The excitement for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 reached new heights on Wednesday when tickets went on sale for the highly anticipated India-Pakistan match in Sri Lanka. This rivalry, one of the most famous in cricket, will take place on February 15 in Colombo and has quickly become the most sought-after game of the tournament.
The second phase of ticket sales
When the second phase of ticket sales was released, fans rushed to buy tickets for the game, causing chaos on the BookMyShow platform, which was responsible for handling the sales. Within minutes, tens of thousands of people tried to secure their seats, overwhelming the website and app. The high traffic caused the site to crash almost immediately. Many users faced issues like failed transactions and long waiting times. The platform’s servers were unable to handle the massive demand.
According to reports, the intense demand was mostly driven by the India-Pakistan match, highlighting just how much interest the rivalry generates globally. No other cricket match attracts as much attention as India vs Pakistan, and the anticipation for their first meeting in the tournament has only grown.
What scam is this happening always ?
If your system is not capable to manage the load then why take the contract ?@ICC should ban @bookmyshow for making any Tickets sale in future.
It’s near impossible to book tickets of T20 World Cup https://t.co/cIvE9u7tYe pic.twitter.com/7EaQ1qgf4D— 🇮🇳Kushagra (@BabaKushagra) January 14, 2026
India’s group stage matches schedule
February 7: India vs USA — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (7:30 PM IST)
February 12: India vs Namibia — Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (7:30 PM IST)
February 15: India vs Pakistan — R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (7:30 PM IST)
February 18: India vs Netherlands — Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (7:30 PM IST)
Asia cup 2025 Highlights
In the Asia Cup 2025, India defeated Pakistan in all three matches to win the tournament. However, the controversy didn’t stop there. The Indian team decided not to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), who is also Pakistan’s PCB chairman and Interior Minister. The issue remains unresolved, and the Asia Cup trophy is still kept at the ACC office in Dubai.
Book my show sites server crashed minutes after ind v pak T20 world cup match tickets go on sale . pic.twitter.com/QXQtRNThrI
— Kaushal Neel (@Kaushalnil1) January 14, 2026
India Squad
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
