T20 Spring Challenge

T20 Spring Challenge

Countries	Australia
Administrator	Cricket Australia
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2024
Latest edition	2025
Tournament format	4 matches per team, then knockout finals
Number of teams	9
Current champion	Hobart Hurricanes
Most successful	Hobart Hurricanes (2 titles)
Most runs	Lizelle Lee (252)[ citation needed ]
Most wickets	Nicola Hancock (10)[ citation needed ]
TV	Seven Network Fox Cricket
Website	www.cricket.com.au

The T20 Spring Challenge is an Australian domestic women's Twenty20 cricket competition. Organised by Cricket Australia, the first edition of the tournament took place in 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

The competition features the eight Women's Big Bash League teams and the ACT Meteors. It runs before the Women's Big Bash League and acts as a warm up for the BBL. ^{[3] [4]} Hobart Hurricanes won the first two editions of the competition.

Organisation and history

The nine teams play four matches each, with the four teams finishing with the most points entering the knockout-stage of the competition.^{[ citation needed ]} The first season of the league took place from 11 October to 20 October 2024, and featured 21 matches, all held in Sydney and Adelaide. Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat finished top of the group stage and advanced to the final, Brisbane defeating Adelaide Strikers by 38 runs and Hobart advancing after their match against Melbourne Stars was cut short due to rain – Hobart advancing having finished higher during the group stage. Hobart won the final by five wickets. ^[5]

The second season took place in October 2025 with all matches held in Sydney. ^{[6] [7]} Hobart and Brisbane once again finished top of the group stage and advanced to the final after both semi-final matches were abandoned due to rain. Hobart won the final by 88 runs.

Teams

Team	Location [a]	Titles won
ACT Meteors	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	–
Adelaide Strikers	North Adelaide, South Australia	–
Brisbane Heat	Albion, Queensland	–
Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive, Tasmania	2 (2024, 2025)
Melbourne Renegades	St Kilda, Victoria	–
Melbourne Stars	St Kilda, Victoria	–
Perth Scorchers	East Perth, Western Australia	–
Sydney Sixers	Moore Park, New South Wales	–
Sydney Thunder	Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales	–

Results

Hobart Hurricanes defeated Brisbane Heat in both of the first two editions of the tournament. Both finals were held at Cricket Central in Sydney.

Season	Winner	Winning margin	Runner-up	Final venue
2024	Hobart Hurricanes	Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets Scorecard	Brisbane Heat	Cricket Central, Sydney
2025	Hobart Hurricanes	Hobart Hurricanes won by 88 runs Scorecard	Brisbane Heat	Cricket Central, Sydney

Broadcasting

In July 2024, Fox Sports, announced it had acquired the global media rights for TV and digital broadcasts for the tournament. The initial season was broadcast in Australia on the Fox Sports TV channel and the Kayo Sports app. ^[1] Matches were broadcast internationally by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Fancode in India, Willow TV in North America, SuperSports in South Africa, and by Sky Sport NZ in New Zealand.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notes

1. Administrative and training base

References

1. "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. "All You Need to Know about the Inaugural Women's T20 Spring Challenge". female cricket. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
5. "Hurricanes win Spring Challenge in final ball thriller". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
6. "All you need to know: T20 Spring Challenge 2025". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
7. "Opportunity abounds for Aussie hopefuls in 2025-26 domestic summer". Cricket Australia. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.