With arch-rivals India and Pakistan set to clash in a high-voltage semifinal here at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium on March 30, politicians, corporates and fans, including those from across the border are jostling for tickets that are already been sold out.

Taking advantage of the huge interest in the match in both countries, the tickets are now being sold in the black market at a premium.

"The tickets for Rs 250 are available anywhere between Rs 2,000-Rs 2200 as of today, Rs 500 tickets are available for Rs 3500 plus, while Rs 1,000 ticket can only be bought for Rs 8,000," Sahil Kapoor, a local student, who was trying to purchase the ticket from near the stadium, claimed.

He also said that an agent had contacted him and conveyed the rates to him.

And not just the common man, even corporates and politicians are expected to throng Mohali to watch the match.

In Chandigarh's Hotel Taj and government-owned Mountview, 50 per cent of the rooms have been reserved for the playing teams, the officials of the ICC, BCCI, the PCA and the corporate clients, with some bookings been made nearly two months in advance.