Nearly 8.4 million ticket applications have been received for next year's Men's Cricket World Cup group-stage clash between India and Pakistan, organisers said on Monday.

The arch-rivals are scheduled to meet at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on 10 October 2027.

The final, which will also be held at the same 34,000-seat venue, has attracted almost eight million ticket requests.

Nearly three million fans from 193 countries have applied for tickets during the ballot window, which remains open until 21 November.

More than 120 million ticket requests have been received in total for the 14-team tournament, co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, which will run from 2 October to 21 November 2027.