The ninth edition of Cricket Ireland’s Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup will start on Saturday, May 1 and run till Tuesday, June 15.
The tournament - which is played between the four leading cricketing provinces of Ireland - began in 2013 and only attained List A status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the 2016 season.
After eight editions, the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup will now have four teams fighting for top honours.
The teams contesting in the competition are seven-time winners and defending champions Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors, Northern Knights and the Munster Reds.
The Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup will include two round-robin series, allowing each team a total of six matches. The tournament will be played at six different venues - Pembroke, Eglinton, North Down, Stormont, Bread and MCU Region.
Ireland cricket team players George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Andy McBrine and Harry Tector will be leading their respective teams.
Cricket Ireland’s Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup teams and squads
Leinster Lightning: George Dockrell (captain), Rory Anders, Andy Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Jonathan Garth, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Simi Singh, Jack Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker.
Munster Reds: Curtis Campher (captain), Aaron Cawley, Murray Commins, Gareth Delany, Greg Ford, Matt Ford, Fionn Hand, Tyrone Kane, Seamus Lynch, Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin, PJ Moor, Amish Sidhu.
North West Warriors: Andy McBrine (captain), Ross Allen, Stephen Doheny, Shane Getkate, Graham Hume, Graham Kennedy, Nathan McGuire, Conor Olphert, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Will Smale, Craig Young.
Northern Knights: Harry Tector (captain), Mark Adair, James Cameron-Dow, David Delany, Luke Georgeson, Jeremy Lawlor, Graeme McCarter, James McCollum, Ruhan Pretorius, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling, Ben White.
Cricket Ireland’s Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Saturday, May 1
Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors - 3:15 PM IST
Tuesday, May 4
Leinster Lightning vs Northern Knights - 3:15 PM IST
Thursday, May 5
North West Warriors vs Munster Reds - 3:15 PM IST
Sunday, May 16
Northern Knights vs Leinster Lightning - 3:15 PM IST
Tuesday, May 18
Northern Knights vs North West Warriors - 3:15 PM IST
Thursday, May 20
Leinster Lightning vs Munster Reds - 3:15 PM IST
Friday, May 21
North West Warriors vs Northern Knights - 3:15 PM IST
Saturday, May 22
Munster Reds vs Leinster Lightning - 3:15 PM IST
Tuesday, May 25
North West Warriors vs Leinster Lightning - 3:15 PM IST
Thursday, May 27
Munster Reds vs Northern Knights, 3:15 PM IST
Thursday, June 10
Northern Knights vs Munster Reds, 3:15 PM IST
Tuesday, June 15
Munster Reds vs North West Warriors, 3:15 PM IST
Where to watch Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup live in India?
Live streaming of Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup will be available on Cricket Ireland’s YouTube channel. There will be no telecast of the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup in India.
Featured photo: Twitter / Ireland Men's Cricket Team
