Host of leading shops sell tickets for WorldCall T-20 Challenge including selected Virgin Megastores, Spinneys, Nike, Timberland, Hallmark and Sun & Sand Sports
Restaurants and selected Enoc and Eppco petrol stations and Zoom outlets in Dubai Metro stations also involved; tickets available in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
Dubai Sports City General Manager - Sports Business Macky Dudhia: "It's all about ensuring tickets are easy and convenient to purchase as well as affordable"
Tickets for next week's WorldCall T-20 Challenge presented by Bank Alfalah between Pakistan and England are available from more than 40 outlets throughout Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, it was confirmed today.
The tickets for the matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 19 and 20 February are being sold via selected branches of stores including Virgin Megastore, Spinneys, Nike, Timberland, Hallmark and Sun & Sand Sports.
They are also available at selected restaurants and other outlets and can be purchased in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah as well as Dubai.
And members of the public have the option of purchasing online at www.boxofficeme.com and www.ticketingboxoffice.com or by calling +971 4 367 6520.
Corporate hospitality packages are also available and details can be obtained by contacting Ms Ekta Hutton at Dubai Sports City on +971 4 425 1111.
The increase in the number of sales points is all part of Dubai Sports City's flexible, competitive and innovative ticketing policy for the matches which has also seen prices in all categories of seating either frozen or reduced from previous levels.
Grandstand tickets for the opening match on Friday 19 February have been frozen at the same price as last November’s Pakistan - New Zealand series, and start at just AED75.
And for the second match, on Saturday 20 February, the same ticket has been reduced to AED50.
Meanwhile, top-priced Platinum Grandstand tickets have been slashed from their previous mark of AED950 down to AED500 for Friday’s action and AED400 for the match on Saturday.
Explaining the huge increase in places where the public can buy tickets, DSC General Manager – Sports Business Maqbul Dudhia said: "Our aim for the WorldCall T-20 Challenge presented by Bank Alfalah has always been to make the matches as accessible as possible."
"That accessibility is not just about making sure tickets are priced within the reach of peoples’ pockets. It is also about ensuring that they are easy and convenient to purchase."
"By partnering with so many outlets throughout Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi we believe we are giving the public the opportunity to buy match tickets where and when it suits them and we hope this will translate into a great crowd and a wonderful atmosphere for the two matches."
For both sides the series represents their final Twenty20 International (T20I) matches ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean in April and May, with Pakistan the defending champion having won the previous event in England last June.
Pakistan is the most successful side in T20I history, having won 21 of its 28 matches in this format of the game. England, by contrast, has won only nine of its 23 matches but did beat Pakistan in their last T20I meeting during last year’s ICC World Twenty20.
Tickets are available at the following outlets:
Dubai:
- AJ Sports
- Barbecue Delights Restaurant (Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and opposite Lamcy Plaza (oud Metha Road, Karama)
- Digital Office (Sheikh Zayed Road)
- Dubai Sports City Head Office (Emirates Road, adjacent to the Dubai International Cricket Stadium)
- Karachi Darbar Restaurant (Karama)
- Kesar Indian and Mughlai Restaurant (International City)
- Malik Exchange Co
- Nike (Dubai Mall, Festival City and Mall of the Emirates)
- Pak Ghazi Restaurant & Sweets LLC
- Sind Punjab Restaurant (Bur Dubai and Karama)
- Spinneys (Marina Mall, Mercato Mall, Mirdiff and The Meadows)
- Sun & Sand Sports (Bank Street (Bur Dubai), Festival City and Madinat Jumeriah)
- Timberland (Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates)
- Virgin Megastore (Burjuman, City Center Mall, JBR, Mercato Mall, Mall of the Emirates)
Sharjah
- AJ Sports
- Karachi Darbar Restaurant
- Pak Ghazi Restaurant
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Uttam Restaurant
Abu Dhabi
Selected Enoc and Eppco petrol stations
Zoom outlets in Dubai Metro Stations
Both matches start at 1800 local time with gates opening at 1500.
Media wishing to cover the action must complete the relevant forms and return them as soon as possible. Failure to do so could mean a failure to be accredited.
The media accreditation form, as well as information detailing accreditation policy, can be found at http://www.dxbsport.com/articledisplay.asp?id=82
Any media with questions relating to accreditation can contact Dubai Sports City on +971 4 425 1111, extension 261.
Mikele Ugarte
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Brian Murgatroyd
Dubai Sports City
Tel: +971 4 425 1111, extension 620
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