2024 T20 Spring Challenge
 | This article documents a current cricket tournament. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (October 2024) |
| Dates | 11 – 20 October 2024 |
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| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host |  Australia |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Official website | Cricket Australia |
The 2024 T20 Spring Challenge, is the inaugural season of the T20 Spring Challenge, the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament is being played from 11 October 2024, with the final scheduled to be held on 20 October 2024.[1][2][3]
Teams and Squads
| ACT Meteors | Adelaide Strikers[4] | Brisbane Heat | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Stars | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Sixers | Sydney Thunder |
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| Head Coaches | ||||||||
| Erin Osborne | Dan Marsh | |||||||
| Captains | ||||||||
| Carly Leeson | Georgia Redmayne | Elyse Villani | Sarah Coyte | Chloe Piparo | Mathilda Carmichael | Tahlia Wilson | ||
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Venues
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| Adelaide | Sydney | ||||
| Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | Cricket Central, Sydney | Allan Border Oval, Sydney | Hurstville Oval, Sydney | |
Standing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.917 | Advanced to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.905 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.364 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.041 | |
| 5 | ACT Meteors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.247 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.324 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.231 | |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.721 | |
| 9 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.446 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
On 28 July 2024, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[1]
Sydney Thunder
8/151 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/157 (12.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat) scored her first century in Twenty20 cricket.
- Points: Brisbane Heat 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Hobart Hurricanes
5/169 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
5/170 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Melbourne Renegades 2, Hobart Hurricanes 0
ACT Meteors
6/172 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
5/159 (20 overs) |
Annie Wikman 37 (26)
Caoimhe Bray 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: ACT Meteors 2, Sydney Sixers 0
Adelaide Strikers
5/150 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
9/135 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Adelaide Strikers 2, Perth Scorchers 0
ACT Meteors
4/147 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
109 (16.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: ACT Meteors 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Melbourne Renegades
3/169 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
9/170 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
Sydney Sixers
5/147 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
9/144 (20 overs) |
Georgia Redmayne 41 (31)
Juliette Morton 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sydney Sixers 2, Brisbane Heat 0
Adelaide Strikers
137 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
5/141 (18.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, Adelaide Strikers 0
Sydney Thunder
9/103 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/104 (13.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Thunder 0
ACT Meteors
93 (16.1 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
3/94 (12.2 overs) |
- ACT Meteors win the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Brisbane Heat 2, ACT Meteors 0
Perth Scorchers
5/136 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/139 (15.1 overs) |
Mikayla Hinkley 32 (31)
Callie Wilson 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, Perth Scorchers 0
Sydney Sixers
5/130 (19 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
2/134 (17.2 overs) |
- 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
Adelaide Strikers
5/173 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
156 (18.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Adelaide Strikers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
ACT Meteors
7/122 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
7/126 (18.1 overs) |
- ACT Meteors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Hobart Hurricanes 2, ACT Meteors 0
Adelaide Strikers
6/175 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
4/176 (18.5 overs) |
Katie Mack 47 (33)
Ruby Strange 4/31 (3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Brisbane Heat 2, Adelaide Strikes 0
Sydney Thunder
3/183 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
9/122 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sydney Thunder 2, Perth Scorchers 0
Sydney Sixers
9/114 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
2/116 (16.2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sydney Thunder 2, Sydney Sixers 0
Melbourne Renegades
8/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/143 (20 overs) |
- 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 | ||||||||
| SFW2 | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 166/7 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Brisbane Heat
160/9 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
122/9 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field first.
Hobart Hurricanes
166/7 (18.4 overs) |
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- 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
Broadcasting
All games are being streamed on Kayo Sports, cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.
References
- ^ a b "Schedule locked in for new T20 Challenge, 2024-25 WNCL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "ACT to join WBBL teams in new women's T20 comp". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the T20 Spring Challenge". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Inaugural Women's T20 Spring Challenge Squad". Adelaide strikers. Retrieved 13 October 2024.