 Bangladesh’ 2016 beginning on 19 February at Khan Saheb Osmani Stadium in Fatullah of Narayanganj, reports UNB news agency.

The first four matches of Asia Cup T20 Qualifiers, to be participated by Afghanistan, the UAE, Hong Kong and Oman, will be held at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah from 19 to 21 February while another two matches of the qualifying round will be held on 22 February at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the capital.

Afghanistan will play the UAE in the qualifying round opener on 19 February in Fatullah at 3:00pm while hosts Bangladesh will face their giant rival neighbor India in the main event’s opener on 24 February at 7:30pm in Mirpur.

Three branches of United Commercial Bank (UCB) - Narayanganj, Kachpur and Chashara -- will sell tickets for the first four qualifying round matches billed for Fatullah on cash payment basis.

Four branches of UCB -- Sonargaon Jonopod, Bijoynagar, Progoti Soroni, Bashundhara and Nayabazar -- will sell ticket for the main event scheduled for 24 February—6 March and as well as for the qualifying round matches on 22 February through UCash while only Mirpur branch will sell ticket on cash payment basis before each match day.

Ticket price for the qualifying round matches in Fatullah are:

Grand Stand Tk 100; International Gallery (West) Tk 20; Club House (East/West) Tk 20; North/South Stand Tk 20; and Eastern Stand Tk 20.

Qualifying leg match in Mirpur on 22 February: VIP Tk 100 and Gallery Tk 20.

Rates of tickets for the main event from 24 February to 6 March at SBNCS are: Grand Stand Tk3,000; VIP Stand Tk 1,000; Shaheed Mustaque/Jewel Stand Tk 500; North/South Stand Tk 250.00; and Eastern Stand Tk 150.