| Dates | 10 – 28 September 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (7th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Stephen Doheny (142) |
| Most wickets | Simi Singh (10) |
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup was the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that was played in Ireland during September 2020. [1] It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. [2]
The first two scheduled matches of the tournament, both between North West Warriors and Northern Knights, were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the weather. [3] [4] The next match saw Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights by 91 runs, giving them a bonus point to lead the competition at the mid-way point. [5] In the fourth fixture, Leinster Lightning beat North West Warriors by 62 runs, in a rain-affected match. [6] The win, which included a bonus point, was enough to give Leinster an unassailable lead in the tournament, and their seventh consecutive title. [7] Leinster Lightning went on to win their remaining two matches, [8] finishing the tournament undefeated. [9]
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 8 May to 29 July 2020. [10] [11] However, on 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13] Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020. [14] The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country. [15] Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020. [16] On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament. [17] On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament. [18] [19]
| Team [20] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
10 September 2020 Scorecard |
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15 September 2020 Scorecard |
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17 September 2020 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 306/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 215 (42.5 overs) |
22 September 2020 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 205/8 (50 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 136/1 (26.5 overs) |
26 September 2020 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 240/9 (50 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 243/7 (43.1 overs) |
28 September 2020 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 132/8 (32 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 133/7 (26.2 overs) |