The third edition of the Top End T20 Series will begin on August 9 and here’s all you need to know about the 2024 event, including the schedule, squads and where to watch.
What is the Top End T20 Series?
The Top End T20 Series is a domestic tournament organised by Cricket 365, which aims to promote Australia's best young players. Cricket Australia picks the players who will be in action in the competition, with the objective being to ensure that emerging stars are given regular match games even during the off-season.
The tournament has expanded to nine teams this year, with 30 games being held across 10 days and five venues. Six teams from Australia are taking part - Tasmania, Adelaide Strikers Academy, Australian Capital Territory, Melbourne Renegades Academy, Melbourne Stars Academy, Northern Territory Strike and Perth Scorchers Academy. The Bangladesh A and Pakistan Shaheens, the defending champions, are also participating.
Top End T20 Series 2024 schedule
*All timings in Australian Central Standard Time
August 9
Northern Territory Strike vs Perth Scorchers Academy - 6:00 PM
August 10
Melbourne Renegades Academy vs Melbourne Stars Academy - 10:00 AM
Perth Scorchers Academy vs Pakistan Shaheens - 3:00 PM
Tasmania vs Adelaide Strikers Academy - 6:00 PM
August 11
Bangladesh A vs Melbourne Renegades Academy - 10:00 AM
Adelaide Strikers Academy vs Northern Territory Strike - 1:00 PM
Pakistan Shaheens vs Melbourne Stars Academy - 3:00 PM
August 12
Tasmania vs Northern Territory Strike - 10:00 AM
Perth Scorchers Academy vs Australian Capital Territory - 2:00 PM
Tasmania vs Bangladesh A - 6:00 PM
August 13
Melbourne Stars Academy vs Adelaide Strikers Academy - 10:00 AM
Northern Territory Strike vs Melbourne Renegades Academy - 1:00 PM
Melbourne Stars Academy vs Australian Capital Territory - 3:00 PM
Tasmania vs Pakistan Shaheens - 6:00 PM
August 14
Melbourne Renegades Academy vs Perth Scorchers Academy - 10:00 AM
Adelaide Strikers Academy vs Bangladesh A - 1:00 PM
Melbourne Renegades Academy vs Tasmania - 3:00 PM
Northern Territory Strike vs Melbourne Stars Academy - 6:00 PM
August 15
Australian Capital Territory vs Bangladesh A - 1:00 PM
Perth Scorchers Academy vs Adelaide Strikers Academy - 3:00 PM
Melbourne Renegades Academy vs Pakistan Shaheens - 6:00 PM
August 16
Tasmania vs Melbourne Stars Academy - 10:00 AM
Australian Capital Territory vs Northern Territory Strike - 2:00 PM
Pakistan Shaheens vs Bangladesh A - 6:00 PM
August 17
Australian Capital Territory vs Adelaide Strikers Academy - 10:00 AM
Bangladesh A vs Perth Scorchers Academy - 2:00 PM
Australian Capital Territory vs Pakistan Shaheens - 6:00 PM
August 18
Semi-final 1 - 10:00 AM
Semi-final 2 - 10:00 AM
Final - 4:00 PM
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Top End T20 Series 2024 squads
Northern Territory Strike
Jacob Dickman, Lachlan Bangs, Harshtik Bimbral, Connor Carroll, Isaac Conway, Coby Edmonstone, Matt Hammond, Hamish Martin, Cadell McMahon, Tom Menzies, D'Arcy Short, Charlie Smith, Caelan Maladay, Jake Weatherald
Melbourne Stars Academy
Austin Anlezark, Max Birthisel, Scott Boland, Dylan Brasher, Liam Blackford, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Hilton Cartwright, Sam Elliott, Jaga Koduru, Reiley Mark, Joe Medew-Ewen, David Moody, Arjun Nair, Connor Rutland
Melbourne Renegades Academy
Will Sutherland, Tom Brooks, Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Matt Hennig, Jai Lemire, Blake MacDonald, Fergus O'Neill, Tyler Pearson, Kane Richardson, Callum Stow
Adelaide Strikers
Liam Scott, James Bazley, Jordan Buckingham, Hamish Case, Josh Kann, Ryan King, Harry Manenti, Harry Matthias, Tim Oakley, Tom O'Connell, Lloyd Pope, Sam Rahaley, Jake Winter
Perth Scorchers
Sam Fanning, Keaton Critchell, Joel Curtis, Baxter Holt, Luke Holt, Bryce Jackson, Matthew Kelly, Lucas Martin, Declan Power, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Josh Vernon, Corey Wasley, Teague Wyllie
Tasmania
Gabe Bell, Lachlan Clark, Zac Curtain, Nick Davis, Jake Doran, Kieran Elliott. Rafael MacMillan, Jack Montgomery, Will Prestwidge, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, James Scott, Louis Smith, Charlie Wakim, Tim Ward
ACT Comets
Tyler van Luin, Scott Murn, Nick Allen, Nic Broes, Kai Brunker, Tom Hogan, Zak Keogh, Tyler Hays, Hanno Jacobs, Zac Maron, Mikey McNamara, Esam Rahman, Jake Smith, Hayden Watling
Pakistan A
Mohammad Haris, Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Arif Yaqoob, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Imran, Mubasir Khan, Omair Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan.
Bangladesh High Performance
Tanzid Hasan, Jishan Alam, Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Ariful Islam, Akbar Ali, Wasi Siddiquee, Rakibul Hasan, Al Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, Abu Hider, Mukidul Islam, Ripon Mondol, Maruf Mridha
Where to watch Top End T20 2024 Series
The tournament can be watched across the world on platforms such as YouTube, Fancode, A Sports and Willow TV. Find the full details here.
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