Traffic and security plans

On the day of the match, some roads surrounding the stadium will be closed for traffic at 11am.

According to the DIG, Rangers personnel will be responsible for the security inside the stadium, while police and other forces will secure the stadium from the outside.

While the match is underway, routes leading to Hassan Square and New Town and the Dalmia road will be closed for traffic.

However, the roads leading to both private hospitals on the Stadium Road will remain open. Sharea Faisal and Shahrah-i-Quaideen will also remain functional throughout.

DIG Traffic Imran Yaqoob Minhas while addressing a press conference said that a total of 8,500 police personnel will be deployed around the stadium for the match.

DIG West Zulfiqar Ali Larik said the South Zone police will be deployed for the security of the hotel where the players are staying.

National Stadium Karachi (NSK) last month received an encouraging response for holding the PSL final from the Inter­national Cricket Council’s foreign security consultant Reg Dickason who witnessed a full-dress security-related rehearsal by around 8,000 members of law-enforcement agencies at the venue.

Karachi last hosted an international fixture back in 2009 when Sri Lanka played a Test match before the series was left incomplete after the horrific terror attack on the visiting team during the second Test in Lahore.

The brazen attack halted international cricket contests in Pakistan until 2015 when Zimbabwe visited the country for a short limited-overs series in Lahore. International cricket action gradually started returning to Pakistan last year when Lahore hosted the PSL final in March and a star-studded World XI side for a three-match T20 series in September.

Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah today described the PSL finale is a "major event" for the city of Karachi, and said that all departments are on the same page to ensure it takes place smoothly.