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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 ground in Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
TU Cricket Ground
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground at Kirtipur
Ground information
LocationKirtipur, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Coordinates27°40′41″N 85°17′25″E / 27.67806°N 85.29028°E / 27.67806; 85.29028
Establishment1998
Capacity15,000
OwnerTribhuvan University
OperatorCricket Association of Nepal
TenantsNepal national cricket team
Nepal women's national cricket team
Nepal national under-19 cricket team
Nepal A cricket team
End names
Pavilion End
Chobhar End
International information
First ODI5 February 2020:
   Nepal v  Oman
Last ODI25 February 2024:
   Nepal v  Netherlands
First T20I5 December 2019:
   Nepal v  Bhutan
Last T20I5 March 2024:
   Nepal v  Netherlands
First WT20I16 May 2022:
   Nepal v  Uganda
Last WT20I21 May 2022:
   Nepal v  Uganda
As of 5 March 2024
Source: Cricinfo

History edit

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

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 edit

Records & Stats edit

Matches Hosted edit

Format ODI T20I WT20I
Matches 34 34 5
As of 5 Mar 2024 (Source)

ODI records edit

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 edit

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 edit

ODI centuries edit

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 edit

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 edit

One-day Internationals edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Other matches played on Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ^ "ICC announces team to investigate Nepal incident". March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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