The 2020 Munster Senior Hurling League was the fifth staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Munster Council in 2016. The league began on 15 December 2019 and ended on 11 January 2020.
Clare were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.
On 11 January 2020, Limerick won the Munster League after a 1-32 to 0-20 defeat of Cork in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. This was their second league title overall and their first title since 2018.
Competition format
The six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.
Fixtures and results Group 1 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffLimerick22005842+164Clare21014552–72Tipperary20024251–90
Fixtures and results
Group 2 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCork22005027+234Waterford21015133+182Kerry20022465–410
Fixtures and results
Final
League statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1David ReidyLimerick1-2932310.662Shane ConwayKerry1-151829.00Niall DeasyClare0-181829.003Jason FordeTipperary0-2222211.004Stephen BennettWaterford1-111427.005Adrian BreenLimerick1-091234.006Conor LehaneCork0-111125.507Patrick CurranWaterford1-06919.008David DempseyLimerick1-05832.66Tom MorrisseyLimerick0-08832.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1David ReidyLimerick1-1215Clare2Jason FordeTipperary0-1414Clare3Stephen BennettWaterford1-0912Kerry4Shane ConwayKerry1-0811WaterfordNiall DeasyClare0-1111LimerickDavid ReidyLimerick0-1111Cork5Patrick CurranWaterford1-069Cork6Adrian BreenLimerick1-058TipperaryJason FordeTipperary0-088Limerick7Niall DeasyClare0-077TipperaryShane ConwayKerry0-077Cork
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