Tickets for the match went on sale at midday on Tuesday afternoon.
“To sell almost 20,000 tickets in half a day is a fantastic result and augers well for creating a strong atmosphere at the fund-raising game on Monday,” said International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed.
Cricket Australia, Cricket Victoria, and the Melbourne Cricket Club, who are organising the match on behalf of the ICC, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association, are hoping to fill the 80,000-seater MCG.
The 50-over day-night match features some of the biggest names in cricket, with an ICC World XI taking on an ACC XI.
