Top End T20 Series
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| 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]
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] |
