Ireland Inter Provincial T20 Trophy: Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors; Munster Reds v Northern Knights - Betting Tips, Predictions June 25

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025, Match 9 - Leinster Lightning vs North-West Warriors and Match 10 - Munster Reds vs Northern Knights on the 25th of June at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast.

Match 9 - Leinster Lightning vs North-West Warriors (Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast)


Current Form Leinster Lightning:

Leinster Lightning are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 3 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Leinster Lightning in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Chris Defreitas with 126 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Leinster Lightning in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Gavin Hoey with 7 scalps under his belt.

Leinster Lightning have won their previous match against Munster Reds by 6 wickets.

Munster Reds batted first and they posted a total of 122 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order crumbled like a pack of cards and Munster Reds found themselves struggling at 66 for 5 in the 12th over. Philippus le Roux then smashed 80 runs in just 57 balls to help Munster Reds get to a tall total of 122 in their innings.

During the chase, Tim Tector and Chris Defreitas started off well, scoring 17 and 39 runs respectively. Lorcan Tucker also played really well and scored 45 important runs to win the game for Leinster Lightning in the 16th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form North-West Warriors:

North-West Warriors on the other hand are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for North-West Warriors in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Sam Topping with 153 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for North-West Warriors in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Graham Hume with 6 scalps under his belt.

North-West Warriors have won their previous match against Northern Knights by 139 runs.

North-West Warriors batted first and they posted a total of 181 for 6 in 20 overs. Sam Topping played really well at the top of the order. He scored 71 runs off 57 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six. The rest of the middle order failed to get going until Andy McBrine smashed 34 runs in 22 balls to help North-West Warriors get to a tall total of 181 in their innings.

During the chase, Northern Knights lost their way right from the word go. Players like Paul Stirling, Ross Adair, Cade Carmichael and Morgan Topping all disappointed and got out cheaply. Jared Wilson picked up 4 wickets for just 15 runs and helped bowl Northern Knights out for a small total of 42, as they lost the match by a huge margin of 139 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) – Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning), Andy Balbirnie (North-West Warriors)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning), Andy McBrine (North-West Warriors)

Most Sixes – Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning), Andy Balbirnie (North-West Warriors)

Player of the Match- Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning)

Team Scores Batting first – North-West Warriors 150+, Leinster Lightning 160+

Match Handicap : Leinster Lightning

Match 10 - Munster Reds vs Northern Knights (Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast)


Current Form Munster Reds:

Munster Reds are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Munster Reds in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Stephen Doheny with 196 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Munster Reds in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Josh Manley with 7 scalps under his belt.

Munster Reds have lost their previous match against Leinster Lightning by 6 wickets.

Munster Reds batted first and they posted a total of 122 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order crumbled like a pack of cards and Munster Reds found themselves struggling at 66 for 5 in the 12th over. Philippus le Roux then smashed 80 runs in just 57 balls to help Munster Reds get to a tall total of 122 in their innings.

During the chase, Tim Tector and Chris Defreitas started off well, scoring 17 and 39 runs respectively. Lorcan Tucker also played really well and scored 45 important runs to win the game for Leinster Lightning in the 16th over with 6 wickets in hand.


Current Form Northern Knights:

Northern Knights on the other hand are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Northern Knights in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Cade Carmichael with 128 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Northern Knights in the Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy is Cian Robertson with 7 scalps under his belt.

Northern Knights have lost their previous match against North-North-West by a big margin of 139 runs.

North-West Warriors batted first and they posted a total of 181 for 6 in 20 overs. Sam Topping played really well at the top of the order. He scored 71 runs off 57 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six. The rest of the middle order failed to get going until Andy McBrine smashed 34 runs in 22 balls to help North-West Warriors get to a tall total of 181 in their innings.

During the chase, Northern Knights lost their way right from the word go. Players like Paul Stirling, Ross Adair, Cade Carmichael and Morgan Topping all disappointed and got out cheaply. Jared Wilson picked up 4 wickets for just 15 runs and helped bowl Northern Knights out for a small total of 42, as they lost the match by a huge margin of 139 runs.


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) – Stephen Doheny (Munster Reds), Cade Carmichael (Northern Knights)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - John McNally (Munster Reds), Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights)

Most Sixes – Stephen Doheny (Munster Reds), Cade Carmichael (Northern Knights)

Player of the Match- Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights)

Team Scores Batting first – Northern Knights 180+, Munster Reds 160+

Match Handicap : Northern Knights



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