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T20 World Cup 2024 attendance: How many fans are in stadiums?
The 2024 T20 World Cup is being hosted across eight venues in the Caribbean and the United States of America, with ticket sales described as "well beyond" the tournament’s expectations.
Whether it’s the chance to watch T20 cricket in a carnival atmosphere in the Caribbean, or the novelty of seeing cricket played in the United States, ICC tournament director Fawwaz Baksh is on record saying that: "The response we’ve got is actually very, very exciting. Well beyond our expectations, actually."
Speaking in an interview with USA Today, he said, "Being a new market, you're not always sure what the response will be, but it was almost an easy job getting people in. They definitely want to see the magic."
It is good news for the ICC, after the ODI World Cup in India had numerous ticketing issues and low crowds plague the early stages of the competition.
The three venues in the United States are based in Nassau County, just outside of New York, Dallas and Miami.
In the Caribbean, all of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Guyana are hosting matches.
All of England’s fixtures will take place in the Caribbean, with their four group stage matches split between Barbados and Antigua.
T20 World Cup 2024 attendance: How many fans are in stadiums?
Officials will hope cricket fever catches on in the USA.
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