Grand Venue: Barabati Stadium in Cuttack

Cuttack, Nov. 11: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera today said a three-tier security check system, along with a network of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs), will ensure foolproof safety measures during the one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at Barabati Stadium here November 29.

The one-day match has been insured by the Oriental Insurance Company for Rs 15 crore, while public liability insurance (spectators and visitors) will have a share of Rs 5 crore.

The state cricket body had almost completed preparations for the day-night match, said Behera, adding that arrangements were being made for sale of tickets from November 26. The tickets have been priced at Rs 8,000, Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 1,500 and Rs 400. Players and school and college students, however, can get gallery tickets at a concessional rate of Rs 200.

The Millennium City has already hosted 15 one-day cricket matches. The last match hosted by Barabati Stadium was on December 21, 2009. Sri Lanka lost that match to India.

Though the viewers’ capacity at Barabati Stadium has been increased from 39,000 to 45,000, the total number of tickets to be sold for the India versus West Indies match has been pegged at 33,480. Of these, 20,840 (against 15,000 in the last one-day match) will be available.

“For the first time, we will sell 5,000 tickets online. The rest of the tickets will be reserved for sponsors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and various affiliated units of the BCCI and the OCA. Some complimentary tickets will also be there,” Behera said.

Besides, six giant screen televisions would be installed at different places outside the stadium so that cricket lovers, who could not make it to the stadium’s galleries, could still watch the match, he added.

The state cricket association’s secretary said there would be tight security on the stadium campus and its surrounding localities. Arrangements were being made to install closed-circuit television cameras for easy monitoring of the entrances to the stadium, entry points to dressing rooms and stands from a central control room at the stadium’s clock tower by Cuttack’s deputy commissioner of police.

“We plan to set up a total of 84 closed-circuit television cameras. The officer in-charge of Cantonment police station will regulate operations from the stadium’s ticket counter,” said Behera.