Cuttack: The offline sale of tickets for the India-South Africa T20 match at Barabati Stadium in Odisha 's Cuttack began today amid an overwhelming rush of cricket fans. Though the counters were scheduled to open at 9 am, the sale started an hour later at 10 am, leading to anxiousness among spectators who had been waiting in long queues since the previous night.

Huge crowds were seen outside the stadium from Thursday night, with fans from Odisha and neighbouring states gathering to secure their seats for the December 9 match. Despite the cold, the crowd continued to grow through the night while waiting for the barricades to open.

For the police, the situation became difficult to manage even before the start of ticket sales. A special counter has been set up exclusively for wome

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