Rawalpindi Test tickets against Sri Lanka to go on sale Friday

Tickets for Pakistan's opening Test against Sri Lanka will be available for purchase from 2 pm on Friday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced. The first match of the two-Test series will begin at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday and continue until November 13. The second Test is scheduled to be played at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium from November 17 to 21. Both fixtures are part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. Supporters can purchase physical tickets from designated TCS Express Centres in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The PCB said information about ticket sales for the Lahore Test would be announced separately. For the Rawalpindi fixture, admission to the General, First-Class, Premium and VIP enclosures will cost PKR 200 per day throughout the five-day match. The General enclosures are Miran Bakhsh and Sohail Tanvir, while Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Arafat are the First-Class enclosures. Azhar Mahmood and Javed Miandad enclosures fall under the Premium category, while Imran Khan and Javed Akhtar are designated as VIP. Tickets for the PCB Gallery in the stadium's main building are priced at PKR 800 per person per day. Platinum Box seats will be available for PKR 8,000 per person per day. In Rawalpindi, tickets can be obtained from the TCS Express Centre on Kashmir Road in Saddar, the Box Office at Aviation Ground on Rawal Road, and the TCS Regional Office near Fazaia Colony on Link Road, Khanna. Islamabad residents can purchase tickets from Plot No. 394-A, Potohar Road, near the police station in Sector I-9/3. The series will be Sri Lanka's first Test tour of Pakistan since 2019. During that visit, Pakistan, led by Azhar Ali, claimed a 1-0 series victory after the opening match in Rawalpindi ended in a draw and the second Test in Karachi went in the hosts' favour. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 59 Test matches. Pakistan have won 23 encounters, Sri Lanka have secured 17 victories, while 19 matches ended in draws.