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| T20 World Cup Fast Approaching |
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat
expressed his thoughts that it is the first ICC World Twenty20 tournament in
Asia. This year`s event promises to be even more explosive as player skills in
the T20 format have expanded and cricket fans from around the world are dashing
to be in Sri Lanka. Upali
Dharmadasa, President of Sri Lanka Cricket conveyed that ICC World Twenty20 Sri
Lanka 2012 will be a sporting spectacle not to be missed by any fan.
The ticket
prices will start from USD 0.25 for the single group games and the final will
be priced between USD 2.50 and USD 45. The Women`s Twenty20 World Cup will be
free of charge for spectators in the group stages, which will be played in
Galle. The semi-finals and final will be played on the same day on the same
ground as the men`s semi-finals and final and will be covered by the same
ticket.
The International Cricket Council has chosen Sri
Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga as the official event ambassador for the
World Twenty20 Championships to be held in the island nation from September 18
to October 7. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said Malinga's popularity transcends Sri
Lanka and he is ideal choice for the role. Malinga will be the face of the
event's advertising campaign in the host nation and will promote it globally as
well.
The first match is going to be played between Zimbabwe and Sri
Lanka on September 18 as the inaugural match of the cup. The 20 day long
tournament will conclude with the final match played at the Premdas Stadium on
October 7. Despite the T20 fever of IPL donning the cricket World right now,
T20 World Cup is expected to throw a lot of suprises for audiences.
