Muckamore posted 165 for 9 at Moylena, but CSNI chased it down in style to win by six wickets with nine balls remaining. South African batter Neil Brand lit up the innings with a blistering 74 from just 25 balls, smashing 13 fours and a six, while Luke Allen (29) and Jamie Jackson (24) added useful support. CSNI replied powerfully through Ashwin Hebbar’s 54 from 34 balls and Jake Collingwood’s rapid 45 - both hitting four fours and sixes - the pair sharing a decisive 90-run stand in only seven overs. Harry Dyer’s unbeaten 32 sealed victory in the penultimate over.

Instonians maintained their strong form with a 23-run win over Lisburn after a thrilling high-scoring contest. Neil Rock struck 53 from 36 balls and Nikolai Smith blasted 47 from just 25 deliveries as the pair shared a rapid 92-run opening stand. Shane Dadswell then stole the show with a brutal 72 from only 26 balls, hammering eight huge sixes to propel Instonians to 217 for 8. Lisburn’s reply began explosively as Ross Adair smashed four sixes and a four in the opening over before falling off the sixth ball. Dadswell then turned match-winner with the ball, claiming a hat-trick as Lisburn collapsed to 48 for 5. Skipper Neil Whitworth fought back superbly with 86 from 48 balls (7 fours, 6 sixes) alongside David Miller’s 31 in a sixth wicket stand of 98, but Lisburn were eventually bowled out for 194.

Woodvale piled up an imposing 210 for 5 at Tandragee before cruising to a 91-run victory over Laurelvale. Francis Collins led the charge with a sparkling 67 from 44 balls, including seven fours and four sixes, sharing an 80-run second wicket stand in seven overs with skipper Ruhan Pretorius, who struck 47. Ludwig Kaestner provided early momentum with a rapid 31 from 17 deliveries. Babar Khan and Muhammad Ajmal claimed two wickets apiece. Laurelvale never seriously threatened the target, finishing on 119 for 4, with Adnan Malik making 35 and Mark Thornbury 25.

North Down continued their impressive form with an eight-run victory over CI in an entertaining contest at Belmont. Fresh from his Irish Senior Cup heroics, Mike Erlank produced another superb innings, finishing unbeaten on 96 from a dazzling display that included 11 fours and five sixes. Openers Kian Hilton and Harry Zimmermann laid solid foundations with scores of 25 and 22 before Erlank accelerated alongside skipper Tyron Koen, whose unbeaten 28 came in a blistering unbroken stand of 85 from just 38 balls as North Down closed on 185 for 3 - 44 runs coming from the last two overs and this was to be the defining phase of the contest. CI responded bravely despite losing Jake Egan to the first ball of the innings. Charlie Swart counterattacked with a lively 55 featuring four sixes, while skipper John Matchett contributed 41 in a second wicket partnership of 61. However, the chase never quite gathered enough momentum as CI finished on 177 for 7, with 20s from Carson McCullough and Paddy Beverland..

Sully Gould's prolific start to the season continued as he plundered 7 fours and 8 sixes in a rapid 37-ball 92, adding 118 for the second wicket with Cade Carmichael (33). There were runs too for Shane Dadswell (28), Andy White (21*), and Cian Robertson (18) in an impressive total of 213 for 6 - three wickets for Jake Collingwood. CSNI though weren't fazed by such a total as James West's 16-ball 31 got the chase up and running. Ashwin Hebbar then took up the mantle, keeping pace with the required rate as he hit a 51-ball hundred that included no fewer than 11 sixes. However, he and Jordan Neill fell in quick succession and despite valiant efforts from skipper Stuart Thompson (22) and Harry Dyer (14*) they fell 10 runs adrift on 203 for 6 - two wickets each for Matthew Humphreys and Cian Robertson.

Waringstown won Mid-Ulster bragging rights with a comfortable 92-run DLS win over Laurelvale. The result was never in doubt after Steve Stolk raced out of the traps with a 21-ball 55 (4 fours, 5 sixes) as he and Matthew Halliday (18) had an opening stand of 68 inside the powerplay. James McCollum hit 8 fours in a quality 45, sharing a half century stand with in-form Morgan Topping (38). There were runs too for skipper Greg Thompson (21*) and Ross Allen (12) in a total of 209 for 5 - three wickets for Hameed Subhani. Laurelvale's chase never got any traction as they limped to 65 for 6 in 15 overs before bad light halted play - two wickets for Ross Allen and James Cameron-Dow.

Lisburn's big guns fired at Wallace Park as they blew away Cliftonville Academy under a barrage of boundaries. Ross Adair set the ball rolling with a 38-ball top score of 96 that included 10 fours and seven of the 20 sixes that Lisburn hit. Adair shared an opening stand of 121 in 10 overs with skipper Neil Whitworth (40), but if CA thought his dismissal would bring some relief they were in for a shock. Mark Adair kept the tempo going with a 12-ball 31 (2 fours, 3 sixes), but the fireworks really started with the arrival to the crease of fellow international Ben Calitz. The left-hander hit 82 from just 21 balls - a strike rate approaching 400! Ten of the 21 balls he faced sailed over the ropes and beyond, and for good measure he struck six fours in 32 minutes of mayhem. A final total of 283 for Lisburn is believed to be an NCU Senior record for the competition, and not surprisingly CA didn't come close to shaking it down. CP Klijnhans did offer some fun with a breezy 31 (3 fours, 3 sixes) but thereafter the pace slowed as they limped to 106 for 6 - two wickets for Mark Adair - as bad light brought a premature end to proceedings. The official margin of victory for Lisburn 121 runs on DLS.

A century stand between skipper John Matchett and Charlie Swart led CI to a 50-run win over Woodvale at Ballygomartin Road. Batting first, opener Jake Egan hit a quickfire 12-ball 28 (2 fours, 3 sixes) to get the CI innings up and running before the duo's match-defining nine-over partnership. Highly rated teenager Swart top-scored with 56 from 33 balls, while Matchett's 52 took two balls more - both clearing the ropes three times as well as hitting five fours. Satish Suresh (29) gave the innings a late boost with three sixes in an entertaining cameo as they finished on 196 for 9 - two wickets each for Ruhan Pretorius and Ludwig Kaestner. The chase never kept up with the required tempo despite the best efforts of Kaestner who hit seven sixes in a 32-ball 67. Suresh (3-21) and Irish youth international Alex Armstrong (2-24) doing the bulk of the damage were restricted to 146 for 7.