KARACHI: Tickets for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy final have gone on sale online and at the Dubai International Stadium, the ICC said on Tuesday.
India pulled off a tense chase to beat Australia by four wickets in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday, with Virat Kohli hitting a polished 84 runs.
India will now play the final against winner of the New Zealand versus South Africa semifinal, which will be taking place in Lahore today.
“Tickets for the Sunday 9 March clash which starts at 13h00 local time will be available online here, whilst physical tickets will also be available at the Dubai International Stadium Box Office,” the ICC said in a statement.
“Fans can avail an early bird offer on limited tickets starting from 250 Dirhams.”
India have won all three of their games and are playing in Dubai after they refused to tour Champions Trophy hosts Pakistan for political reasons.
Captain Temba Bavuma said South Africa will not change their approach for Wednesday’s Champions Trophy semifinal against New Zealand despite the team’s poor record in knock-out matches.
South Africa have a history of coming up short on the global stage, losing their 2023 ODI World Cup semifinal to Australia and the T20 World Cup final to India last year. That continued a long trend of disappointing results at major tournaments, but Bavuma is keen not to dwell on the past.
“We will approach the semifinal as we normally would,” Bavuma, whose team topped Group B after big wins over England and Afghanistan, and a wash-out against Australia, said ahead of Wednesday’s clash.
“It’s just another game for us, yes it’s important but we definitely won’t be blowing it out of proportion that it’s a semifinal.”
