Lord’s Cricket Ground in north London is on track to introduce permanent floodlighting in time for the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 tournament in June.

After two and a half years in the planning, the second of four telescopic floodlighting masts, which are being supplied by Nottingham-based Abacus Lighting, has now been erected.

Paul Wilson, a director at Abacus, said: "If someone had said to me when I started out that one day I would be involved in installing permanent floodlights at Lords, I'd have said 'no chance'.

"The process has been fraught with challenges but these have been overcome and the result is an installation which is unique to UK cricket."

ICC rules stipulate that a ground hosting a Twenty20 match must have floodlights that meet both ECB standards and the requirements of broadcasters.

Abacus has previously installed similar lighting at Trent Bridge cricket ground and is also installing telescopic lighting at the Brit Oval in South London.