Strabane beat Templepatrick by 10 wickets
Templepatrick 87 (25.3 overs: Ben Cave 32; Andy Mullen 4-31, John Mooney 3-24, Nasir Nawaz 2-14)
Strabane 88/0 (8.5 overs: Nasir Nawaz 62*)
Andrew Mullen appeals successfully on his way to four wickets. (CricketEurope)
Strabane had little trouble defeating a severely depleted Templepatrick side - they only had three first team regulars - to advance to the semi-finals thanks to a 10-wicket win. The visitors thankfully called correctly and batting first they were bundled out for just 87, with Ben Cave (32), Max Braniff (18) and Sam O'Mahony (17) the three reaching double figures. Left-arm spinner Andrew Mullen was the pick of the attack taking 4 for 31, while there was three wickets for John Mooney and two for Nasir Nawaz. The former Pakistan U19 international then knocked off the modest target before tea, hitting 11 fours and a six in his 34-ball unbeaten 62, sharing an unbroken 88 opening partnership in just 8.5 overs with Muddy Rajput (18*) in a bloodless win.
Donacloney Mill lost to North County by 55 runs
North County 310/4 (40 overs: Sulieman Safi 85, Niall McGovern 72, Abdul Sattar 58*, Luke Whelan 37*, Eddie Richardson 34; Timmy McClure 2-59, Atish Varape 2-84)
Donacloney 255 (37.1 overs: Atish Varape 70, Ryan Matthews 40, Neil Kilpatrick 31, Shane Warren 25, Mark Campbell 25, Aaron Kennedy 21; Eddie Richardson 3-35, Ash Jain 2-25, Abdul Sattar 2-32)
2022 winners North County travelled to Donacloney Mill and came away with a 55-run win in a high scoring game dominated by the bat. There are few more destructive players in Leinster cricket than Sulieman Safi, and the Afghan once again unleashed a barrage of powerful strokes, slamming 10 fours and 4 sixes in his 59-ball 85. He shared a second wicket stand of 121 with skipper Niall McGovern who made 72 (13 fours, 1 six) while Abdul Sattar's late assault saw him clear the ropes five times as well as 6 fours in a 19-ball 58 that got the Balrothery side over 300.To be fair to the hosts they came out swinging with professional Atish Varape hitting 12 fours and a six in his 60-ball 70. In the end scoreboard pressure told with Eddie Richardson taking three wickets in a DM total of 255.
Ballyspallen beat Sandyford by 9 wickets
Sandyford 163 (32.3 overs: Aditya Gupta 38, Jawad Khan 31, Rajesh Manirajan 30; Stephen Kennedy 3-21, James Cusack 3-43, Dylan McElhinney 2-20)
Ballyspallen 168/1 (24.2 overs: Tevyn Walcott 76*, Andy Christie 36*, Kyle Morrow 36)
Ballyspallen had little trouble accounting for Leinster Division Four side Sandyford, recording an emphatic 9-wicket win at Bridge Park. Aditya Gupta (38), Jawad Khan (31) and Rajesh Manirajan (30) were all in the runs in the Dubliners modest total of 163 - three wickets apiece for Stephen Kennedy and James Cusack. Openers Kyle Morrow and Andy Christie both made 36 in a stand of 64, but the real fireworks came from the in-form Tevyn Walcott who followed up his century from Saturday with an unbeaten 76. The Bajan's 38-ball knock included 5 fours and 7 sixes to power his side to victory in the 25th over.
Rush beat Terenure by 5 wickets
Terenure 153 (33.1 overs: Sidharth Nair 57, Sadiq Safi 23; Alex Neary 3-16, Asher Abbasi 3-29, Allan Eastwood 2-13,
Rush 154/5 (24.5 overs: Josh Doyle 37, Nasir Totakhiel 25*, Nathan McGuire 24; Jinal Khatri 3-54)
Three times winners produced a solid display to beat Terenure by 5 wickets in the all-Leinster clash at Kenure. Former Irish international Allan Eastwood returned from his hamstring injury to take the important early wickets of Seamus Lynch and Henry Dall. Sid Nair top-scored with a run-a-ball 57 that included 6 sixes, but three wickets apiece for Alex Neary and Asher Abbasi meant a target of 154 for the hosts. An opening stand of 64 dominated by Josh Doyle (37) and a plethora of extras put them well on their way, but a burst of three wickets from leggie Jinal Khatri meant a few nerves among the home support. They needn't have worried though as 20s from Nathan McGuire and Nasir Totakhiel ensured the victory.