Leinster Lightning moved a step closer to wrapping up the T20 Trophy title a week early after they trounced an out of sorts Knights.

LEINSTER’S relentless march towards another T20 Interprovincial Trophy continued with a nine-wicket demolition of the Northern Knights at Bready.

HARRY Tector’s half century and three wickets for George Dockrell ensured Leinster Lightning remained on course to defend their T20 interprovincial Trophy with a 32-run win over the Northern Knights at Stormont.

There were wins on the second day by Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights.

SAM Topping and Jared Wilson were the stars as the Warriors avenged last week’s heavy defeat to the Northern Knights, winning a rain-affect contest at Stormont by 38 runs (DLS).

Chris De Freitas and Tim Tector lead Lightning to a bonus point win over Munster Reds at The Mardyke.

Northern Knights claimed their second bonus point of the week with a resounding 109 runs victory over North West Warriors in the first match of day 3.

Wins for the Northern Knights and NW Warriors on the opening day in Cork.

Ireland squad members will miss a day of inter-provincial action after all this summer. The 14 players involved in Sunday’s T20 international against West Indies at Bready will sit out the first day of this week’s T20 festival in Cork.

The North West have named their squad for this week's three-day T20 interpro series in Cork, as well as an Emerging Warriors team to play MCC at Ardmore on Thursday.

Boyd Rankin has named his Emerging Warriors squad for next week's friendly clash with the Emerging Knights.

Stephen Doheny sent the watching Ireland selectors a message at Stormont yesterday with a match winning century as Munster Reds hammered the Northern Knights by six wickets.

Curtis Campher has been named in the Munster Reds squad for their Interpro clash with Northern Knights at Stormont.

CADE CARMICHAEL’S century for the Northern Knights was in a losing cause as they twice threw away strong positions to lose to defending champions Leinster Lightning by four wickets at Oak Hill.

ANDY BALBIRNIE warmed up for next week’s one-day international series against the West Indies with a century for North-West Warriors in Cork yesterday before the Munster Reds scrambled to a three-wicket win in the InterPro Cup.

The Northern Knights are hoping Paul Stirling is back in the squad for this week's clashes with Leinster Lightning and Munster Reds.

The two senior ireland internationals added 212 for Lightning’s third wicket, with Tucker hitting five sixes in his 121, while Tector clearing the ropes three times making 120 from only 107 balls.

The Northern Knights will be without Irish internationals Paul Stirling and their captain Mark Adair for the season opener against the NW Warriors at Stormont.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie has been confirmed as a North West Warriors player for this season’s Inter-provincial Cup and Trophy games.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie looks set to be transferred to the North West Warriors for the 2025 interpro season.

Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Inter-Provincial Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will be played across four three-day festivals across Ireland.