GUYANA National Stadium, Providence, is set to be at its peak to host the three Twenty20 Internationals between West Indies and Pakistan on July 31, August 1 and 3.
According to the Assistant Manager, Mahinder Ghanshim, in an interview with local online agency The News Room, on Tuesday, the facility is at 90% ready to host the international fixtures.
“Right now, maintenance is 90% finished. We are running all the facilities as we are currently getting the replay screen up. We got the CCTV up and running and we are putting some fine touches around the buildings,” Ghanshim explained. Since August 6, 2019, when West Indies played India in a T20I, the national stadium has not hosted international cricket.

The last First-Class fixture was March 2020 between Guyana and Barbados after which the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to activities.
All 300 chairs in the Presidential Box had upholstery redone; the dressing room in the players’ pavilion, CWI office in the main pavilion, press box area and the venue operations centre are among the areas that got rehab works in a “short space of time.

Built in 2006 for the 2007 50-over World Cup, the stadium has a capacity of approximately 15 000
Meanwhile, head curator, Wazim Habib, indicated to News Room that if there is favourable weather over the next two weeks it will have a significant impact on the quality of pitches on offer for the three Twenty20 Internationals between West Indies and Pakistan.
“Since we re-laid the main pitches (in 2016) on the main square, the scores have improved a lot and we are looking at 170-180, which is a good score on this track,” he added.
The head curator emphasised preparation is important and has fast-tracked such works, but “it is all about the weather now”, he said.
Additionally, the Government of Guyana is yet to announce what decision they have made as regards a percentage of fully-vaccinated fans into the stadium for the three matches.
Apart from Barbados, all the other host countries, on ongoing home schedule for West Indies, allowed a percentage of fully-vaccinated patrons into the venues.