India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Ticket Price: Rs 1.46 Crore Seat Listed On Resale Market

Is there something magical about Seat 30 in Row 20 of Section 252 at the T20 World Cup stadium in East Meadow? The ticket for that seat for Sunday's India-Pakistan match has been listed for $175,400 (Rs 1.46 crore) on the resale market, Stubhub, where tickets for entertainment and sports events can be legally sold with markups. It doesn't mean that the ticket will be sold at that price – it's just the price that the seller wants. Compounding the mystery of that high price, tickets in adjacent rows in Section 252, were listed for far less: $693 in Row 21 and $801 in Row 19.

A ticket for a seat in that section, without disclosing the seat or row number is also listed on another resale site, Viagogo, for that same price, perhaps by the same person.

The clamour for the hard-to-get tickets for the clash of neighbours, which many fans consider the high point of the month-long tournament spread over venues across the US and the Caribbean has spawned profiteering on the resale markets.

As of Friday night, a few tickets were still available on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) site without markups and were priced between $1,500 in the Boundary Club section and $10,000 in the Diamond Club section.

Between them were Premium Club Lounge section tickets for $2,750 for the Corner Clubs section and $3,000 for the Cabanas section.

There are stark differences in pricing and demand between matches and they can be seen with Saturday's Netherlands-South Africa match at the same venue: Tickets were available for between $120 for Premium and $700 for Premium Club sections on the ICC site.

Tickets for the upcoming India-US match on Wednesday were listed at $300 for Premium, $1,000 for Premium Club Lounge, Cabanas for $1,350, and