Top End T20 Series
| Countries | Australia |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Northern Territory Cricket |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2022 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Current champion | Adelaide Strikers Academy (1st title) |
| Most successful | Cricket Australia XI NT Strike Adelaide Strikers Academy (1 title each) |
| TV | YouTube (internet) |
Top End T20 Series is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in the Northern Territory in Australia.[1] organised by Northern Territory Cricket and sanctioned by Cricket Australia and first contested during the 2022 season.[2]
The league is played before the Big Bash League every year, so it also acts as a pre-season tournament for the BBL.[3][4]
History
In August 2022, the Top End T20 Series was launched. The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Northern Territory, Australia every year and to expose talented players from districts.[5][6][7][8]
Results
| Season | Final venue | Final | Matches | Teams | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||||
| 2022 | Gardens Oval, Darwin | Cricket Australia XI | Cricket Australia XI won by 30 runs | Melbourne Stars Academy | 11 | 5 | Scorecard |
| 2023 | Marrara Oval, Darwin | NT Strike | NT Strike won by 46 runs | Pakistan Shaheens | 16 | 6 | Scorecard |
| 2024 | Marrara Oval, Darwin | Adelaide Strikers Academy | Adelaide Strikers Academy won by 32 runs | Bangladesh HP XI | 30 | 9 | Scorecard |
| 2025 | Marrara Oval, Darwin | 11 | [Scorecard] | ||||
| Team | 2022 (5) |
2023 (6) |
2024 (9) |
2025 (11) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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– | 6th | 9th | |
| Adelaide Strikers Academy |
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– | W | ||
| Bangladesh HP XI/Bangladesh A | 
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– | RU | ||
| Chicago Kingsmen | 
|
– | |||
| Hobart Hurricanes Academy |
|
– | |||
| Melbourne Renegades Academy |
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3rd | 3rd | 6th | |
| Melbourne Stars Academy |
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RU | 4th | 7th | |
| Nepal | 
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– | |||
| NT Strike |
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4th | W | 4th | |
| Pakistan Shaheens | 
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– | RU | 3rd | |
| Perth Scorchers Academy |
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– | 8th | ||
| Former teams | |||||
| Cricket Australia XI |
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W | – | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 
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5th | 5th | – | |
| Tasmanian Tigers |
|
– | 5th | – | |
References
- ^ "Jhye Richardson included for Perth Scorchers' Top End trip". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "BBL stars set to light up Top End T20 tournamente". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "International and domestic teams confirmed for 2024 Top End T20 Series". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Top End T20 Series Back Bigger In 2024". ntcricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Renegades confirmed for Top End Series". melbournerenegades.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Star Quicks Headline Top End Squad". perthscorchers.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Strikers to play in 2024 Top End T20 Series". melbournerenegades.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Boland, Cartwright among Top End T20 Squad". melbournestars.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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