The 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland. It was held from 18 May to 8 July 2018.[1] It was the second edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2] They won the tournament, with five wins from their six matches.[3]
| Dates | 18 May 2018 – 8 July 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (5th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Andrew Balbirnie (262) |
| Most wickets | Yaqoob Ali (12) |
Points table
editThe following teams competed:
| Team[4] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | +1.567 |
| Northern Knights | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +0.308 |
| North West Warriors | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.720 |
| Munster Reds | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –1.179 |
Fixtures
editAs with the Inter-Provincial Championship, and Inter-Provincial Cup, the Inter-Provincial Trophy, Ireland's national T20 provincial competition, operated as a home and away round robin. Unlike the previous two competitions, however, a fourth provincial team, Munster Reds took part, meaning each team had six fixtures in total. The first six fixtures took place across three matchdays, while the second six fixtures were held together in a single venue across three days, to form an Inter-Provincial T20 Festival.
Round 1
editNorth West Warriors
166/5 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights (H)
141 (20 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Alistair Shields and Neil Rock (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
Leinster Lightning
160/6 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds (H)
80 (15.4 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Carty, Murtaza Sidiqi, Tom Anders (Munster Reds) and Joe Carroll (Leinster Lightning) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
Round 2
editLeinster Lightning
178/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights (H)
140 (16 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Eakin (Northern Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
Munster Reds
126/8 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors (H)
127/5 (19.1 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Diarmuid Carey (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points:North West Warriors 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round 3
editLeinster Lightning
99 (19.1 overs) |
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North West Warriors (H)
95/8 (20 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
Northern Knights
195/5 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds (H)
156/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
Round 4
edit 6 July 2018
Scorecard |
North West Warriors
162/7 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds (H)
163/4 (17 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Oliver Gunning, Jarred Barnes, Ruadhan Jones, Senan Jones (Munster Reds), Rishi Chopra and Marcus Poskitt (North West Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.
Leinster Lightning (H)
207/5 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
180/9 (20 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fionn Hand (Leinster Lightning) and James Cameron-Dow (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
Round 5
edit 7 July 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
165 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds (H)
126 (18.2 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
Leinster Lightning (H)
182/3 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
141 (18.4 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Varun Chopra (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
Round 6
edit 8 July 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
193/6 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors (H)
144/5 (20 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
Munster Reds
189/5 (20 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning (H)
187/6 (20 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
References
edit- ^ "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Leinster Lightning Claim Hanley Energy IP20 Trophy". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Weekend club cricket results in NI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.