Ahead of the tournament, Bangladesh played two warm-up matches in Masvingo (January 10) and Harare (January 13) four days apart, before facing India in their first match three days later in Bulawayo. Masvingo is about a four-hour drive from Harare. “So that the boys are not too tired before the India match, the BCB actually paid for an internal flight from their own pocket as the bus journey was too long and the number of direct flights was also less,” claimed Bashar.