The 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup is the tenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a

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competition that is taking place in

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during 2022. It is the sixth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. On 4 March 2022,

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confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.

Leinster Lightning Leinster Lightning is an Ireland, Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy. The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster. Hist ...

were the defending champions, having won the tournament for an eighth time in 2021. In the opening match, Leinster Lightning began their title defence with a seven wicket win against

North West Warriors North West Warriors is one of four provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and Munster Reds, it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup & Inter-Provincial Trophy. Th ...

, with

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taking a

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. In their next match, Leinster Lightning made 304/6 against

Munster Reds Munster Reds is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team based in Cork, in the province of Munster. History In April 2017, Cricket Ireland approved the participation of the team in the Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup, the highest level of T20 do ...

, but lost by five wickets after

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scored 152 runs, the highest individual score in the Inter-Provincial Cup. Munster Reds also made the highest successful run chase in an Inter-Provincial Cup match. Munster Reds won their first senior title following the abandonment of the final slate of matches.

Points table

Fixtures

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References

External links

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