Champions Trophy: PCB announces ticket refund process for abandoned games in Rawalpindi

IANS March 1, 2025 247 views

The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched a comprehensive ticket refund process for two abandoned Champions Trophy matches at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Fans can claim full refunds for enclosure tickets at specific TCS outlets across ten major Pakistani cities between March 10-14. Ticket holders must present original, undamaged tickets and make personal visits to claim their refunds. The matches between Australia-South Africa and Bangladesh-Pakistan were completely washed out due to rainy weather, impacting the tournament's group stage dynamics.

"All enclosure tickets will be refunded" - PCB Official Statement
Karachi, March 1: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that it has initiated a full ticket refund for the two 2025 ICC Champions Trophy matches that were abandoned without a ball being bowled at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

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PCB initiates full refund for abandoned Champions Trophy matches

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Ticket holders can claim refunds at select TCS outlets

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Refund window open from March 10-14

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Original tickets required for processing

Rainy weather in Rawalpindi had forced Australia-South Africa Group B clash on February 25 and Bangladesh-Pakistan Group A game on February 27 to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.

While Australia and South Africa qualified for the semi-finals despite the washout, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the tournament hosts' and defending champions, were already out of the eight-team competition, making their rained out clash a dead rubber from the outset.

In a statement on Saturday, the PCB said as per its ticket refund policy, ticket holders are eligible for a full refund if the match was abandoned before the toss. "All enclosure tickets will be refunded Ticket holders of hospitality tickets (boxes and PCB gallery) will not be eligible for a refunded," it added.

PCB further said eligible ticket holders can claim their refund at select TCS outlets in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta between March 10-14, with late requests not to be entertained.

They have also requested for fans to present an original / undamaged ticket as proof of purchase, as well make a personal visit to the TCS outlet to claim a refund and that it can't be claimed by any other person on their behalf.

South Africa and Australia will now find out their semi-final opponents only on Sunday night, after India and New Zealand play their final Group A game of the eight-team tournament at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India is scheduled to play their semi-final in Dubai on March 4, while the second semi-final would be played in Lahore on March 5.

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