COLOMBO: Flight tickets to Colombo have surged sharply after Pakistan lifted its boycott of the India match scheduled for February 15 in the T20 World Cup.
Fares from major cities in India to Colombo have tripled, and the fares of flights from the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka have also increased, from AED 1,200 to AED 1,500 to AED 1,900 to AED
The actual price of economy class air tickets from Mumbai exists between 880 AED and 1,480 AED but currently costs 2,367 AED for one-way tickets which people can purchase from February 14 to February 16. Air India offers flights at 4,792 AED while IndiGo charges 3,589 AED for its flights and the least expensive connecting flights are available at 2,769 AED.
The prices of the one-way economy fare to Delhi range from AED 1,000 to AED 1,550. The prices of the match day return ticket have increased to AED 4,845.
The price rise is because cricket enthusiasts show strong demand towards the upcoming India-Pakistan game which is scheduled to be held in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup event at Colombo.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan defeats USA
Earlier, Pakistan defeated the United States by 32 runs in the 12th match of the T20 World Cup to secure its second win in the tournament.
Chasing a target of 191 runs, the US team could only score 158 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs in this match played in Colombo. Sahibzada Farhan was declared the player of the match for his brilliant batting.
Shayan Jahangir played an innings of 49 runs for the US side, which could not bring the team victory, while Shubham Ranjan remained unbeaten on 51 runs. US captain Monanak Patel could only score 3 runs, while Milind Kumar fell to Usman Tariq for 29 runs.
Usman Tariq was the standout among Pakistani bowlers, taking three wickets. Shadab Khan dismissed two players, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Muhammad Nawaz took one wicket each.
Earlier, Pakistan batted first and scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated overs. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant innings of 73 runs off 41 balls, which included six fours and five sixes.
Babar Azam scored 46 runs off 32 balls, Saim Ayub scored 19 runs, while captain Salman Ali Agha scored only one run.
Shadab Khan played a quick innings of 30 runs, Mohammad Nawaz was restricted to 5 runs, Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for one run, and Usman Khan was run out without scoring any runs.
For the USA, Shadley Wayne took four wickets, while Mohammad Mohsin and Harmeet Singh dismissed one player each.
For the match, the USA included former Pakistan fast bowler Ehsan Adil in the team in place of Ali Khan, while Pakistan made one change in the playing eleven and gave spinner Usman Tariq a chance in place of Salman Mirza.
ALSO READ: Pakistan allows national team to play India in T20 World Cup
