# 2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy

The 2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy, also known as Rario T20 Inter-Provincial Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition being played in Ireland in 2023. It was the seventh edition of the competition played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams, with the fixtures being confirmed by Cricket Ireland on 5 June 2023. Leinster Lightning are the defending champions having won their 7th title in 2022.

## Points Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Knights (C) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2.046 |
| 2 | North West Warriors | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.081 |
| 3 | Munster Reds | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.322 |
| 4 | Leinster Lightning | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −1.322 |
Champion

## Fixtures
### Round One

* 6 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| Munster Reds 120 (18.5 overs) | v | North West Warriors 125/4 (16 overs) |
| Gareth Delany 28 (20) Trent McKeegan 4/24 (3.5 overs) | | Scott MacBeth 40 (24) Ben White 1/7 (2 overs) |
* North West Warriors won by 6 wickets The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Sam Hollingshead (Eng) Player of the match: Trent McKeegan (North West Warriors)
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Michael Granger (North West Warriors), Corner Fletcher, Cameron Melly and Harry Zimmermann (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
* Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.
* 6 June 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 236/3 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 163 (17.1 overs) |
| Neil Rock 79 (26) Amish Sidhu 1/21 (2 overs) | | Mark Donegan 58 (32) Thomas Mayes 4/28 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 73 runs The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Sam Hollingshead (Eng) Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Mark Donegan, Samuel Harbinson, Adam Rosslee, Amish Sidhu (Leinster Lightning), Jason van der Merwe and Theo van Woerkom (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
* Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
* 7 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| North West Warriors 180/7 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 99 (13.4 overs) |
| Shane Getkate 55 (34) Barry McCarthy 4/12 (4 overs) | | Barry McCarthy 27 (15) Cain Robertson 4/20 (3.4 overs) |
* North West Warriors won by 81 runs The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Sam Hollingshead (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: North West Warriors 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
* 7 June 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| Munster Reds 106/5 (12 overs) | v | Northern Knights 131/3 (10.4 overs) |
| Gareth Delany 32 (23) Ruhan Pretorius 3/31 (3 overs) | | Ruhan Pretorius 44 (31) Ben White 2/22 (3 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 7 wickets (DLS method) The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Sam Hollingshead (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Ruhan Pretorius (Northern Knights)
* Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Northern Knights were set a revised target of 129 runs from 12 overs.
* Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
* 8 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| North West Warriors 164/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 167/3 (16.1 overs) |
| Stephen Doheny 39 (33) Matthew Foster 4/30 (4 overs) | | Morgan Topping 51 (28) Jared Wilson 1/33 (3.1 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 7 wickets The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam Doherty (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
* Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
* 8 June 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| Leinster Lightning 157/5 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 159/5 (16.1 overs) |
| Samuel Harbinson 45 (26) Liam McCarthy 2/27 (4 overs) | | Murray Commins 37 (26) Amish Sidhu 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Munster Reds won by 5 wickets The Mardyke, Cork Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds)
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

### Round Two

* 14 July 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| Munster Reds 88/7 (16 overs) | v | North West Warriors |
| Murray Commins 35 (29) Trent McKeegan 3/13 (3 overs) | | |
* No result Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorn and Jonathan Kennedy
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Ryan Joyce and Carson McCullough (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debuts.
* Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.
* 14 July 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| Leinster Lightning | v | Northern Knights |
* Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorn and Jonathan Kennedy
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.
* 15 July 2023 Scorecard
| Munster Reds | v | Northern Knights |
* Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: George Brolly and Roly Black
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.
* 15 July 2023 Scorecare
| Leinster Lightning | v | North West Warriors |
* Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: George Brolly and Roly Black
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.
* 16 July 2023 Scorecard
| Leinster Lightning | v | Munster Reds |
* Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.
* 16 July 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Knights | v | North West Warriors |
* Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: North West Warriors 2, Northern Knights 2.

### Round Three

* 1 August 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| Munster Reds 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 171/4 (15.1 overs) |
| Murray Commins 62 (37) Simi Singh 4/18 (4 overs) | | Tim Tector 64* (37) Ben White 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Aidan Seaver Player of the match: Riley Mudford (Leinster Lightning)
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Riley Mudford (Leinster Lightning) and Cain Egerton (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debuts.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
* 1 August 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| North West Warriors 78 (15.1 overs) | v | Northern Knights 81/5 (13 overs) |
| Jared Wilson 29 (27) Matthew Humphreys 5/13 (4 overs) | | Neil Rock 29 (not out) (22) Graham Hume 2/9 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 5 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Aidan Seaver Player of the match: Matthew Humphreys (Northern Knights)
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
* 2 August 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| Munster Reds | v | Northern Knights |
* Match abandoned Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Jareth McCready
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.
* 2 August 2023 15:30 Scorecard
| Leinster Lightning | v | North West Warriors |
* Match abandoned Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Jareth McCready
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.
* 3 August 2023 11:00 Scorecard
| Munster Reds 183/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 145/9 (20 overs) |
| Alistair Frost 83 (39) Craig Young 4/26 (4 overs) | | Liam Doherty 33 (27) Jared Wilson 33 (27) Ben White 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Munster Reds won by 38 runs Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Steve Wood Player of the match: Alistair Frost (Munster Reds)
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
* 3 August 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 187/7 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 191/5 (18.3 overs) |
| Neil Rock 47* (36) Fionn Hand 3/32 (4 overs) | | Tim Tector 91* (56) Mark Adair 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Steve Wood Player of the match: Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.