Fourth edition of Top End T20 Series to be held August 14-24

The 2025 Top End T20 Series dates are locked in, with more teams, more matches, and even more top-tier talent set to hit the turf. Details.

The Adelaide Strikers celebrating their maiden Top End T20 Series title after defeating the Bangladesh High Performance side in the 2024 final. Picture: NT Cricket.

Dates have officially been revealed for the highly anticipated fourth T20 Top End Series.

It has been confirmed four international sides will compete in this year’s iteration, alongside six interstate, domestic sides while NT Strike will once again be flying the flag for the Territory.

Thirty-six matches will be contested across August 14-24, and will be played at five separate venues across the Top End – DXC Arena, TIO Stadium, Gardens Oval (Darwin), Cazaly’s Arena (Palmerston) and Freds Pass (Litchfield).

The series, again supported by Tourism NT, is hoping to build on it’s 2024 global audience, with 12.8 million viewers from 129 countries tuning in last year.

Developed as a means of showcasing the ability to play the sport “all year round”, NT Cricket’s chief executive Gavin Dovey said he’s excited to see the series continue to grow and evolve.

NT Strike celebrating their 2023 Top End Series win. Picture: Cricket NT.

“We created the Top End T20 Series in 2021 as part of a national winter cricket concept,” Dovey said.

“(It) showcases the Territory as the only place in Australia that plays cricket all year round.

“The event has grown exponentially since then.

“We’ve more than doubled the number of teams participating, we’ve welcomed international teams from across the globe, and we’ve watched our broadcast audience increase threefold.”

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg echoed Dovey’s comments, and highlighted the importance of initiatives such as the Series to “innovate” and “evolve” the sport.

“The Top End T20 Series continues to go from strength to strength,” Greenberg said.

“There is no doubt that the next generation of players around the world are looking for more T20 playing opportunities so this event has great potential.

“Sports need to keep being innovative and evolving, so the chance to play elite cricket in the winter and all-year round is a unique opportunity for our sport and one we’re keen to keep supporting.”

*A full competition schedule and participating sides are yet to be announced.

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS

– 2022: Cricket Australia XI def. Melbourne Stars Academy by 30 runs

– 2023: NT Strike def. Pakistan Shaheens by 46 runs

– 2024: Adelaide Strikers Academy def. Bangladesh High Performance XI by 32 runs

Originally published as Fourth edition of Top End T20 Series to be held August 14-24