The carriers have hiked ticket rates between most Indian cities to Sri Lanka’s capital and some return tickets are being sold for over Rs 1 lakh. The cheapest non-stop direct return flight from Delhi to the Sri Lankan capital for the game is Rs 1,18,961 (as on Tuesday evening). IndiGo, an LCC, usually charges in the region of Rs 16,000 for a direct return flight from Chennai. Because Chennai is just an 80-minute flight away from Colombo, it would make sense for people to book return domestic flights to Chennai and fly to Colombo from Chennai. The match could also see ICC chair, Jay Shah, and Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Mohsin Naqvi, share the stage.

Source: Indian Express February 11, 2026 13:40 UTC