Proteas v Bangladesh: Test ticket prices SLASHED to get bums on seats

As Hollywoodbets Kingsmead prepares to host its first Test since February 2019, supporters from around KwaZulu-Natal are encouraged to take advantage an early bird ticket offer for the Proteas’ match against Bangladesh starting on Thursday, 31 March.

The KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union have given fans the incentive that the first 1 000 people to purchase tickets for the match will receive their tickets from just R54 as a way of welcoming the fans back into the stadium.

Following the president’s address to the nation on Tuesday, 50% of the stadium’s capacity will be accommodated for five days and will include the full fan experience with food courts and SAB bars in full operation.

Not only is it an important Test from a series perspective, but the series will also form part of the ICC World Test Championship and a series victory will go a long way in giving the Proteas the chance of playing in the championship final.

South Africa currently sit in second place on the overall log behind Australia with three wins and two losses from their five matches to date and a win in Durban will go a long way to setting up another important series win.\

Following their impressive series win over India at the start of the year and then a drawn campaign in New Zealand, the Proteas are in a good space heading into the two-match shoot-out.

“To be able to welcome back half a stadium’s worth of fans to witness the Proteas in a test match again is hugely exciting,” CEO of KZN Cricket Heinrich Strydom said.

“It’s been 25 months since we have hosted international men’s cricket at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium and to have a test match back here is the pinnacle of cricket and we are looking forward to it.

“We have made significant upgrades to the stadium but unfortunately due to Covid-19 we haven’t been able to show the fans because we only have one match before lockdown here.

“We hope that the returning fans will be able to come and appreciate all the hard work that has gone into making Kingsmead a stadium experience like no other,” Strydom added.

Tickets for the Test which starts on Thursday at 10:00 are available on www.ticketpros.co.za.