T20 Spring Challenge

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T20 Spring Challenge
Countries Australia
Administrator Cricket Australia
Format Twenty20
First edition 2024
Latest edition 2025
Tournament format4 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)
Most wickets Nicola Hancock (10)
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]

Contents

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. 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. The second season took place in October 2025 with all matches held in Sydney. [5] [6]

Teams

TeamLocation [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.

SeasonWinnerWinning marginRunner-upFinal 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. 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. ↑ "All You Need to Know about the Inaugural Women's T20 Spring Challenge". female cricket. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "All you need to know: T20 Spring Challenge 2025". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Opportunity abounds for Aussie hopefuls in 2025-26 domestic summer". Cricket Australia. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
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