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T20 crowds won't be hit by football World Cup - ICC
Key takeaways
- The 2026 tournament has already broken the record for tickets sales at a Women's T20 World Cup
- The Women's T20 World Cup in England can "coexist" with the ongoing football World Cup rather than being overshadowed, says the International Cricket Council's chief executive Sanjog Gupta.
- England opened the T20 World Cup with a thumping win over Sri Lanka on Friday in front of a crowd of 14,865 fans at Edgbaston.
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The 2026 tournament has already broken the record for tickets sales at a Women's T20 World Cup
The Women's T20 World Cup in England can "coexist" with the ongoing football World Cup rather than being overshadowed, says the International Cricket Council's chief executive Sanjog Gupta.
England opened the T20 World Cup with a thumping win over Sri Lanka on Friday in front of a crowd of 14,865 fans at Edgbaston.
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