The final of the Expo 2020 Dubai Cricket Tournament is being held on 31 January at Dubai International Cricket Stadium – and fans of the sport have the chance to secure free tickets to be there and watch the match alongside cricketing greats Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi, who are both attending the match.
Yuvraj Singh is a former Indian cricketer who is the son of former fast bowler and Bollywood actor Yograj Singh.He was Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, where India triumphed, and in 2007 became the first-ever batsman to hit six sixes from one over during a T20 International match. In June 2019, Yuvraj announced his retirement from international cricket.
Shahid Afridi is a former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team and popularly known as ‘Boom Boom’. He was world record holder for the fastest One Day International (ODI) century in 37 deliveries and has hit the most sixes in ODI cricket. In February 2017, he announced his retirement from international cricket.
A total of 10,000 free tickets are being given away for the game, which will see CoEx Project Team (representing the Dubai Exhibition Centre) face off against last year’s runners-up Laing O’Rourke. Fans can apply for free tickets and find out further information about the match, which is played in the Twenty20 format, at https://www.expo2020dubai.com/campaigns/cricket.
