2025 Inter-Provincial Cup

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2025 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates7 May – 27 August 2025
AdministratorCricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
HostIreland
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (10th title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsAndrew Balbirnie (North West Warriors) (445)
Most wicketsJai Moondra (Leinster Lightning) (11)
← 2024

The 2025 Inter-Provincial Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition in Ireland. The tournament began on 7 May 2025, and the last round was held on 27 August 2025.[1] Four provincial teams took part in the tournament.[2] In March 2025 Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the competition.[3]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Leinster Lightning 6 4 1 0 1 1 19 0.744
2 Munster Reds 6 3 2 0 1 1 15 0.219
3 Northern Knights 6 2 3 0 1 0 10 −0.565
4 North West Warriors 6 1 4 0 1 0 6 −0.420
Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
  • Points system:
    • Win - 4, Loss - 0, Tie - 0, No Result - 2, Abandon - 2
  • Bonus Point:
    • When Run Rate is 1.25x than Opponents' - 1

Fixtures

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Round 1

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7 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
328/8 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
280 (46.1 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 121 (127)
Josh Manley 4/75 (10 overs)
Philippus Roux 87* (68)
Jai Moondra 3/42 (8.1 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 48 runs
Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Aidan Seaver
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jai Moondra (Leinster Lightning) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0
7 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
283/5 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
286/6 (46.1 overs)
Sam Topping 120 (124)
Thomas Mayes 3/66 (10 overs)
Cade Carmichael 86 (92)
Scott MacBeth 4/44 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 4 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Gareth Morrison
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Adam Leckey (Northern Knights) and Josh Wilson (North West Warriors) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0

Round 2

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13 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
204 (39.1 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
210/6 (46.1 overs)
Cade Carmichael 107 (101)
Jai Moondra 3/45 (8.1 overs)
George Dockrell 101* (121)
Thomas Mayes 3/40 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 4 wickets
Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Jareth McCready
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0
13 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
245/6 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
248/7 (48 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 101 (135)
Liam McCarthy 3/43 (10 overs)
Philippe le Roux 74* (83)
Andy McBrine 3/46 (10 overs)
Munster Reds won by 3 wickets
Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Aidan Seaver
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Point: Munster Reds 4, North-West Warriors 0

Round 3

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15 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
275 (49.5 overs)
v
North West Warriors
231 (48.4 overs)
Christopher De Freitas 143* (155)
Ryan MacBeth 4/33 (8 overs)
Andy McBrine 64 (60)
Nasir Totakhil 2/15 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 44 runs
Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Aidan Seaver
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Christopher De Freitas (Leinster Lightning) scored his first century in List A cricket.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North-West Warriors 0
15 May 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
274 (47.2 overs)
v
Munster Reds
278/4 (40 overs)
Cade Carmichael 65 (56)
Liam McCarthy 3/59 (9 overs)
Stephen Doheny 129 (111)
Matthew Humphreys 2/63 (10 overs)
Munster Reds won by 6 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: George Brolly and Jonathan Kennedy
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, Northern Knights 0

Round 4

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13 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
287 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
261 (48.1 overs)
Kian Hilton 64 (56)
Reuben Wilson 3/52 (9 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 63 (61)
Curtis Campher 3/24 (10 overs)
Munster Reds won by 26 runs
Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke
Umpires: Azam Baig and Jonathan Kennedy
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Matt Hollard (Leinster Lightning) and Bakhtyar Nabi (Munster Reds) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0
13 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
278/5 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
281/7 (46.4 overs)
Sam Topping 111 (143)
Cian Robertson 3/49 (10 overs)
Ben Calitz 72 (78)
Robbie Millar 3/69 (9 overs)
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Gareth Morrison
Player of the match: Sam Topping (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Robbie Millar (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0

Round 5

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20 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
223 (42.2 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
226/4 (34.1 overs)
Cade Carmichael 105 (119)
Matt Hollard 5/62 (9.2 overs)
Tim Tector 57 (34)
Matthew Humphreys 3/34 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Jonathan Kennedy
Player of the match: Matt Hollard (Leinster Lighting)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0
20 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
334/9 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
332/9 (50 overs)
Jared Wilson 64 (42)
Oliver Riley 3/50 (9 overs)
Suliman Safi 131 (111)
Robbie Millar 2/35 (5 overs)
North West Warriors won by 2 runs
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Roland Black and Jareth McCready
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suliman Safi (Munster Reds) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.
  • Points; North West Warriors 4, Munster Reds 0

Round 6

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27 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
155/4 (28 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
9/1 (3 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 82* (80)
Matt Hollard 2/14 (4 overs)
Harry Tector 5* (5)
David O'Sullivan 1/2 (1 over)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Billy Dougherty (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
27 August 2025
10:45
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Gareth Morrison
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Inter-Provincial Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will be played across four three-day festivals across Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Inter-Provincial Series fixtures released for 2025 season". Cricket World. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Inter-Provincial Series fixtures released". Cricket Ireland. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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