Bhubaneswar, Dec. 6 -- Allegations of ticket black-marketing ahead of the India vs South Africa T20 match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack gathered steam with videos on social media purportedly showing Rs 700 tickets being sold for rates ranging from Rs 3,500 to Rs 15,000.

The visuals, circulated widely on platforms like X, showed roadside negotiations and buyers alleging that official stocks had already run out within hours of the offline sale opening.

Sources reported that crowds assembled at the stadium hours before 9 am when the counters opened for general public sale.

Several spectators alleged that only a limited number of tickets were visible at authorised counters while middlemen were offering tickets for several times the printe...