| 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup | |
| Administrator: | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket Format: | List A |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Champions: | Leinster Lightning |
| Participants: | 3 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Most Runs: | George Dockrell (231) |
| Most Wickets: | George Dockrell (10) |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Next Tournament: | 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup |
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] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.