LAHORE:A crowd of 189,595 spectators during the recently concluded seven match T20I series between Pakistan and England in Karachi and Lahore has smashed the record for attendance for any series in the country’s cricketing history.
According to the statistics provided by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) here on Monday, ‘97.35 per cent crowd attendance is the highest ever attendance for any series in the history of Pakistan cricket.’
During the Lahore-leg of the series, as many as 63,045 spectators rolled in at the Gaddafi Stadium which makes 99.4 per cent attendance over three matches. The capacity of stadium is 21,174 while the turnout the 5th T20I was 20,969, 6th T20I 21,076, 21,000 fans watched the 7th T20I.
Spectator attendance in Karachi remained at 95.3 per cent after 126,550 fans witnessed the first four T20Is at the National Stadium Karachi.
A total of 189,595 spectators crossed turnstiles in Karachi and Lahore for the seven match T20Is which makes 97.35 per cent crowd attendance.
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja has thanked the Pakistan cricket fans for their support of the green-shirts. He also apologised to the fans for they had to face some difficulty due to security restrictions during the seven match series.