Dates | 28 May 2018 | – 9 September 2018
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Leinster Lightning |
Participants | 3 |
Matches | 6 |
Most runs | George Dockrell (231) |
Most wickets | George Dockrell (10) |
The 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 28 May to 9 September 2018.[1] It is the second edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2]
In the second match of the tournament, between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights, Simi Singh and George Dockrell of Leinster Lightning set a new record partnership in List A cricket for the seventh wicket, with 215 runs.[3][4]
Leinster Lightning retained their title, after beating North West Warriors by 58 runs in the final match of the tournament.[5]
The following teams competed:
Team[6] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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Leinster Lightning | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
North West Warriors | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Northern Knights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
As with the first-class competition, the Inter-Provincial Championship, the competition format is a home and away round robin.
28 May 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights (H)
226 (47.1 overs) |
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North West Warriors
227/2 (46.3 overs) |
4 June 2018
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning (H)
277/6 (50 overs) |
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Northern Knights
224 (42.3 overs) |
19 June 2018
Scorecard |
North West Warriors (H)
137/6 (40 overs) |
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1 July 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Knights (H)
235/9 (50 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
239/7 (48.3 overs) |
16 July 2018
Scorecard |
North West Warriors (H)
139 (38 overs) |
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Northern Knights
141/8 (38.5 overs) |
9 September 2018
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning (H)
253/8 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
195 (42.1 overs) |