Ever heard of a warm-up match for two countries filling the entire stadium? Well, today's tune-up clash between India and Pakistan at the Oval for the World T20 tournament starting on Friday is an out and sell-out.

The match will provide several avenues for cricket fans to donate generously to the victims of the terror attacks in Pakistan last March.

Commenting on the 'Catch the Spirit' initiative, International Cricket Council chief David Morgan said: "We are extremely grateful for the way the India and Pakistan teams are entering into the spirit of what we are seeking to achieve here.

"Cricket is dear to the hearts of many, many millions of people within those two countries and by using Wednesday's match to raise funds for the families of those killed or injured in that terrible incident in March, as well as other community-based projects in the subcontinent, we will show how cricket can be a wonderful force for good."

The decision to designate the India vs Pakistan encounter as a 'Catch the Spirit' match followed a recommendation by the ICC Board at its most recent meeting, in Dubai in April. The match will afford both teams an opportunity to lock horns in a Twenty20 tie for the first time since the inaugural World Twenty20 final in Johannesburg, 2007 which India won.