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
Establishment1998
Capacity20,000+
OwnerTribhuvan University
OperatorCricket Association of Nepal
TenantsNepal national cricket team
Nepal national under-19 cricket team
End names
Pavilion End
Chobhar End
International information
First ODI5 February 2020:
   Nepal v  Oman
Last ODI1–2 May 2023:
   Nepal v  United Arab Emirates
First T20I5 December 2019:
   Nepal v  Bhutan
Last T20I4 April 2022:
   Nepal v  Papua New Guinea
First WT20I16 May 2022:
   Nepal v  Uganda
Last WT20I21 May 2022:
   Nepal v  Uganda
As of 27 October 2023
Source: Cricinfo

History

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

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

Records

ODI records

T20I records

List of International centuries

ODI centuries

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

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1109*Aqib Ilyas Oman 108   Nepal9 February 2020Won
2109Zeeshan Maqsood Oman 109 United States11 February 2020Won
3105Aqib Ilyas Oman 123 United States11 February 2020Won
4126Rohit Paudel   Nepal 107 Papua New Guinea25 March 2022Lost
5105Dipendra Singh Airee   Nepal 140 Papua New Guinea26 March 2022Lost
6133Michael van Lingen Namibia 137   Nepal14 February 2023Lost
7115Kushal Bhurtel   Nepal 113 Namibia14 February 2023Won
8103*George Munsey Scotland 61 Namibia15 February 2023Won
9107*Michael Leask Scotland 85   Nepal17 February 2023Lost
10110Aasif Sheikh   Nepal 110 Papua New Guinea9 March 2023Won
11119Muhammad Waseem United Arab Emirates 76 Papua New Guinea15 March 2023Won
12101*Asif Khan United Arab Emirates 42   Nepal16 March 2023Lost
13108Kushal Malla   Nepal 64 Oman21 April 2023Won

T20I centuries

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

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1107Gyanendra Malla   Nepal 55 Bhutan5 December 2019Won
2133*Max O'Dowd Netherlands 73 Malaysia18 April 2021Won
3110*Dipendra Singh Airee   Nepal 57 Malaysia2 April 2022Won

List of International five-wicket hauls

One-day Internationals

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

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
16/16Sandeep Lamichhane   Nepal1 United States12 February 2020Won
25/61Karan KC   Nepal1 Namibia14 February 2023Won
35/30Ruben Trumpelmann Namibia1 Scotland20 February 2023Lost
45/38Semo Kamea Papua New Guinea1   Nepal9 March 2023Lost
55/20Lalit Rajbanshi   Nepal2 United Arab Emirates12 March 2023Won
65/25Sandeep Lamichhane   Nepal1 Papua New Guinea13 March 2023Won

Twenty20 Internationals

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

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/21Karan KC   Nepal2 Papua New Guinea31 March 2022Won

References
  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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