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Sri Lanka v Canada, 3rd match, Hambantota

Sri Lanka vs Canada Match Tickets Sell Out

Colombo: Sri Lanka's opening World Cup match against cricketing minnows Canada has sold out, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Tuesday.

Ticket prices for the new 35,000-seater Hambantota stadium in Sri Lanka's deep south start from 150 rupees ($1.35) up to a maximum of 1,000 rupees.

"All tickets were sold out for Sri Lanka's maiden encounter against Canada," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The match will be played on February 20.

Sri Lanka, World Cup champions in 1996 and runners-up in 2007, are co-hosting the showpiece event with India and Bangladesh, with the opening match in Dhaka on February 19.

Hambantota and Pallekele, in the central region of Kandy, will host five World Cup games while the renovated R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host seven.

Sri Lanka are in Group A with defending champions Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.


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