2024 Inter-Provincial Trophy
| Dates | 1 May – 10 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Ireland |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Northern Knights |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | 267 Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning) |
| Most wickets | 13 Matthew Foster (Northern Knights) |
The 2024 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the twelfth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition in Ireland. It was the eighth edition of the competition played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament began on 1 May 2024 and the last match was held on 10 September 2024.[1] Four provincial teams are taking part in the tournament.[2] In April 2024, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the competition.[3] Leinster Lightning are the defending champions.
Squads
| Leinster Lightning | Munster Reds | North West Warriors | Northern Knights |
|---|---|---|---|
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster Lightning (C) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2.025 |
| 2 | Northern Knights | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1.410 |
| 3 | North West Warriors | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −2.057 |
| 4 | Munster Reds | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −2.137 |
Fixtures
Munster Reds 134/9 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 138/4 (15 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Jordan Neill and John McNally (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debut.
- Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
North West Warriors 119 (19.2 overs) | v | Northern Knights 120/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected field.
- Jake Egan (Northern Knights) and Kian Hilton (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
Northern Knights 224/5 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 125 (18.5 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
North West Warriors 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 149/2 (12.5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Oliver Riley (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
Munster Reds 57/3 (5 overs) | v | North West Warriors 37/7 (5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.
Northern Knights 191/9 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 192/5 (17.1 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
Northern Knights 149/5 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 152/5 (19.5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Benjamin Calitz (Northern Knights) and Gavin Roulston (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
Munster Reds 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 164/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christopher De Freitas, Dylan Lues, Swapnil Modgil, Nicolas Stapleton (Leinster Lightning), Zubair Khan and Oliver Metcalfe (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.
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- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Jack Lalor (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.
Northern Knights 128/7 (20 overs) | v | |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Harry Dyer and Jack Dickson (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.
North West Warriors 136/5 (17.2 overs) | v | Munster Reds 39/4 (5 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Munster Reds were set a revised target of 53 runs from 5 overs.
- Sean McNicholl (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.
Leinster Lightning 142/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 141/8 (20 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Topping (Northern Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
Leinster Lightning 196/8 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 121 (20 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Peter Francis (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
North West Warriors 204/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 208/5 (19 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.
Munster Reds 152 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 158/2 (14.4 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
North West Warriors 83 (18.4 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 86/1 (8 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jai Moondra (Leinster Lightning) and David O'Sullivan (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
North West Warriors 131/6 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 137/4 (18.5 overs) |
Stephen Doheny 38 (34) Matthew Weldon 2/16 (4 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Weldon (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0
Northern Knights 187/4 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 156 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aditya Adey, Matthew Halliday (Northern Knights) and Melvin Deveraj (Leinster Lightning) made their T20 debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0
References
- ^ "Fixtures and squads released for Interpros". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Mens Inter-Provincial Series 2024 squads and fixtures announced". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Easdown, Craig (15 April 2024). "Men's Inter-Provincial Series squads and fixtures announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Inter Pro 2024 T20 Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Inter-Provincial Trophy (IP20) 2024". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2024.