The floodlighting system of Gaddafi Stadium Lahore has 6 poles each with its own transformer. The lights were operational during practice and till 1:15 PM on match day. At 1:16 PM, Transformer Number 3 developed an internal fault and disrupted the power supply ring connecting all six transformers.
After detecting the fault, the faulty transformer was isolated from the main ring and supply to tower Number 3 was restored through generator.
Main supply was restored at 3:45 PM. Match restarted at 4:15 PM.