Pokhara Rangasala
 Pokhara Rangashala
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| Location | Pokhara, Nepal |
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| Owner | All Nepal Football Association, Gandaki Provincial Sports Association |
| Capacity | 16,500 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1980 |
| Construction cost | Rs. 1.3 Billion |
| Tenants | |
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Football: Sahara Club (Pokhara), Nepal national football team, Pokhara Thunders Cricket: Nepal national cricket team, Nepal women's national cricket team | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End Seti Gandaki End | |
| International information | |
| First WT20I | 2 December 2019: Nepal v Maldives |
| Last WT20I | 7 December 2019: Nepal v Maldives |
| As of 31 May 2022 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Pokhara Rangasala (Nepali: पोखरा रङ्गशाला) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 16,500 spectators. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara at Rambazaar on the eastern bank of Seti river.
History
The facility comprises a football stadium surrounded by an athletics track of 400m, one 7-A side football ground, a volleyball court, a basketball court, cricket ground and covered hall for games like badminton, karate and other indoor sports. The administrative building of Kaski district sports office and ANFA Kaski lies here. It is the only venue in Nepal beside Dasarath Rangasala Stadium to host international football matches and beside Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground and Mulpani Cricket Stadium to host international cricket matches. The stadium has hosted several international friendly matches of the Nepal national football team. The other facilities near the stadium are used to host volleyball, basketball, cricket, wrestling, boxing and badminton.
Hosted events
International games:
Football:
- Aaha Gold Cup (yearly)
- Selected matches of the Nepal national football team
- Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- 9th National Games of Nepal
Cricket:
International records
Women's Twenty20 International centuries
Two WT20I centuries have been scored at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
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| 1 | 113* | Nigar Sultana | Bangladesh | 65 | Maldives | 1 | 5 December 2019 | Won |
| 2 | 110* | Fargana Hoque | Bangladesh | 53 | Maldives | 1 | 5 December 2019 | Won |
Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
One WT20I five-wicket haul has been taken at this venue.
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/0 | Anjali Chand | Nepal | 1 | Maldives | 2 December 2019 | Won |