2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
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| Dates | 18 June – 19 September 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | North West Warriors (2nd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Matt Ford (220) |
| Most wickets | Ben White (17) |
The 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland in 2021.[1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams.[2][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] with number of matches increased from 12 to 18.[6] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[7]
After the first round of matches, North West Warriors were leading the competition with two wins from their three games.[8] Defending champions Leinster Lightning suffered two defeats from their three matches.[9][10] It was the first time that Leinster Lightning had lost back-to-back matches in the Inter-Provincial competition.[11] In the second round of matches, Leinster Lightning won two of their three matches,[12] putting them in second place behind North West Warriors.[13] In the third and final round of matches, the first three games were all abandoned due to the weather.[14][15] In the last match of the tournament, North West Warriors beat Leinster Lightning by eight wickets to win their second title.[16][17]
| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Warriors | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Northern Knights | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Leinster Lightning | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Munster Reds | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |