The tickets for Mumbai Indians’ (MI) home games for phase 1 of IPL 2026 have gone on sale on Thursday and the fans aren’t one bit happy with the prices. On Wednesday, the five-time champions announced that tickets for the first few home games scheduled to held at the iconic Wankhede Stadium will on sale in four phases starting from March 19. However, instead of the usual excitement from a loyal MI fan-base, there was significant anger once the sale of tickets began, particularly due to the pricing.
MI fans unhappy with IPL 2026 tickets price at Wankhede
As per IPL 2026 official ticketing partner BookMyShow’s website and mobile applications, the tickets for MI’s tournament opener against KKR on April 29 at the Wankhede Stadium has ticket prices starting from Rs 2800. While this category has already been sold out in phase 1 at the time of publishing this copy, the prices for the rest of the stands are Rs 4500, Rs 5500, Rs 5900, Rs 6950, Rs 11500 and Rs 25000. A single ticket in the Sachin Tendulkar stand, which offers a clear view of the game, is priced at over Rs 5000, something which fans find unacceptable.
One fan took to social media platform X to highlight how the prices for tickets for IPL games at the Wankhede Stadium have increased by a huge margin in the gap of just one year. As per the user, the cheapest price category for tickets at the venue in IPL 2025 started from Rs 1100 and ranged between Rs 2500 to Rs 4500. However, this year, the prices start from Rs 2800 and go all the way up till Rs 5900 (in the cheapest category). A lot of users complained about the exorbitant prices on social media platform X, with many even declaring that they wouldn’t visit the Wankhede Stadium any longer.
When and where to book tickets for MI’s matches at Wankhede Stadium?
Phase 1: Tickets in the first phase will be available from March 19 from 12 pm IST onwards until March 21, 12:00 pm IST. These tickets will have exclusive access for GooglePay users.
Phase 2: The next phase will open on March 21 from 3:00 pm IST until March 22, 3:00 pm IST. It will provide early access for MI gold, silver and junior members.
Phase 3: The Phase 3, which will open from March 22, 5:00 pm IST until March 23, 5:00 pm IST, will have early access for MI Blue members and pre-registered users on BookMyShow.
Phase 4: The last and final phase, Phase 4 will be opened on March 23 from 6:00 pm IST onwards. It will open M-Ticket sales for all fans. Moreover, the M-Tickets will be available exclusively on BookMyShow website and app.
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