Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Location Kirtipur, Nepal Phone +977 982-5166930 Establishment 1998		Capacity 20,000 Owner Tribhuvan University

Operator Cricket Association of Nepal Tenants Nepal national cricket team Nepal national under-19 cricket team Address TU Rd, Kirtipur 44600, Nepal Similar Mulpani Cricket Stadium, Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Welagedara Stadium, VRA Cricket Ground, Mission Road Ground

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground or Kirtipur Cricket Ground or TU Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Kirtipur just outside Kathmandu, Nepal.

History

The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1998 when Bangladesh played Papua New Guinea in the 1998 ACC Trophy.

Nepal took part in the inaugural Intercontinental Cup with the matches in the competition having first-class status. The ground held its first first-class match when Nepal hosted Malaysia. Another two first-class match were held there during the 2005 Intercontinental Cup when Nepal hosted Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.

These remain the only first-class matches to be played at the ground, as well as the only first-class matches to be held anywhere in Nepal. The ground has since hosted a number of international competitions, including the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.

Controversy arose during the competition in a match between Nepal and the United States with crowd trouble flaring up when a large number of spectators disturbed play when they became unhappy with the performance of the Nepal team.

The match was later investigated by the International Cricket Council for the crowd trouble and the resulting calculations of the net-run rate which denied Singapore promotion to 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.

The ground has also successfully hosted domestic tournaments such as 2016 Everest Premier League, 2016 Ruslan Cup, 2017 Ruslan Cup and so on with a lot of people coming to watch the matches and enjoying domestic cricket.

Renovations

After the earthquake of 2015 TU cricket grounds basic infrastructure gets destroyed so, CAN is rebuilding its infrascture such as grounds wall and adding pavilion building, media box, View tower, Vip seating area and many more facilities.