Summary
The India‑Pakistan game attracted the highest number of requests, over 110 000.
The World Cricket Tournament will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from early October to late November.
Key Points
3 points1
Over one million people applied for tickets during the opening weekend.
2
India versus Pakistan had the strongest demand with more than 110 000 applications.
3
Fourteen teams will compete from 2 October to 21 November across three southern African nations.
New Words to Learn
7 wordsapplications
forms people fill out to ask for tickets
ballot
a system where names are written on a list to decide who gets tickets
affiliation
the connection or relationship between things
tournament
a competition with many matches to find the champion
co‑hosted
organized together by more than one country
fixture
a planned match between two teams
International Cricket Council
the global organization that runs cricket competitions
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