The management of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has confirmed that the online ticket booking platform for season nine has been hit by a cyberattack.
As per the details, the technical team is solving the cyber attack on the website. "There has been a cyberattack on the PSL 9 ticketing website (pcb.tcs.com.pk). Technical team of the ticketing partners are addressing the issue with efficiency. We anticipate a swift resolution and expect the website of the service provider to be operational again shortly," PSL updated from their social platforms
Remember, the tickets had to go on sale from February 6 at 5:00 pm but now it has been delayed due to the cyber-attack.
On the other hand, physical tickets have been made mandatory for all PSL 9 matches. E-tickets (self-printed or digital copies) will not be accepted for entry across the four venues throughout the tournament.
Physical tickets will go on sale at designated TCS express centres from February 12 2024 onwards. Tickets booked online can also be collected from designated pick-up centres or can be home-delivered by the courier.
The opening ceremony and first match of the ninth edition of the PSL is scheduled to take place on February 17 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The tickets have been set at PKR 6,000 (VIP), PKR 3,000 (Premium), PKR 2,000 (First class) and PKR 1,000 (General).
The tickets for the final, to be played on March 18 at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, have been set at PKR 8,000 (VIP), PKR 4,000 (Premium), PKR 2,500 (First class) and PKR 1,000 (General).
The tickets for the qualifier will be sold for PKR 5,000 (VIP), PKR 2,500 (Premium), PKR 1500 (First class) and PKR 750 (General) while tickets for the two eliminators have been priced at PKR 5,000 (VIP), PKR 3,000 (Premium), PKR 1500 (First class) and PKR 750 (General).
Throughout PSL 9, Karachi will host 11 matches including the final leg of the tournament, Rawalpindi and Lahore will host nine matches each while Multan will host five matches.
Enclosure details:
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
VIP – Imran Khan and Fazal Mahmood
Premium – Rajas and Saeed Anwar
First Class – Javed Miandad, AH Kardar, Sarfaraz Nawaz and Abdul Qadir
General – Majid Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Nazar, Quaid, Imtiaz Ahmed, Zaheer Abbas, Hanif Mohammad and Saeed Ahmed
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
VIP – Imran Khan, Fazal Mahmood
Premium – Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad
First Class – Elahi Brothers, Wasim Akram
General – Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Ahmed
Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
VIP – Imran Khan, Javed Akhtar, Javed Miandad and Azhar Mahmood
Premium – Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Miran Buksh and Yasir Arafat
National Bank Stadium, Karachi
VIP - Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad
Premium - Imran Khan, Quaid, Wasim Akram
First Class - Asif Iqbal, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Brothers, Nasimul Ghani, Zaheer Abbas
General - Majid Khan, Waqar Hasan, Wasim Bari