2025 Inter-Provincial Cup

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]

2025 Inter-Provincial Cup

Dates	7 May – 27 August 2025
Administrator	Cricket Ireland
Cricket format	List A
Tournament format	Double round-robin
Host	Ireland
Champions	Leinster Lightning (10th title)
Participants	4
Matches	12
Most runs	Andrew Balbirnie (North West Warriors) (445)
Most wickets	Jai Moondra (Leinster Lightning) (11)
← 2024

Points table

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

Round 1

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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)

No result Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• Billy Dougherty (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
• Rain prevented any further play.

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27 August 2025 10:45 Scorecard

Munster Reds	v	Northern Knights

Match abandoned Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Gareth Morrison

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.