CUTTACK: Tension sparked near the Barabati Stadium on Thursday as women jostled for space to buy tickets in special counters meant specially for them for the India-South Africa T20 scheduled on Sunday. Police resorted to mild lathi charge to control the crowd.
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has made 12000 tickets available for the counter sale for Thursday and Friday. The state cricket body has set up nine counters near the Barabati Stadium to sell the tickets, out of that seven counters were for male and for the first time OCA has made two dedicated ticket counters for female fans.