<p>New Delhi: India's only warm-up game ahead of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/t20-world-cup">T20 World Cup</a> is likely to be played against Bangladesh in New York on June 1, the day when Canada will play co-hosts USA in the tournament opener in Dallas.</p>.<p>The 34,000 capacity makeshift stadium at Eisenhower Park was officially launched by legendary sprinter Usain Bolt on Wednesday.</p>.T20 World Cup: Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports Network announce special feed for hearing and visually-impaired fans.<p>Teams usually play two warm-up games ahead of an ICC event but the tight scheduling will not allow all 20 sides to do that ahead of the tournament proper.</p>.<p>The IPL ends on May 26 and less than a week later the T20 World Cup begins.</p>.<p>As India play their first three league games in New York, they want the warm-up to be played at the same venue to avoid travel. The other two venues in USA are Dallas and Fort Lauderhill near Miami.</p>.<p>Playing the warm-up in New York will also provide India much needed knowledge on the conditions. The stadium, built on a park, was readied in less than five months with construction starting only in January.</p>.<p>"The scheduling has been really tight for this World Cup and could have been handled better. You needed a longer gap between the IPL final and the World Cup opener. Teams like Pakistan and England will also be playing a bilateral series 24 hours before the tournament starts," a BCCI source told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>The fourth and final T20 between England and Pakistan is scheduled in London on May 30. It is a given that both teams will only have time for a single warm-up before they begin their campaign.</p>.<p>Pakistan open their campaign against the USA in Dallas on June 6, while England take on Scotland in Barbados on June 4.</p>.<p>A record 20 teams are taking part in the competition, adding to the scheduling challenge. 16 teams took part in the previous edition in Australia two seasons ago.</p>.<p>USA, Canada and Uganda will make their T20 World Cup debut.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India's only warm-up game ahead of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/t20-world-cup">T20 World Cup</a> is likely to be played against Bangladesh in New York on June 1, the day when Canada will play co-hosts USA in the tournament opener in Dallas.</p>.<p>The 34,000 capacity makeshift stadium at Eisenhower Park was officially launched by legendary sprinter Usain Bolt on Wednesday.</p>.T20 World Cup: Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports Network announce special feed for hearing and visually-impaired fans.<p>Teams usually play two warm-up games ahead of an ICC event but the tight scheduling will not allow all 20 sides to do that ahead of the tournament proper.</p>.<p>The IPL ends on May 26 and less than a week later the T20 World Cup begins.</p>.<p>As India play their first three league games in New York, they want the warm-up to be played at the same venue to avoid travel. The other two venues in USA are Dallas and Fort Lauderhill near Miami.</p>.<p>Playing the warm-up in New York will also provide India much needed knowledge on the conditions. The stadium, built on a park, was readied in less than five months with construction starting only in January.</p>.<p>"The scheduling has been really tight for this World Cup and could have been handled better. You needed a longer gap between the IPL final and the World Cup opener. Teams like Pakistan and England will also be playing a bilateral series 24 hours before the tournament starts," a BCCI source told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>The fourth and final T20 between England and Pakistan is scheduled in London on May 30. It is a given that both teams will only have time for a single warm-up before they begin their campaign.</p>.<p>Pakistan open their campaign against the USA in Dallas on June 6, while England take on Scotland in Barbados on June 4.</p>.<p>A record 20 teams are taking part in the competition, adding to the scheduling challenge. 16 teams took part in the previous edition in Australia two seasons ago.</p>.<p>USA, Canada and Uganda will make their T20 World Cup debut.</p>