County Galway Cricket Club won the Cricket Ireland National Cup for the first time in its present format after beating County Kerry in Bready yesterday afternoon.
It was a historic day for Cricket in the West of Ireland as County Galway held their nerve to bowl their opponents out for 163 after reaching 218 all out in their innings.
William Davies reports.
Following the win, William got the thoughts of the County Galway Captain, Illif Summit.
William also spoke to Man of the Match Schupral Singh.
Report from Cricket Ireland (With thanks to Dave Sihra)
The 2025 National Cup final opened with County Galway winning the toss and opting to bat first against County Kerry on a glorious sunny day at Bready Cricket Club.
County Galway posted 218 all out, after being bowled out in the 39th over. Sukphal Singh (63) led the way with the bat, followed by Swaroop Burra who scored 29 off 15 early on in the innings.
Yaqoob Ali, meanwhile, was the pick of the bowlers for County Kerry with 3-30 from his 8 overs, including one maiden.
In response, County Kerry scored 163 all out, after being bowled out in the 36th over. Kashif Khan (52 off 27) and Awais Saghir (36) were the main contributors with the bat.
Khizar Mehmood was the pick of the bowlers for County Galway, taking 3-15 with his leg-spin.
County Galway looked to be in the ascendancy early on with the ball after removing both openers inside the first two overs.
Regular wickets continued to be a problem for the chasing side, but a last wicket partnership of 68 runs between Kashif Khan and Yaqoob Ali made County Galway sweat just at the end.
MATCH SUMMARY
County Kerry v County Galway, National Cup Final, Bready – 17 August 2025
County Galway 218 (38.5 overs; S Singh 63, S Burra 29; Y Ali 3-30, K Iqbal 2-13)
County Kerry 163 (36 overs; K Khan 52, A Saghir 36; K Mehmood 3-33, Jayesh Juneja 2-32)
County Galway won by 55 runs
Full scorecard here
Jeff Smith, Chairperson Connacht Cricket Union, presents the Man of the Match award to Schupral Singh of County Galway CC
The National Cup Winning Galway County Cricket Club
President of Cricket Ireland Donna Armstrong presents the National Cup to County Galway Captain Illif Sumit
