PCB to start ticket sales for Pakistan-Australia ODI series on May 22

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that ticket sales for Pakistan’s upcoming one-day international series against Australia will begin on May 22, with both physical and online booking set to open the same day.

According to the PCB, online tickets will be available from 1pm through pcb.tcs.com.pk, while physical tickets can be purchased from designated TCS Express Centres.

The three-match ODI series will get under way on Saturday, May 30, with the opening fixture scheduled at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The remaining two matches will be held at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on June 2 and June 4. All three games are set to start at 4:30pm local time.

Ticket outlets and pricing

The board said physical tickets will be sold through 16 TCS Express Centres in three cities. Of these, eight centres will operate in Lahore, five in Rawalpindi and three in Islamabad.

The PCB said it has kept prices at relatively accessible levels in an effort to encourage strong crowd turnout across the series. General enclosure tickets have been fixed at Rs200, first-class enclosures at Rs300, premium tickets at Rs400 and VIP tickets at Rs500.

For the Rawalpindi match, seats in the VIP gallery will be available for Rs1,500.

At Gaddafi Stadium, the PCB has set separate rates for VIP enclosures at the two ends of the ground. Tickets for the Iqbal End, covering the Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram stands, will cost Rs1,000. At the Jinnah End, which includes the Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas stands, the price has been set at Rs1,500.

The board also said corporate hospitality packages will be available, with further details obtainable from the PCB Head Office.

Australia’s return for ODI assignment

The series will mark Australia’s return to Pakistan for a bilateral 50-over contest for the first time since their 2022 visit. On that tour, Pakistan won the series 2–1.

Australia were also in Pakistan earlier this year for a T20I series played in January and February. Pakistan swept that series 3–0 in Lahore.

The PCB’s latest announcement sets out the full ticketing structure and sales plan ahead of the limited-overs series, which will be staged across Rawalpindi and Lahore later this month.

The PCB aims to ensure maximum fan attendance by keeping ticket prices affordable across all categories.

With sales opening next week, spectators will have the option of securing seats either online or through the designated physical outlets in the three cities named by the board.