Edgbaston secures fastest pre-Christmas sell out of England, Pakistan ODI

Edgbaston Stadium, home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, has confirmed its fastest sell-out of tickets for a bilateral men’s One-Day International (ODI) for at least 10 years with all tickets for next summer’s fixture between England and Pakistan now sold out.

World champions England will host Pakistan in the final game of the three-match ODI series in a day/night fixture on Tuesday, July 13. Although, the date is subject to change.

“Tickets were initially sold through priority windows for Warwickshire Members and for supporters who purchased tickets in 2020 and decided to leave the value of their tickets as a credit rather than a refund. Winners of the ticket ballot then snapped up the remaining tickets from 10am yesterday morning,” Warwickshire County Cricket Club said in a statement.

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Alex Perkins, Head of Commercial, said: “We’ve not known a bilateral series ODI at Edgbaston sell out before Christmas for many years, so we’re thrilled at the response to this match, which highlights the appetite for live sporting events in 2021.”

“We recognise that such high demand for this ODI has left a lot of cricket fans disappointed by missing out on tickets. However, early in the New Year we hope to have the early season international schedule confirmed, including further details on England’s men’s T20 International versus Sri Lanka and/or the potential of Test cricket at Edgbaston,” he added.