Top End T20 Series
| Countries | Australia |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Northern Territory Cricket |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2022 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Current champion | Perth Scorchers Academy (1st title) |
| Most successful | Cricket Australia XI NT Strike Adelaide Strikers Academy Perth Scorchers Academy (1 title each) |
Top End T20 Series is a Twenty20 cricket tournament that takes place in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1] It is organised by Northern Territory Cricket, sanctioned by Cricket Australia and was first contested during 2022.[2]
The league is played before the Big Bash League every year, and acts as a pre-season tournament for the BBL.[3][4]
History
The competition was launched in 2022. It aims to make up for the absence of high-profile cricket in Northern Territory, and to act as a showcase for players from the Territory.[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 | Perth Scorchers Academy | Perth Scorchers Academy won by 15 runs | Adelaide Strikers Academy | 36 | 11 | Scorecard[9] |
Team summary by season
| Team | Country | 2022 (5) |
2023 (6) |
2024 (9) |
2025 (11) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Comets | Australia | – | 6th | 9th | 11th |
| Adelaide Strikers Academy | Australia | – | W | RU | |
| Bangladesh HP XI/Bangladesh A | Bangladesh | – | RU | 9th | |
| Chicago Kingsmen | USA | – | SF | ||
| Cricket Australia XI | Australia | W | – | ||
| Hobart Hurricanes Academy | Australia | – | 10th | ||
| Melbourne Renegades Academy | Australia | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 7th |
| Melbourne Stars Academy | Australia | RU | 4th | 7th | 5th |
| Nepal | Nepal | – | 8th | ||
| NT Strike | Australia | 4th | W | 4th | 6th |
| Pakistan Shaheens | Pakistan | – | RU | 3rd | SF |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 5th | 5th | – | |
| Perth Scorchers Academy | Australia | – | 8th | W | |
| Tasmania | Australia | – | 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 tournament". 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.
- ^ Sagar Singh (@thesagar75). "Perth Scorchers Academy Claim 2025 Top End T20 Series Title". Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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