2021 Inter-Provincial Cup | |
Fromdate: | 1 May |
Todate: | 30 June 2021 |
Administrator: | Cricket Ireland |
Cricket Format: | List A |
Tournament Format: | Double round-robin |
Champions: | Leinster Lightning |
Count: | 8 |
Participants: | 4 |
Matches: | 12 |
Most Runs: | George Dockrell (364) |
Most Wickets: | Barry McCarthy (17) |
Previous Year: | 2020 |
Previous Tournament: | 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Next Tournament: | 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup |
The 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that took place in Ireland during 2021.[1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. The number of teams was increased from three to four,[2] with Munster Reds playing in the tournament for the first time.[3] On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament.[5]
Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[6] Leinster Lightning retained their title, winning four of their six matches.[7]
Team[8] | |||||||
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Leinster Lightning | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
North West Warriors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
Northern Knights | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Munster Reds | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
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