The first allocation of tickets to see two ofcricket's biggest rivals -- India and Pakistan -- clash at Edgbaston in the ICCChampions Trophy sold out in just three hours after going on general sale.
It is the first of the 15 matches in the tournament to havesold out its initial allocation of tickets. Additional tickets for this matchmay be released to the public via official outlets nearer the event, a releasefrom the international governing body stated today.
The tickets were set on sale from yesterday morning.
The sub-continental rivals will meet at Edgbaston on June 15next year. Warwickshire's home ground will host five games in total, as willthe other two venues -- The Oval and Cardiff Wales Stadium.
Tournament director Steve Elworthy said: "The ICCChampions Trophy is one of the biggest tournaments in world cricket, and withIndia and Pakistan meeting in the group stage at Edgbaston, we've seen a hugedemand for tickets in the first day of sales."
"Any additional tickets that become available for thisfixture will be sold via www.icc-cricket.com, so be sure to visit this siteregularly for further information," he said.
Fans are strongly urged not to purchase tickets throughsecondary resale websites. Tickets appearing on these sites have broken theterms and conditions, and action is being taken against the perpetrators, therelease warned.
Tickets for the remaining matches of the ICC ChampionsTrophy, including the final, can still be purchased at www.icc-cricket.com orvia the ICC Champions Trophy Ticket Hotline -- 0844 249 2013, it added.
Adult tickets for the ICC Champions Trophy range from 20pounds to 60 pounds, while tickets for under-16s (providing they areaccompanied by an adult) are priced at five pounds for the entire event.
A new pricing structure has also seen the introduction oftickets for under-21s, which can be bought for between 10-25 pounds.