City Briefs

World Cup: Only 967 tickets sold on Day Two

The response of cricket lovers from the Tricity towards the first World Cup match to be played at the PCA Stadium continue to be lukewarm on the second day,with only 967 tickets being sold. The stadium has the capacity to host 27,000 spectators. Most of the tickets sold were of Rs 50 and 100. “As many as 328 people bought tickets for Rs 50,while 283 went for the ones for Rs 100. The figure includes the sale of tickets for the March 11 match between West Indies and Ireland,” said PCA spokesman Sushil Kapoor.