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Pakistan look to continue dominance over West Indies in second T20I

April 02, 2018

KARACHI: In-form Pakistan will look to continue their dominance over a depleted West Indies when the two sides face off in the second T20I at the National Stadium on Monday. The match is slated to start at 7:30pm and according to reports, both the teams will remain unchanged. In the first T20I yesterday, Pakistan thrashed the West Indies by 143 runs to record the second-largest margin win in the shortest format of the game. West Indies batting collapsed at 60 after a sure-footed 41 by debutant Hussain Talat and a late cameo by veteran Shoaib Malik powered Pakistan to a mammoth 203-5. Following the loss, West Indies skipper Jason Mohammed emphasised on improving his side's batting performance. Jason told the media that his team was a bit jet-lagged but that was not an excuse. “Obviously there was a bit of jet lag, but I think our performance just wasn't good enough at the end of the day,” Mohammed said when asked if his side was fatigued after the long travel to Pakistan. Traffic plan Certain roads leading to the National Stadium were blocked for traffic from 2pm. According to Geo News, the road from Karsaz to National Stadium was blocked for traffic and vehicles were diverted towards Drigh Road and from there towards Rashid Minhas Road. Roads leading from Dalmia to National Stadium were also closed. The road leading from Liaquatabad No 10 to National Stadium was also closed and traffic was being re-routed towards Karimabad and Aisha Manzil. Shops and offices in the mentioned areas were also shut down from 2pm onwards. However, University Road leading from NIPA to New Town was open for commuters. Gates open at 3pm Gates of the National Stadium opened for spectators at 3pm and the match will start at 7:30pm. Ticket holders will have to park their cars at assigned areas and will commute to the stadium via a shuttle service. Parking As for the final of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018, ticket holders will park their vehicles at designated car parking areas: → Federal Urdu University ground (University Road) → Ground beside Hakeem Saeed Park (University Road) → Sunday Bazaar ground adjacent to Baitul Mukarram Mosque (University Road) → Gharib Nawaz Football Ground near Millenium Mall (Dalmia) → China Ground (Kashmir Road) → KDA Ground (Kashmir Road) → KMC Sports Complex (Kashmir Road) Spectators must carry their tickets with them to the car parking areas. Shuttle to drop zones Similar to the PSL final, a shuttle service will pick the spectators and drop them off at the designated drop zones near the National Stadium. Walk to stadium Spectators will then walk from the drop zones to the stadium gates (a distance of about 200-300 metres). Senior citizens and differently-abled spectators will be transported from the drop zones to the gates via buses. Spectators will undergo another physical search at the stadium gates. They will then be guided to their seats by the PCB staff. After the match ends, the spectators will be transported back to the marshalling areas via the shuttle service. Spectators are advised to use the same shuttle service and route they did when they came. Inp/khan