Off the back of a record first week of sales NZC can confirm more than 50,000 tickets have now been snapped up for the international home summer of cricket since going on sale just over two-weeks ago.
Ticket sales opened to the public on Monday after a two-week pre-sale window for Cricket Nation members, Sky customers, and ANZ customers, with several matches on track to sell out, including the second T20I against India in Christchurch which sits at 75% sold out.
High demand at Eden Park has required the stadium's sixth tier of seating to open for the first time since the 2019 India tour of New Zealand, with the upper level available for the fourth T20I against India on Friday 30 October.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2015 and a men’s T20I against Australia in 2018 are the only other times in recent history that the sixth tier has opened up, signalling huge anticipation for the re-match between this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup finalists.
NZC's Head of Marketing Tim Ellis said momentum for the tour was growing.
“Being able to open up the top level of Eden Park for the first time in years is really exciting and speaks to the swell of excitement building around the tour,” he said.
“Matches at Hagley Oval have always been well attended but to have one of them over three quarters sold already is quite remarkable.
“We’re deep into planning for a number of events surrounding the tour and have some exciting at-game activations in the works that we’re confident will deliver a great experience for fans of all ages."
The home summer gets underway with the three-format blockbuster India men’s tour against the BLACKCAPS, followed by Bangladesh women and the WHITE FERNS in December to close out the year.
Cricket Nation members are entitled to a 15% discount, with sign-ups available here.