Want a ticket to history? It146;s e-asy

The PCB has created a special microsite pcbtickets.cricket.org, or you can go to Cricinfo. Once you8217;ve bought the ticket, the printout of the receipt is what you8217;ll need to produce at the match venue for the actual ticket.

PCB officials say approximately 30-35 tickets at each of the five staging centres have been put up for sale online, an average of around 6-9,000 per stadium, and most will probably be picked up by Indians/ foreigners.

The online tickets have another advantage 8212; you can choose where you want to sit. Seats for 8216;outsiders8217; have been marked in specific, adjacent enclosures 8212; Karachi8217;s National Stadium has the Wasim Akram and Javed Miandad Enclosures.

At this stadium, the stands to be occupied by foreigners will see 11,000 chairs being put up.

PTI adds: 8216;8216;This is a historic occasion for Pakistan. The ticket sale was put through internet for the first time and the response has been overwhelming8217;8217;, Sohail Ahmed of Cricinfo said today.

8216;8216;Codes will be given on purchase through credit cards and a person will have to prove his identity while entering the ground and show his reservation slip to get the ticket8217;8217;, said Ahmed. 8216;8216;No two tickets can be the same and we will pass the order number to the buyer and another code in the next 48 hours to ensure accuracy8217;8217;, he said.

TICKET TO HISTORY

8226; Sites to look at: http://www.cricinfo.com, pcbtickets.cricket.org, pcb.cricket.org

8226; The only way of reserving tickets in advance is by buying online at Cricshop using a valid credit or debit card. You may not reserve tickets by telephone

8226; For orders in excess of 10 tickets for a single match per credit card or customer, e-mail PCB at pcbticketscricket.org

8226; Purchase of ticket does not automatically mean that a visa will be made available.