When cricket fever grips Wankhede Stadium, the roar of the crowd spills far beyond the stands into the quiet Art Deco lanes of Marine Drive, turning match days into a mix of celebration and inconvenience for residents living next door.

Barricaded roads, heavy police deployment, parking restrictions and booming stadium announcements transform the neighbourhood into a tightly controlled security zone hours before the first ball is bowled. While fans in blue jerseys flood the stretch from Churchgate to the stadium, locals say match days bring three predictable challenges: traffic gridlock, noise and parking disruptions.