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BREADY – With both teams playing in the National Cup final for the first time, County Galway proved themselves tactically strong to see off their opponents and claim the title in a tight game.

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.

While the result was a first ever National Cup win for the club, it was also the first time a Connacht club has won the title. 

Player of the Match: Sukphal Singh

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