2020 Inter-Provincial Cup

2020 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates10 – 28 September 2020
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (7th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsStephen Doheny (142)
Most wicketsSimi Singh (10)
2019
2021

The 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup was the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that was played in Ireland during September 2020.[1] It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2]

The first two scheduled matches of the tournament, both between North West Warriors and Northern Knights, were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the weather.[3][4] The next match saw Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights by 91 runs, giving them a bonus point to lead the competition at the mid-way point.[5] In the fourth fixture, Leinster Lightning beat North West Warriors by 62 runs, in a rain-affected match.[6] The win, which included a bonus point, was enough to give Leinster an unassailable lead in the tournament, and their seventh consecutive title.[7] Leinster Lightning went on to win their remaining two matches,[8] finishing the tournament undefeated.[9]

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  8. ^ "Lightning beat battling Warriors". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Leinster Lightning complete undefeated season after turning over North West Warriors". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 29 September 2020.