The 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the sixth edition of the

Inter-Provincial Trophy The Inter-Provincial Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket tournament between the four leading cricketing provinces of Ireland. The tournament was first held by three provinces in 2013, across venues in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ...

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Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have ...

cricket competition that was played in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It was held from 18 May to 8 July 2018. It was the second edition of the competition to be played with full

status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. They won the tournament, with five wins from their six matches.

Points table

The following teams competed:

Fixtures

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.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy Inter Inter-Provincial Trophy seasons