During the Women’s Ashes this summer, Heather Knight’s England team benefited from playing in front of a record-breaking Edgbaston crowd thanks to the over 15,500 tickets that were sold for the T20 match on July 1. The largest English audience for a women’s match outside of the World Cup was 15,187, who came to Lord’s to watch the ODI against India last year. Nevertheless, a keenly anticipated crowd against Australia has established new levels of demand.
According to Cricket Live Score, with the bottom reaching over 75% capacity more than three months before sports day, ticket sales in Birmingham have already surpassed the previous high water level. The game is the first of three 20-over matches in a multi-format superseries that coincides with the men’s Ashes and is wedged between a five-day Test at Trent Bridge and three ODIs.
“The atmosphere at Edgbaston stadium is always ecstatic, but nothing compares to the idea of up to 20,000 supporters applauding the female players. I will undoubtedly give it my all on the pitch and in practice to make that Ashes team. Issy Wong, an England bowler who plays her home cricket for Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix, said it would be an extremely gratifying occasion to walk out in front of a record crowd at her home field.
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