2024 T20 Spring Challenge

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2024 T20 Spring Challenge
Dates11 – 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20)
Administrator(s) Cricket Australia
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Hobart Hurricanes (1st title)
Runners-up Brisbane Heat
Participants9
Matches21
Most runs Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes) (252)
Most wickets Nicola Hancock (Brisbane Heat) (10)
Official website Cricket Australia
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The 2024 T20 Spring Challenge, was the inaugural season of the T20 Spring Challenge, the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 11 to 20 October 2024. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

In the final, Hobart Hurricanes defeated Brisbane Heat by five wickets to win the inaugural title. [4]

Teams and Squads

ACT Meteors Adelaide Strikers [5] Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder
Head Coaches
Erin Osborne Jude Coleman
Captains
Carly Leeson Georgia Redmayne Elyse Villani Sarah Coyte Chloe Piparo Mathilda Carmichael Tahlia Wilson
Players
  • Alisha Bates
  • Paris Bowdler
  • Zoe Cooke
  • Grace Dignam
  • Holly Ferling
  • Angelina Genford
  • Amy Hunter
  • Grace Lyons
  • Shivani Mehta
  • Chelsea Moscript
  • Gabrielle Sutcliffe
  • Annie Wikman
  • Jemma Barsby
  • Maggie Clark
  • Emmerson Filsell
  • Paris Hall
  • Ellie Johnston
  • Eleanor Larosa
  • Katie Mack
  • Anesu Mushangwe
  • Courtney Neale
  • Annie O'Neil
  • Bridget Patterson
  • Madeline Penna
  • Amanda-Jade Wellington
  • Charli Knott (vc)
  • Lily Bassingthwaighte
  • Lucinda Bourke
  • Sianna Ginger
  • Lilli Hamilton
  • Lucy Hamilton
  • Nicola Hancock
  • Laura Harris
  • Kira Holmes
  • Ruby Strange
  • Lauren Winfield-Hill
  • Mikayla Wrigley
  • Mia Barwick
  • Nicola Carey
  • Julia Cavanough
  • Heather Graham
  • Ruth Johnston
  • Emma Manix-Geeves
  • Beth Lane
  • Lizelle Lee
  • Tabatha Saville
  • Hayley Silver-Holmes
  • Lauren Smith
  • Molly Strano
  • Callie Wilson
  • Emma de Brough
  • Tia Davidge
  • Samara Dulvin
  • Nicole Faltum
  • Poppy Gardner
  • Ella Hayward
  • Milly Illingworth
  • Sara Kennedy
  • Bronte Leishman
  • Georgia Prestwidge
  • Naomi Stalenberg
  • Courtney Webb
  • Sophie Day
  • Tess Flintoff
  • Maisy Gibson
  • Hasrat Gill
  • Olivia Henry
  • Meg Lanning
  • Rhys McKenna
  • Sasha Moloney
  • Indigo Noble
  • Mia Perrin
  • Sophie Reid
  • Zoe Samuel
  • Holly Spencer
  • Chloe Bartholomew
  • Charis Bekker
  • Zoe Britcliffe
  • Stella Campbell
  • Maddy Darke
  • Bhavi Devchand
  • Mikayla Hinkley
  • Shay Manolini
  • Rebecca McGrath
  • Ines McKeon
  • Lilly Mills
  • Morgan Pires
  • Caoimhe Bray
  • Maitlin Brown
  • Erin Burns
  • Lauren Cheatle
  • Lucy Finn
  • Elsa Hunter
  • Lauren Kua
  • Isabella Malgioglio
  • Frankie Nicklin
  • Kate Pelle
  • Kate Peterson
  • Eva Ragg
  • Courtney Sippel
  • Georgia Adams
  • Jade Allen
  • Samantha Bates
  • Ella Briscoe
  • Hannah Darlington
  • Sienna Eve
  • Ebony Hoskin
  • Sammy-Jo Johnson
  • Anika Learoyd
  • Claire Moore
  • Taneale Peschel
  • Georgia Voll

    Venues

    Adelaide Sydney
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide North Sydney Oval, Sydney Cricket Central, Sydney Allan Border Oval, Sydney Hurstville Oval, Sydney

    Standing

    PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
    1 Brisbane Heat (R)431061.917Advanced to Knockout Stage
    2 Hobart Hurricanes (C)431060.905
    3 Melbourne Stars 431060.364
    4 Adelaide Strikers 422040.041
    5 ACT Meteors 42204−0.247Eliminated
    6 Sydney Thunder 42204−0.324
    7 Melbourne Renegades 41302−0.231
    8 Sydney Sixers 41302−0.721
    9 Perth Scorchers 41302−1.446
    Source: ESPNcricinfo
    (C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

    Fixtures

    On 28 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament. [1]

    Match 1
    11 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Thunder
    8/151 (20 overs)
    v
    Brisbane Heat
    1/157 (12.2 overs)
    Georgia Voll 42 (25)
    Charli Knott 2/27 (4 overs)
    Laura Harris 102* (46)
    Sammy-Jo Johnson 1/27 (2.2 overs)
    Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets
    North Sydney Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Bede Sajowitz
    Player of the match: Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat)
    • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
    • Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat) scored her first century in T20s.
    • Points: Brisbane Heat 2, Sydney Thunder 0
    Match 2
    11 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Hobart Hurricanes
    5/169 (20 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Renegades
    5/170 (19.1 overs)
    Heather Graham 31 (16)
    Sara Kennedy 2/26 (4 overs)
    Georgia Prestwidge 2/26 (4 overs)
    Nicole Faltum 43* (24)
    Hayley Silver-Holmes 3/25 (4 overs)
    Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Kurt Miegel
    Player of the match: Nicole Faltum (Melbourne Renegades)
    • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Melbourne Renegades 2, Hobart Hurricanes 0
    Match 3
    11 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    ACT Meteors
    6/172 (20 overs)
    v
    Sydney Sixers
    5/159 (20 overs)
    Annie Wikman 37 (26)
    Caoimhe Bray 2/19 (4 overs)
    Kate Pelle 56 (59)
    Grace Dignam 2/35 (4 overs)
    ACT Meteors won by 13 runs
    North Sydney Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Bede Sajowitz
    Player of the match: Angelina Genford (ACT Meteors)
    • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: ACT Meteors 2, Sydney Sixers 0
    Match 4
    11 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Adelaide Strikers
    5/150 (20 overs)
    v
    Perth Scorchers
    9/135 (20 overs)
    Katie Mack 37 (28)
    Bhavi Devchand 3/21 (3 overs)
    Maddy Darke 35 (31)
    Eleanor Larosa 4/26 (4 overs)
    Adelaide Strikers won by 15 runs
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Kurt Miegel
    Player of the match: Eleanor Larosa (Adelaide Strikers)
    • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Adelaide Strikers 2, Perth Scorchers 0
    Match 5
    12 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    ACT Meteors
    4/147 (20 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Stars
    109 (16.3 overs)
    Carly Leeson 68* (47)
    Sophie Day 2/34 (4 overs)
    Maisy Gibson 18* (9)
    Grace Dignam 3/16 (2.3 overs)
    ACT Meteors won by 38 runs
    North Sydney Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Carly Leeson (ACT Meteors)
    • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: ACT Meteors 2, Melbourne Stars 0
    Match 6
    12 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Melbourne Renegades
    3/169 (20 overs)
    v
    Perth Scorchers
    9/170 (19.3 overs)
    Emma de Broughe 54 (41)
    Charis Bekker 2/32 (4 overs)
    Chloe Piparo 82* (47)
    Sarah Coyte 3/19 (4 overs)
    Perth Scorchers won by 1 wicket
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Peter George and Mary Waldron
    Player of the match: Chloe Piparo (Perth Scorchers)
    • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
    Match 7
    12 October 2024
    19:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Sixers
    5/147 (20 overs)
    v
    Brisbane Heat
    9/144 (20 overs)
    Mathilda Carmichael 41 (39)
    Sianna Ginger 2/27 (4 overs)
    Georgia Redmayne 41 (31)
    Juliette Morton 3/16 (4 overs)
    Sydney Sixers won by 3 runs
    North Sydney Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Elsa Hunter (Sydney Sixers)
    • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Sydney Sixers 2, Brisbane Heat 0
    Match 8
    12 October 2024
    19:00  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Adelaide Strikers
    137 (20 overs)
    v
    Hobart Hurricanes
    5/141 (18.1 overs)
    Eleanor Larosa 31 (38)
    Molly Strano 3/22 (4 overs)
    Lizelle Lee 112 * (70)
    Courtney Neale 2/24 (3 overs)
    Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Mary Waldron
    Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes)
    • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, Adelaide Strikers 0
    Match 9
    13 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Thunder
    9/103 (20 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Stars
    3/104 (13.2 overs)
    Ella Briscoe 32* (31)
    Hasrat Gill 3/12 (4 overs)
    Sophie Reid 46* (29)
    Georgia Voll 1/12 (2 overs)
    Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
    Allan Border Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Sophie Reid (Melbourne Stars)
    • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Thunder 0
    Match 10
    14 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    ACT Meteors
    93 (16.1 overs)
    v
    Brisbane Heat
    3/94 (12.2 overs)
    Carly Leeson 41 (30)
    Sianna Ginger 3/14 (3 overs)
    Mikayla Wrigley 32* (30)
    Zoe Cooke 1/11 (2.2 overs)
    Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
    Allan Border Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Sianna Ginger (Brisbane Heat)
    • ACT Meteors win the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Brisbane Heat 2, ACT Meteors 0
    Match 11
    14 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Perth Scorchers
    5/136 (20 overs)
    v
    Hobart Hurricanes
    2/139 (15.1 overs)
    Mikayla Hinkley 32 (31)
    Callie Wilson 3/25 (4 overs)
    Ruth Johnston 50* (37)
    Chloe Bartholomew 1/22 (2 overs)
    Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Peter George and Mary Waldron
    Player of the match: Ruth Johnston (Hobart Hurricanes)
    • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, Perth Scorchers 0
    Match 12
    15 October 2024
    14:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Sixers
    5/130 (19 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Stars
    2/134 (17.2 overs)
    Erin Burns 65* (49)
    Indigo Noble 2/18 (3 overs)
    Meg Lanning 92* (57)
    Juliette Morton 1/11 (2 overs)
    Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
    Hurstville Oval, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Andrew Hamilton
    Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars)
    • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
    • Rain reduced the match to 19 overs per side.
    • Points: Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Sixers 0
    Match 13
    15 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Adelaide Strikers
    5/173 (20 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Renegades
    156 (18.3 overs)
    Madeline Penna 113 (64)
    Emma de Broughe 1/19 (4 overs)
    Courtney Webb 36 (16)
    Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/18 (3.3 overs)
    Adelaide Strikers won by 17 runs
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: James Cushway and Peter George
    Player of the match: Madeline Penna (Adelaide Strikers)
    • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Adelaide Strikers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
    Match 14
    16 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    ACT Meteors
    7/122 (20 overs)
    v
    Hobart Hurricanes
    7/126 (18.1 overs)
    Zoe Cooke 25* (21)
    Molly Strano 2/19 (4 overs)
    Tabatha Saville 22 (19)
    Grace Dignam 3/24 (4 overs)
    Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 wickets
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz
    Player of the match: Molly Strano (Hobart Hurricanes)
    • ACT Meteors won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, ACT Meteors 0
    Match 15
    16 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+10:30
    Scorecard
    Adelaide Strikers
    6/175 (20 overs)
    v
    Brisbane Heat
    4/176 (18.5 overs)
    Katie Mack 47 (33)
    Ruby Strange 4/31 (3 overs)
    Georgia Redmayne 96 (55)
    Eleanor Larosa 1/11 (3 overs)
    Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
    Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and James Cushway
    Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat)
    • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Brisbane Heat 2, Adelaide Strikes 0
    Match 16
    16 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Thunder
    3/183 (20 overs)
    v
    Perth Scorchers
    9/122 (20 overs)
    Tahlia Wilson 81 (57)
    Shay Manolini 1/15 (2 overs)
    Maddy Darke 40 (41)
    Hannah Darlington 3/18 (4 overs)
    Sydney Thunder won by 61 runs
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz
    Player of the match: Tahlia Wilson (Sydney Thunder)
    • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Sydney Thunder 2, Perth Scorchers 0
    Match 17
    17 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Sydney Sixers
    9/114 (20 overs)
    v
    Sydney Thunder
    2/116 (16.2 overs)
    Elsa Hunter 30 (35)
    Samantha Bates 3/21 (4 overs)
    Tahlia Wilson 54* (50)
    Caoimhe Bray 2/19 (3 overs)
    Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitchell Claydon and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Tahlia Wilson (Sydney Thunder)
    • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Points: Sydney Thunder 2, Sydney Sixers 0
    Match 18
    17 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Melbourne Renegades
    8/139 (20 overs)
    v
    Melbourne Stars
    9/143 (20 overs)
    Courtney Webb 39 (31)
    Sophie Day 3/24 (4 overs)
    Rhys McKenna 32 (13)
    Sarah Coyte 3/31 (4 overs)
    Melbourne Stars won by 1 wicket
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitch Claydon and Roberto Howard
    Player of the match: Sophie Day (Melbourne Stars)
    • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
    • Points: Melbourne Stars 2, Melbourne Renegades 0

    Knockout Stage

    Semi-finals Final
          
    1 Brisbane Heat 160/9 (20 overs)
    4 Adelaide Strikers 122/9 (20 overs)
    SFW1 Brisbane Heat 133/9 (20 overs)
    SFW2 Hobart Hurricanes 134/5 (20 overs)
    2 Hobart Hurricanes 166/7 (18.4 overs)
    3 Melbourne Stars

    Semi-finals

    19 October 2024
    10:00  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Brisbane Heat
    160/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Adelaide Strikers
    122/9 (20 overs)
    Sianna Ginger 46 (38)
    Anesu Mushangwe 2/26 (4 overs)
    Ellie Johnston 35 (27)
    Nicola Hancock 4/24 (4 overs)
    Brisbane Heat won by 38 runs
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Mitch Claydon and Sharad Patel
    Player of the match: Sianna Ginger (Brisbane Heat)
    • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field first.
    19 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Hobart Hurricanes
    166/7 (18.4 overs)
    v
    Nicola Carey 77 (43)
    Maisy Gibson 3/29 (4 overs)
    No result
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and David Taylor
    • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
    • No further play was possible due to rain.
    • Hobart Hurricanes qualified for the final due to higher position in the points table.

    Final

    20 October 2024
    14:30  UTC+11
    Scorecard
    Brisbane Heat
    133/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Hobart Hurricanes
    134/5 (20 overs)
    Sianna Ginger 24 (21)
    Ruth Johnston 4/20 (4 overs)
    Lizelle Lee 63 (47)
    Ruby Strange 1/10 (2 overs)
    Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
    Cricket Central, Sydney
    Umpires: David Taylor and Sharad Patel
    Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes)
    • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

    Broadcasting

    All the games were streamed on Kayo Sports, cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.

    References

    1. 1 2 "Schedule locked in for new T20 Challenge, 2024-25 WNCL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
    2. ↑ "ACT to join WBBL teams in new women's T20 comp". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
    3. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the T20 Spring Challenge". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
    4. ↑ "Hurricanes win Spring Challenge in final ball thriller". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
    5. ↑ "Inaugural Women's T20 Spring Challenge Squad". Adelaide strikers. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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