Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, commonly known as TU Cricket Ground or simply TU Ground (), is a

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located in

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, near

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. Situated within the premises of Tribhuvan University, it is the most renowned cricket venue in Nepal.

History

The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1998 when

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played

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in the

1998 ACC Trophy The 1998 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Nepal, taking place from 3 October to 13 October 1998. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helped form an essent ...

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

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. Another two first-class matches were held there during the 2005 Intercontinental Cup when Nepal hosted

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and the

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. 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

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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

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for the crowd trouble and the resulting calculations of the net-run rate which denied

promotion to

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. The ground has also successfully hosted domestic tournaments such as Everest Premier League,

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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 April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of Moment magni ...

, 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

* 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

ODI records

* Highest ODI total: 310/6 –

vs.

, 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 21), 16 March 2023 and 310/8 –

vs.

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, 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup, 21 April 2023 * Highest Individual ODI Score: 133 – Michael van Lingen,

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vs.

, 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 19), 14 February 2023 * Best ODI Bowling Figure: 6/16 –

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, 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 12 February 2020 * Highest ODI Partnership: 216 (for the 3rd wicket) – Aqib Ilyas & Zeeshan Maqsood,

vs.

, 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 11 February 2020

T20I records

* Highest T20I total: 247/5 –

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vs.

, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024 * Highest Individual T20I Score: 135 – Michael Levitt,

vs.

, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024 * Best T20I Bowling Figure: 5/21 – Karan KC,

vs. PNG, 2021-22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series, 28 March 2022 * Highest T20I Partnership: 193 (for the 2nd wicket) – Michael Levitt & Sybrand Engelbrecht,

vs.

, 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, 29 February 2024

List of International centuries

ODI centuries

Fifteen ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

T20I centuries

Five T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.

List of International five-wicket hauls

One-day Internationals

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

Twenty20 Internationals

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

References

External links

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