The final was played on 5 March at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. It marked the return of cricket to the country after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, which forced Pakistan to play all of their international home games in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns. The PCB and the Pakistan Super League bought buses that were bullet proof to bring players and umpires to the stadium, and a large-scale security and intelligence operation took place in Lahore. Teams jetted in to Lahore on the morning of the final and flew out after the match was finished.