# Ranchi T20 tickets 4 times costlier than Lucknow’s 2026-10-07T04:01:34+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tickets for the India-West Indies T20 match in Ranchi on 9 October are the most expensive among the three venues, with the cheapest general ticket priced at Rs 1,600. This is four times the Rs 399 ticket in Lucknow and 60 percent more than the Rs 1,000 ticket in Indore, according to a comparison of prices. The most expensive ticket in Ranchi costs Rs 18,000, compared to Rs 13,500 in Lucknow and Rs 12,500 in Indore. Outside the JSCA Stadium, the cheapest ticket is reportedly being sold in the black market for Rs 3,200. Police detained several people on 5 October for ticket scalping. About 39,000 tickets have been printed for the match, with estimated revenue of over Rs 11 crore if all are sold. Online ticket sales saw 4,022 tickets sold in just 17 minutes. Complimentary tickets, reportedly up to 10 percent of the total, have also been a subject of court scrutiny, with the Supreme Court ordering monitoring of their distribution. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The ticket pricing disparity puts Ranchi fans at a clear disadvantage compared to Lucknow and Indore. The quick sellout of online tickets in 17 minutes, combined with reports of black market sales at double the face value, suggests strong demand that official channels may not be meeting. The Supreme Court's oversight of complimentary ticket distribution adds another layer of scrutiny to the JSCA's management, though the actual revenue and number of tickets sold will only be clear after the match. ## Coverage - prabhatkhabar.com Straight price comparison with consumer-impact framing This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: India vs West Indies, Indore, JSCA Stadium, Lucknow, Ranchi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ranchi-t20-tickets-4-times-costlier-than-lucknows/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ranchi-t20-tickets-4-times-costlier-than-lucknows/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/