Cork Harlequins beat Midleton by six wickets after recovering from 31 for 4 in pursuit of 142. Seanan Jones set up the win with 5 for 33 as Midleton were bowled out for 141 in 30.5 overs, despite Majid Khan’s 34 and an unbeaten 39 from Muhammad Shabir. Kalathera also impressed with 4 for 48. Midleton hit back strongly through Haroon Safi, who took 4 for 42, but Shivam Kislay and captain Kieran O’Reilly steadied Harlequins with an unbroken stand, finishing on 46 not out and 40 not out respectively to seal victory.

County Galway beat Clare by 37 runs after recovering from a precarious 63 for 6 to post 213 all out. Illiff Sumit anchored the innings with 53 from 120 balls, while Khalid Mehmood transformed the contest with an attacking 70 from 71 deliveries in a vital 119-run seventh-wicket stand. Gurpreet Singh took 3 for 35 for Clare. In reply, Ahmad Khaleel struck 49, but Clare lost wickets regularly after his dismissal. Sukphal Singh claimed 3 for 37, supported by Mehmood and Nasim with two wickets apiece, as Clare were dismissed for 176 in 38.2 overs.

Limerick edged Cork County by two wickets after successfully chasing 184 in 41.4 overs. Cork County were dismissed for 183, with Niall Donnelly top-scoring with a patient 38, Girish Khot making 29 and captain Samuel Jacob Fenn adding a late 25. Prasad Hegde led the Limerick attack with 3 for 47, while Ramoji Alla took 2 for 28 and Anvesh Bogavelly conceded just 11 runs from 10 overs. Limerick’s reply was led by Bogavelly’s quick 37 and Nishant Kumar’s 27, before Alla’s unbeaten 28 and Ajay Hari’s 12 not out sealed victory despite Prashant Singh’s 4 for 35.

County Kerry powered to a crushing 392-run win over Nenagh after amassing a huge 471 for 6 in their 50 overs. Alam Morshed led the way with a superb 170, sharing a 211-run opening stand with Muhsin Ali, who made 103. Awais Saghir then added further punishment with 97 as Kerry dominated throughout. Nenagh’s reply collapsed almost immediately, with Taj taking 5 for 19 and Sherzad striking twice early. Only Cinulal Varickatharappel, with 47, offered any resistance as Nenagh were dismissed for 79 in 21.5 overs, completing a one-sided victory for Kerry.