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Phil Long

Priceless celebration for India fans

It was clear the first ICC World Twenty20 final was going to be a little bit different as I enjoyed a pre-match beer at a bar around a mile from The Wanderers.

Without any prompting I was offered a staggering 200 crisp American dollars for a ticket which had cost me just 100 rand a few weeks previously.

In other words, £100 for a ticket that had a face value of a little over seven quid - but when India and Pakistan are squaring off in any cricket match, let alone the inaugural World Twenty20 final, then all financial logic seems to go out of the window.

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