Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, commonly known as TU Cricket Ground or simply TU Ground (Nepali: त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट मैदान), is a cricket stadium located in Kirtipur, near Kathmandu, Nepal. Situated within the premises of Tribhuvan University, it is the most renowned cricket venue in Nepal and serves as the headquarters for the Cricket Association of Nepal.

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

TU Cricket Ground
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground at Kirtipur
Ground information
Location	Kirtipur, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Coordinates	27°40′41″N 85°17′25″E
Establishment	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Capacity	15,500 (Ground Under construction)
Owner	Tribhuvan University
Operator	Cricket Association of Nepal
Tenants	Nepal national cricket team Nepal women's national cricket team Nepal Premier League
End names
University End Chobhar End
International information
First ODI	5 February 2020:    Nepal v  Oman
Last ODI	25 February 2024:    Nepal v  Netherlands
First T20I	5 December 2019:    Nepal v  Bhutan
Last T20I	5 March 2024:    Nepal v  Netherlands
First WT20I	16 May 2022:    Nepal v  Uganda
Last WT20I	7 February 2025:    Nepal v  Thailand
Team information
Nepal cricket team Kathmandu Gurkhas
As of 7 February 2025 Source: Cricinfo

History

The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1998 when Bangladesh played Singapore in the 1998 ACC Trophy.^[1]

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 matches were held there during the 2005 Intercontinental Cup when Nepal hosted Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.^[2]

These were the first 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.^[3]

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

Renovations

After the devastating 2015 Nepal Earthquake, the basic infrastructures of the ground were destroyed. Thus, the CAN rebuilt its infrastructures and added more facilities such as the addition of ground walls, a pavilion building, media box, view tower and VIP Seating Area.

Major sports events

• 1998 ACC Trophy
• 2005 Intercontinental Cup
• 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
• 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup
• 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup
• 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship
• 2016 Everest Premier League
• 2017 Everest Premier League
• 2018 Everest Premier League
• Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament
• 2019-22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
• 2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series
• 2023 Men's Premier Cup
• 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Regional Final
• International inter-university competition - Another major cricket tournament!

For the first time, an international inter-university competition with a prize pool of NPR 3 million is set to take place at TU Ground from January 20. Teams from Nepal, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, UAE, and Bangladesh will participate.

Records & Stats

Matches Hosted

Format	ODI	T20I	WT20I
Matches	34	34	14
As of 5 Mar 2025 (Source)

ODI records

• Highest ODI total: 310/6 – United Arab Emirates vs. Nepal, 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 21), 16 March 2023 and 310/8 – Nepal vs. Oman, 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup, 21 April 2023
• Highest Individual ODI Score: 133 – Michael van Lingen, Namibia vs. Nepal, 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 19), 14 February 2023
• Best ODI Bowling Figure: 6/16 – Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal vs United States, 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 12 February 2020
• Highest ODI Partnership: 216 (for the 3rd wicket) – Aqib Ilyas & Zeeshan Maqsood, Oman vs. United States, 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 11 February 2020

ODI Matches Record
Team	MP	W	L	T	NR
Nepal	26	18	8	0	0
Namibia	8	3	5	0	0
United Arab Emirates	8	2	6	0	0
Papua New Guinea	6	3	3	0	0
Oman	5	4	1	0	0
Netherlands	4	2	2	0	0
Scotland	4	2	2	0	0
United States	4	0	4	0	0
Canada	3	0	3	0	0
Reference: ESPNcricinfo (As of 25 Feb 2024)

T20I records

• Highest T20I total: 247/5 – Netherlands vs. Namibia, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024
• Highest Individual T20I Score: 135 – Michael Levitt, Netherlands vs. Namibia, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024
• Best T20I Bowling Figure: 5/21 – Karan KC, Nepal vs. PNG, 2021-22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series, 28 March 2022
• Highest T20I Partnership: 193 (for the 2nd wicket) – Michael Levitt & Sybrand Engelbrecht, Netherlands vs. Namibia, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024

T20I Matches Record
Team	MP	W	L	T	NR
Nepal	23	16	6	1	0
Malaysia	11	2	8	1	0
Netherlands	10	5	3	1	1
Oman	5	4	0	1	0
Papua New Guinea	5	1	4	0	0
Namibia	4	1	2	0	1
Maldives	3	1	2	0	0
Singapore	3	0	3	0	0
Bhutan	2	0	2	0	0
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	0
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0
Reference: ESPNcricinfo (As of 5 Mar 2024)

List of International centuries

ODI centuries

Fifteen ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.^[4]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	109*	Aqib Ilyas	Oman	108	Nepal	9 February 2020	Won
2	109	Zeeshan Maqsood	Oman	109	United States	11 February 2020	Won
3	105	Aqib Ilyas	Oman	123	United States	11 February 2020	Won
4	126	Rohit Paudel	Nepal	107	Papua New Guinea	25 March 2022	Lost
5	105	Dipendra Singh Airee	Nepal	140	Papua New Guinea	26 March 2022	Lost
6	133	Michael van Lingen	Namibia	137	Nepal	14 February 2023	Lost
7	115	Kushal Bhurtel	Nepal	113	Namibia	14 February 2023	Won
8	103*	George Munsey	Scotland	61	Namibia	15 February 2023	Won
9	107*	Michael Leask	Scotland	85	Nepal	17 February 2023	Lost
10	110	Aasif Sheikh	Nepal	110	Papua New Guinea	9 March 2023	Won
11	119	Muhammad Waseem	United Arab Emirates	76	Papua New Guinea	15 March 2023	Won
12	101*	Asif Khan	United Arab Emirates	42	Nepal	16 March 2023	Lost
13	108	Kushal Malla	Nepal	64	Oman	21 April 2023	Won
14	112*	Anil Sah	Nepal	124	Canada	12 February 2024	Won
15	101*	Bhim Sharki	Nepal	129	Canada	12 February 2024	Won

T20I centuries

Five T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.^[5]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	107	Gyanendra Malla	Nepal	55	Bhutan	5 December 2019	Won
2	133*	Max O'Dowd	Netherlands	73	Malaysia	18 April 2021	Won
3	110*	Dipendra Singh Airee	Nepal	57	Malaysia	2 April 2022	Won
4	101	Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	Namibia	36	Nepal	27 February 2024	Won
5	135	Michael Levitt	Netherlands	62	Namibia	29 February 2024	Won

List of International five-wicket hauls

One-day Internationals

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.^[6]

#	Figures	Player	Country	Innings	Opponent	Date	Result
1	6/16	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal	1	United States	12 February 2020	Won
2	5/61	Karan KC	Nepal	1	Namibia	14 February 2023	Won
3	5/30	Ruben Trumpelmann	Namibia	1	Scotland	20 February 2023	Lost
4	5/38	Semo Kamea	Papua New Guinea	1	Nepal	9 March 2023	Lost
5	5/20	Lalit Rajbanshi	Nepal	2	United Arab Emirates	12 March 2023	Won
6	5/25	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal	1	Papua New Guinea	13 March 2023	Won
7	5/28	Gerhard Erasmus	Namibia	1	Nepal	15 February 2024	Won
8	6/34	Aryan Dutt	Netherlands	1	Namibia	19 February 2024	Won

Twenty20 Internationals

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.^[7]

#	Figures	Player	Country	Innings	Opponent	Date	Result
1	5/21	Karan KC	Nepal	2	Papua New Guinea	31 March 2022	Won
2	5/16	Muhammad Amir	Malaysia	2	Singapore	2 November 2023	Won

See also

• List of Nepal Premier League records and statistics