Cricket Betting Tips: Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025 - Match 3 & 4 - Lightning vs Warriors; Reds vs Knights - June 18th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025, Match 3 - Leinster Lightning vs North-West Warriors and Match 4 - Munster Reds vs Northern Knights on the 18th of June at the Mardyke, Cork.

Batting Stats T20

LIVE SCORES - Match 3 - Leinster Lightning vs North-West Warriors (Mardyke, Cork)

Current Form Leinster Lightning:

Leinster Lightning are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Leinster Lightning in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Abidullah Taniwal with 40 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Leinster Lightning in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Matt Hollard with 2 scalps under his belt.

Leinster Lightning have lost their previous match against Northern Knights by 8 wickets.

Leinster Lightning batted first and they posted a total of 153 for 7 in 20 overs. Macdara Cosgrave and Seamus Lynch gave a stable but very slow start to Leinster Lightning. The middle order failed to perform to their potential. It was Abidullah Taniwal who smashed 40 quick runs at the back end of the innings to help Leinster Lightning get to 153 in their innings.

During the chase, Northern Knights got off to a flier, with openers James McCollum and Cade Carmichael hitting the bowlers to all directions of the ground. Carmichael made 29 runs off 13 balls while James McCollum scored 65 runs in 36 balls, stayed not out and won the game for Northern Knights in the 13th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Current Form North-West Warriors:

North-West Warriors are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for North-West Warriors in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Sam Topping with 67 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for North-West Warriors in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Jared Wilson with 2 scalps under his belt.

North-West Warriors have won their previous match against Munster Reds by a big margin of 29 runs.

North-West Warriors batted first and they posted a total of 191 for 7 in 20 overs. Sam Topping played like a champion at the top of the order. He scored 67 runs off 39 balls, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. Jake Egan and Scott Macbeth also contributed healthily towards team's total as North-West Warriors managed to get to a massive total of 191 in their innings.

During the chase, Munster Reds lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 69 for 5 in the 10th over. Munster Reds couldn't really stage a comeback after that. Jared Wilson picked up 2 wickets and helped bowl Munster Reds out for 162, as North-West Warriors won the game by 29 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Leinster Lightning

Chris DeFreitas, David Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Gavin Hoey, Dylan Leus, Josh Little, Seamus Lynch, Barry McCarthy, Jai Moondra, Adam Rosslee, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Nasir Totakhill, Lorcan Tucker (captain), Reuben Wilson

North-West Warriors

Andrew Balbirnie, Liam Doherty, Jake Egan, Graham Hume, Ryan Macbeth, Scott Macbeth, Andy McBrine (captain), Cameron Melly, Robbie Millar, David O’Sullivan, Conor Olphert, Gavin Roulston, Sam Topping, Sam Willemse, Jared Wilson, Josh Wilson, Craig Young

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions

Who will win the toss? – Leinster Lightning

Who will win?- Leinster Lightning

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Seamus Lynch (Leinster Lightning), Andrew Balbirnie (North-West Warriors)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Reuben Wilson (Leinster Lightning), Jared Wilson (North-West Warriors)

Most Sixes – Seamus Lynch (Leinster Lightning), Andrew Balbirnie (North-West Warriors)

Player of the Match- Seamus Lynch (Leinster Lightning)

Team Scores Batting first – Leinster Lightning 160+, North West Warriors 155+

Match Handicap: Leinster Lightning

Wicket Takers T20

LIVE SCORES - Match 4 - Munster Reds vs Northern Knights (Mardyke, Cork)

Current Form Munster Reds:

Munster Reds are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Munster Reds in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is John McNally with 64 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Munster Reds in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Josh Manley with 3 scalps under his belt.

Munster Reds have lost their previous match against North-West Warriors by 29 runs.

North-West Warriors batted first and they posted a total of 191 for 7 in 20 overs. Sam Topping played like a champion at the top of the order. He scored 67 runs off 39 balls, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. Jake Egan and Scott Macbeth also contributed healthily towards team's total as North-West Warriors managed to get to a massive total of 191 in their innings.

During the chase, Munster Reds lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 69 for 5 in the 10th over. Munster Reds couldn't really stage a comeback after that. Jared Wilson picked up 2 wickets and helped bowl Munster Reds out for 162, as North-West Warriors won the game by 29 runs.

Current Form Northern Knights:

Northern Knights are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Northern Knights in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is James McCollum with 65 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Northern Knights in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Cian Robertson with 2 scalps under his belt.

Northern Knights have won their previous match against Leinster Lightning by 8 wickets.

Leinster Lightning batted first and they posted a total of 153 for 7 in 20 overs. Macdara Cosgrave and Seamus Lynch gave a stable but very slow start to Leinster Lightning. The middle order failed to perform to their potential. It was Abidullah Taniwal who smashed 40 quick runs at the back end of the innings to help Leinster Lightning get to 153 in their innings.

During the chase, Northern Knights got off to a flier, with openers James McCollum and Cade Carmichael hitting the bowlers to all directions of the ground. Carmichael made 29 runs off 13 balls while James McCollum scored 65 runs in 36 balls, stayed not out and won the game for Northern Knights in the 13th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Northern Knights

Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Cade Carmichael, Harry Dyer, Matthew Foster, Matthew Humphreys, Adam Kennedy, Adam Leckey, Tom Mayes, James McCollum, Jordan Neill, Ruhan Pretorius, Cian Robertson, Neil Rock (captain), Paul Stirling, Morgan Topping

Munster Reds

Mark Adrianatos, Nabeel Anjum, Curtis Campher (captain), Gareth Delany, Stephen Doheny, Mike Frost, Zubair Hassan Khan, Kian Hilton, Brandon Kruger, Philippe le Roux, Josh Manley, Liam McCarthy, Byron McDonough, John McNally, Swapnil Modgil, PJ Moor, Thorne Prophet, Olly Riley, Suliman Safi, Dineth Sumanasinghe, Matthew Weldon, Ben White

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Munster Reds

Who will win?- Northern Knights

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Peter Moor (Munster Reds), Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Suliman Safi (Munster Reds), Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights)

Most Sixes – Peter Moor (Munster Reds), Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)

Player of the Match- Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)

Team Scores Batting first – Northern Knights 165+, Munster Reds 140+

Match Handicap: Northern Knights

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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