LIGHTNING SQUAD FOR FINAL IP20 FESTIVAL (8-10 JULY)

The Final IP20 Festival for the 2025 season is scheduled to take place at Sydney Parade from Tuesday 8th to Thursday 10th July.

The Sherwin O'Riordan sponsored Leinster Lightning have already been confirmed as IP20 Champions based on their performances across the first three festivals with 2 wins in Cork, 3 wins in Belfast and a further 2 wins in Derry last week.

Leinster Lightning has dominated the IP competitions since they were reconstituted in 2013 and this year’s success is their 9th time as IP20 Champions in the 13 years of the competition.

The table below confirms their unassailable position before we begin the final series of games on Tuesday:

The three fixtures for Leinster Lightning this week are as follows:

⇒ Tuesday 8th: Leinster Lightning vs Munster Reds (10.45am)

⇒ Wednesday 9th: Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors (3.45pm)

⇒ Thursday 10th: Leinster Lightning vs Northern Knights (3.45pm)

It is expected that the trophy will be presented at the conclusion of the Festival – after the hosts play the Northern Knights on Thursday afternoon (10th).

Andre Botha (Leinster Lightning Head Coach & Pathway Manager) has confirmed his squad for this final T20 Festival of the 2025 summer as follows:

SHERWIN O’RIORDAN LEINSTER LIGHTNING SQUAD

PEMBROKE CC, SYDNEY PARADE (TUESDAY 8THTO THURSDAY 10TH JULY)

Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke), Capt
Chris De Freitas (Balbriggan)
Tim Tector (Pembroke)
Harry Tector (Pembroke)
George Dockrell (Phoenix)
Seamus Lynch (Clontarf)
Gavin Hoey (Pembroke)
David Delany (Clontarf)
Barry McCarthy (Pembroke)
Matt Hollard (Balbriggan)
Melvin Deveraj (Merrion)
Reuben Wilson (Clontarf)
Josh Little (Pembroke)

Head Coach: Andre Botha

Asst Coaches: Andrew Poynter, Peter Johnston

Our thanks, as always, to James Sherwin and David O'Riordan for their sponsorship support of Leinster Lightning & Bolts, it is very much appreciated.

After this week, the Lightning will finish their summer with three away games in the IP50 competition as follows:

Wednesday 13th August: Munster Reds vs Leinster Lightning (10.45am, The Mardyke)

Wednesday 20th August: Northern Knights vs Leinster Lightning (10.45am, Stormont)

Wednesday 27th August: North West Warriors vs Leinster Lightning (10.45am, Bready)