Mulpani International Cricket Ground

The Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Commonly known as Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground or simply Mulpani Ground (माथिल्लाे मुलपानी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट मैदान) is a cricket ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Construction
Cricket Association of Nepal had initiated to construct two grounds in Mulpani after the Asian Cricket Council's plan to build its central cricket academy in the current Mulpani venue didn't materialise.

In 2011, the stadium received रु 30 million for its construction from Ministry of Youth and Sports as well as CAN signed a contract with Gaura Construction Pvt. Ltd.

In 2013, National Sports Council allocated around रु 45 million from the sports budget for a second cricket ground in Mulpani.

In 2014, the stadium is allocated a separate रु 200 million for its construction in the 2014/15 budget presented by the Finance Minister.

In 2019, the construction work of the Mulpani Cricket Stadium will gain momentum as the land dispute has been resolved.National Sports Council has demanded रु 400 million from the government for the completion of the stadium. After completion, the 40,000-people capacity stadium will have an administrative block, swimming pool, academia and its practice ground, hostel and other facilities.

In 2022, construction of a new stadium began after almost 5 years delay.

History
In 2023, it was selected as one of the venues for hosting 2023 Men's Premier Cup along with Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground. In April 2023, ground hosted its first One Day International match between Oman and UAE. It became 216th venue in the world to host an ODI match and second venue after Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground to host ODI match in Nepal. On 18 October 2023, it became 190th venue in the world to host a T20I match.

Major sports events

 * 2023 Men's Premier Cup
 * 2023 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series
 * 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Regional Final