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Female fans get free entry for 3 India-Zimbabwe T20Is
Livemint··1d ago
Female spectators will get free entry at Raipur's Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh stadium for all three India-Zimbabwe women's T20Is. The series begins on Friday, with further matches on Sunday and Tuesday. A Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh source said Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai suggested the free ticketing. The series is Smriti Mandhana's first as full-time captain after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped.
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What It Means For You
- Women can enter the Raipur T20Is without buying a ticket under the association's announced initiative.
- The city is hosting a women's international cricket match for the first time.
- ODI tickets in Vadodara later in October are a separate leg of the six-match tour.
What's Happening
- India and Zimbabwe are playing a bilateral series for the first time across T20I and ODI formats.
- The ODI leg forms part of the ICC Women's Championship 2025-29.
- CSCS announced the free-entry plan on its social media accounts after the CM's suggestion.
Why Free Entry Arrived In Raipur
- Sai was invited to the matches by CSCS president Mohan Das and other office-bearers.
- A source said the suggestion came when the CM was invited to watch the T20I games.
- The source also linked higher women's attendance to ongoing Navratri celebrations in the state.
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