MUMBAI: World Cup organisers have scrapped plans for an online purchasing system for the World Cup final after it crashed on its opening day and will now arrange for a lottery instead.

None of the 1,000 tickets available could be sold on Monday after the system went down almost immediately after opening for business. Millions of fans tried to buy tickets for the April 2 final in Mumbai's newly-renovated Wankhede Stadium.

Tournament director Ratnakar Shetty told the Associated Press that the International Cricket Council has now decided to sell these tickets through an online draw system.

"They will very soon send out a date and time whereby people can apply online for the tickets. Later, after a draw is held, those winning their bids will be asked to buy the same online," Shetty told the AP.

"Also, no one person can buy more than two tickets."

The MCA will sell only 3,000 tickets to the public through website/window sales.

The remainder of the 33,000 tickets will be shared by more than the 300 affiliated clubs of the association, the ICC and the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

This will also include the hospitality boxes which have increased in number at the new stadium.

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