Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

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Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
TU Stadium 2025.jpg
TU Stadium in 2025
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Interactive map of Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Address Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Location Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Coordinates 27°40′41″N85°17′26″E / 27.67806°N 85.29056°E / 27.67806; 85.29056
Elevation1400 m
Owner Government of Nepal
Operator Cricket Association of Nepal
Seating type Stadium seating
Capacity13,000 (2024–present)
30,000 (planned) [1]
Field size154 metres (168 yd) × 132 metres (144 yd) [2]
Field shapeOval
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Opened1998;27 years ago (1998)
ArchitectVivek Shrestha
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Interactive map of TU Cricket Stadium
Ground information
Country Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Coordinates 27°40′41″N85°17′26″E / 27.67806°N 85.29056°E / 27.67806; 85.29056
Tenants Nepal national cricket team
Nepal women's national cricket team
Kathmandu Gorkhas
End names
 Pavilion End 
Chobhar End
International information
First ODI5 February 2020:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Last ODI25 February 2024:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
First T20I5 December 2019:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Last T20I5 March 2024:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
First WT20I16 May 2022:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Last WT20I7 February 2025:
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal v Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
As of 7 February 2025
Source: Cricinfo

The Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, also known as Kirtipur Cricket Stadium or TU Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, within the premises of Tribhuvan University.

Contents

History

The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1998 when Bangladesh played Singapore in the 1998 ACC Trophy. [3]

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. [4]

Initial stage of TU ground. Kirtipur Criket Ground3.JPG
Initial stage of TU ground.

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. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

The ground has also successfully hosted domestic tournaments such as Everest Premier League, [8] Prime Minister One Day Cup [9] and so on with a lot of people coming to watch the matches and enjoying domestic cricket. [10] [11] [12]

Renovations

After the devastating 2015 Nepal Earthquake, basic infrastructures of the ground were destroyed. Thus, Cricket Association of Nepal rebuilt initial basic infrastructures.

In November 2025, first phase of upgrade was completed adding seating capacity of 10,000 along with six flood lights,construction began March 2025. Work was initiated by then Prime minister of Nepal K. P. Sharma Oli, who ordered to complete the work within 3 months, due to unforeseen circumstances of climate and production delays first phase was pushed further and was completed later in the year. [13] [14] Minister Kul Man Ghising officially inaugurated the floodlights and the stadium on November 16, 2025.

Aerial view of the stadium in 2025 with Kathmandu Valley in backdrop. TU Cricket Stadium in 2025.jpg
Aerial view of the stadium in 2025 with Kathmandu Valley in backdrop.

The construction is scheduled to continue in 2026 in second and third phases for a complete final capacity of 30,000, expected to complete by November 2026. [15] [16]

Major sports events

Records & Stats

Matches Hosted

FormatODIT20IWT20I
Matches343414
As of 5 Mar 2025 (Source)

ODI records

ODI Matches Record
TeamMPWLTNR
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2618800
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 83500
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 82600
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 63300
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 54100
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42200
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42200
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40400
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30300
Reference: ESPNcricinfo (As of 25 Feb 2024)

T20I records

T20I Matches Record
TeamMPWLTNR
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2316610
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 112810
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 105311
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 54010
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 51400
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 41201
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 31200
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30300
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 20200
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 10100
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 11000
Reference: ESPNcricinfo (As of 5 Mar 2024)

List of International centuries

ODI centuries

Fifteen ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. [17]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1109* Aqib Ilyas Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 9 February 2020Won
2109 Zeeshan Maqsood Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11 February 2020Won
3105 Aqib Ilyas Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11 February 2020Won
4126 Rohit Paudel Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 25 March 2022Lost
5105 Dipendra Singh Airee Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 26 March 2022Lost
6133 Michael van Lingen Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 14 February 2023Lost
7115 Kushal Bhurtel Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 14 February 2023Won
8103* George Munsey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 15 February 2023Won
9107* Michael Leask Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 17 February 2023Lost
10110 Aasif Sheikh Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 9 March 2023Won
11119 Muhammad Waseem Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 15 March 2023Won
12101* Asif Khan Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 16 March 2023Lost
13108 Kushal Malla Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 21 April 2023Won
14112* Anil Sah Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12 February 2024Won
15101* Bhim Sharki Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12 February 2024Won

T20I centuries

Five T20I centuries have been scored at the venue. [18]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1107 Gyanendra Malla Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 5 December 2019Won
2133* Max O'Dowd Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 18 April 2021Won
3110* Dipendra Singh Airee Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2 April 2022Won
4101 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 27 February 2024Won
5135 Michael Levitt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 29 February 2024Won

List of International five-wicket hauls

One-day Internationals

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue. [19]

No.FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
16/16 Sandeep Lamichhane Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12 February 2020Won
25/61 Karan KC Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 14 February 2023Won
35/30 Ruben Trumpelmann Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 February 2023Lost
45/38 Semo Kamea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 9 March 2023Lost
55/20 Lalit Rajbanshi Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 12 March 2023Won
65/25 Sandeep Lamichhane Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 13 March 2023Won
75/28 Gerhard Erasmus Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 15 February 2024Won
86/34 Aryan Dutt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 19 February 2024Won

Twenty20 Internationals

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue. [20]

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/21 Karan KC Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 31 March 2022Won
25/16Muhammad AmirFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2 November 2023Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Master plan of TU cricket ground approved, to cost Rs 10 billion". himalpress. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ↑ https://pitch-report.com/tribhuvan-university-international-cricket-ground-kirtipur-pitch-report/
  3. ↑ "Other matches played on Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "History". cricketnepal.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rioting mars World Cricket League Division 5". cricketeuropearchive.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "ICC announces team to investigate Nepal incident". 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Everest Premier League: A saga of parallel success". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tribhuvan Army Club and APF in final of PM Men's Cricket Tournament". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "NPL debut drama: Crowd chaos highlights management flaws - OnlineKhabar English News". 1 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "T20 World Cup: Nepal enjoy incredible support". www.indiatoday.in. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Nepal's 12th man: Diaspora fans power the Rhinos in Scotland". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  13. ↑ https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/63250
  14. ↑ https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/70696
  15. ↑ https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2025/10/16/upgradation-works-underway-at-tu-cricket-ground-in-kirtipur
  16. ↑ https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2025/10/20/floodlight-towers-erected-at-tu-cricket-ground
  17. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records" . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records" . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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