The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup final will see its biggest turn out ever as the tickets for the final at Lord’s were sold out on Tuesday, said the governing body. More than 26,500 tickets have been sold with only MCC Members able to purchase any remaining tickets. It will be the biggest crowd ever to attend an ICC Women’s World Cup final, said the ICC release, should the ground be filled up.
Unprecedented media coverage, including all games streamed live for the first ever time, has seen a global audience of more than 50 million for the group stage – 50% are women and 31% of them are under the age group of 16, added the ICC statement.
Steve Elworthy, the ICC Women’s World Cup Tournament director, said, “We promised that this would be the best-ever ICC Women’s World Cup and I believe that the statistics – on and off the field – show that we have delivered on that pledge. The attendances have been outstanding and they have been treated to some exciting, exhilarating cricket.”
The winners of the two semi-finals will meet in the final at Lord’s on Sunday, July 23.