T20 match to assist victims of attacks on Sri Lankan team

In order to assist victims of the attacks on the Sri Lanka cricket team, ICC is decided to have a T20 match between India and Pakistan. The match will be played on June 3 before the ICC T20 World Cup begins. The venue for the match will be Oval. ICC president David Morgan said in a statement that the board intended to do something for the families of the victims of the terror attacks on the Sri Lanka team and match officials in March in Lahore.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt said. “The PCB provided support to the families of the victims immediately after the attack and it is encouraging to see the rest of the cricket world coming together in this way.'' India defeated Pakistan in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007. The defending champion opens its defence of the title in Group A along with Bangladesh and Ireland. Pakistan's opponents in Group B are host England and the Netherlands.