2025 T20 Spring Challenge
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| Dates | 21 – 30 October 2025 |
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| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Hobart Hurricanes (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Brisbane Heat |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Madeline Penna (Adelaide Strikers) (229) |
| Most wickets | Molly Strano (Hobart Hurricanes (10) Callie Wilson (Hobart Hurricanes) (10) |
| Official website | Cricket Australia |
The 2025 T20 Spring Challenge was the second season of the T20 Spring Challenge, the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia.[1] The tournament was played from 21 to 30 October 2025.[2]
Teams and Squads
[edit]| ACT Meteors | Adelaide Strikers | Brisbane Heat | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Stars | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Sixers | Sydney Thunder |
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| Erin Osborne | Jude Coleman | |||||||
| Captains | ||||||||
| Charli Knott | Elyse Villani | Courtney Webb | Tahlia Wilson | |||||
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Venues
[edit]| North Sydney Oval
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Cricket Central
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Blacktown Olympic Park No.2 Oval
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Drummoyne Oval
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Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.910 | Advanced to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.849 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.848 | |
| 4 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.595 | |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.159 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.394 | |
| 7 | ACT Meteors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.163 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.619 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Stars | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.736 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
[edit]On 14 July 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.
Hobart Hurricanes
7/143 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/144 (19 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
85 (14.5 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
7/88 (19.1 overs) |
Naomi Stalenberg 28 (23)
Bonnie Berry 4/19 (2.5 overs) |
Mikayla Wrigley 30 (32)
Sarah Coyte 2/5 (3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
ACT Meteors
127 (19.1 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
6/130 (18.3 overs) |
- ACT Meteors won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
3/144 (18.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
127 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
5/128 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
92 (17.4 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
5/95 (16 overs) |
Olivia Maxwell 30 (30)
Molly Strano 4/9 (4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
ACT Meteors
8/126 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/119 (20 overs) |
- ACT Meteors won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
8/114 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
3/115 (16.2 overs) |
Lucinda Bourke 36 (35)
Ruby Strange 1/15 (2.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Stars
8/130 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/131 (18.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
8/128 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
3/130 (15 overs) |
Ella Wilson 28 (15)
Zoe Samuel 2/15 (2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
6/154 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
91 (18.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers
4/170 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
6/146 (20 overs) |
Emma Manix-Geeves 51 (50)
Tara French 2/32 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
128 (19.4 overs) |
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ACT Meteors
6/91 (14.2 overs) |
- ACT Meteors won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Brisbane Heat
128 (18.2 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/130 (15.2 overs) |
Nicola Hancock 28 (24)
Callie Wilson 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
5/165 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
2/166 (18.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades
6/163 (16 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
131 (15.2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
Perth Scorchers
5/132 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
80 (18.4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
ACT Meteors
3/140 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
7/141 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout Stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | Advanced | |||||||
| 4 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||
| SFW1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4/193 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SFW2 | Brisbane Heat | 105 (19 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | Advanced | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | ||||||||
Semi-finals
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Hobart Hurricanes advanced to final after finishing top of League stage.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Brisbane Heat qualified for the final due to higher position in the points table.
Final
[edit]Hobart Hurricanes
4/193 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
105 (19 overs) |
Elyse Villani 61 (29)
Clodagh Ryall 1/17 (2 overs) |
Nicola Hancock 27 (27)
Callie Wilson 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Broadcasting
[edit]All the games were streamed on Kayo Sports, cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.
References
[edit]- ^ "All you need to know: T20 Spring Challenge 2025". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Opportunity abounds for Aussie hopefuls in 2025-26 domestic summer". Cricket Australia. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.