| 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) |
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]
The 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 |
As 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.
North West Warriors 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 141 (20 overs) |
Leinster Lightning 160/6 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds (H) 80 (15.4 overs) |
Leinster Lightning 178/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 140 (16 overs) |
Munster Reds 126/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors (H) 127/5 (19.1 overs) |
Leinster Lightning 99 (19.1 overs) | v | North West Warriors (H) 95/8 (20 overs) |
Northern Knights 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds (H) 156/6 (20 overs) |
6 July 2018 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds (H) 163/4 (17 overs) |
Leinster Lightning (H) 207/5 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 180/9 (20 overs) |
7 July 2018 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 165 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds (H) 126 (18.2 overs) |
Leinster Lightning (H) 182/3 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 141 (18.4 overs) |
8 July 2018 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 193/6 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors (H) 144/5 (20 overs) |
Munster Reds 189/5 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning (H) 187/6 (20 overs) |
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