The 3rd edition of the T20 Spring Challenge is getting underway on the 12th of October with Hobart Hurricanes Women taking on ACT Meteors Women in the opening match at the Blacktown International Sports Park 2 in Sydney. The Final Match is scheduled to be played on the of 21st of October, 2026.
The whole tournament will be played in Sydney. 5 venues have been finalised for the T20 Spring Challenge 2026. They are:
1. Blacktown International Sports Park No. 1, Sydney
2. Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2 Oval, Sydney
3. Hurstville Oval, Sydney
4. Bankstown Oval, Sydney
5. Cricket Central, Sydney
A total of 9 teams are participating in the T20 Spring Challenge 2026. They are:
1. Adelaide Strikers Women
2. Brisbane Heat Women
3. Hobart Hurricanes Women
4. Melbourne Renegades Women
5. Melbourne Stars Women
6. Perth Scorchers Women
7. Sydney Sixers Women
8. Sydney Thunder Women
9. ACT Meteors Women
8 WBBL teams along with ACT Meteors Women are taking part in the tournament.
The teams will play in a partial single round robin format. Each team will play a total of 4 matches against selected opponents during the league stages. 18 league games will be played before Semi Finals.The top 4 teams will qualify for the Semi Finals that will take place on the 20th of October. The winner of these games will lock horns in the Final Match of the competition on 21st of October, 2026.
The last edition of T20 Spring Challenge was won by Hobart Hurricanes Women. They beat Brisbane Heat Women in the Final Match of the last edition by a huge margin of 88 runs.
Last Edition’s Stats:
Winners – Hobart Hurricanes Women
Runners up – Brisbane Heat Women
Top Run Scorer – Madeline Penna, Adelaide Strikers Women (229 Runs)
Top Wicket Taker – Molly Strano, Hobart Hurricanes Women (10 Scalps)
Only Perth Scorchers Women and ACT Meteors Women have announced their squad for the tournament so far.
Key Players in each squad:
1. ACT Meteors Women – Anesu Mushangwe, Zoe Cooke, Grace Lyons, Amy Hunter, Rachel Carroll
2. Perth Scorchers Women – Mikayla Hinkley, Katie Mack, Chloe Piparo, Chloe Ainsworth, Lilly Mills
3. Adelaide Strikers Women – TBA
4. Brisbane Heat Women – TBA
5. Hobart Hurricanes Women – TBA
6. Melbourne Renegades Women – TBA
7. Melbourne Stars Women – TBA
8. Sydney Sixers Women – TBA
9. Sydney Thunder Women – TBA
Let’s have a look at the squads:
ACT Meteors: Anesu Mushangwe, Zoe Cooke, Caity Mair, Angelina Genford, Grace Lyons, Paris Bowdler, Shivani Mehta, Amy Hunter, Rachel Carroll, Stella Wilde, Brie Dillon, Aanya Siingh, Amber Smith
Perth Scorchers Women: Mikayla Hinkley, Katie Mack, Chloe Piparo, Taneale Peschel, Amy Edgar, Lilly Mills, Ebony Hoskin, Chloe Ainsworth, Rebecca McGrath, Ines McKeon, Ruby Strange, Shay Manolini, Alana Dermody
Adelaide Strikers Women – TBA
Brisbane Heat Women – TBA
Hobart Hurricanes Women – TBA
Melbourne Renegades Women – TBA
Melbourne Stars Women – TBA
Sydney Sixers Women – TBA
Sydney Thunder Women – TBA
Fixtures:
Monday, 12th October 2026
1st Match – Hobart Hurricanes Women vs ACT Meteors
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
2nd Match – Sydney Sixers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
3rd Match – Melbourne Renegades Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
4th Match – Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Tuesday, 13th October 2026
5th Match – Sydney Sixers Women vs ACT Meteors
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
6th Match – Adelaide Strikers Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
7th Match – Sydney Thunder Women vs Brisbane Heat Women
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Wednesday, 14th October 2026
8th Match – Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
9th Match – Adelaide Strikers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Friday, 16th October 2026
10th Match – Brisbane Heat Women vs ACT Meteors
Raby Oval No. 1, Sydney
Saturday, 17th October 2026
11th Match – Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 1, Sydney
12th Match – Sydney Thunder Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
13th Match – ACT Meteors vs Melbourne Stars Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
14th Match – Sydney Sixers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 1, Sydney
Sunday, 18th October 2026
15th Match – Melbourne Renegades Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
16th Match – Brisbane Heat Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 2, Sydney
17th Match – Sydney Thunder Women vs Perth Scorchers Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 1, Sydney
18th Match – Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women
Blacktown International Sports Park No. 1, Sydney
Tuesday, 20th October 2026
Match 19 (Semi-Final 1) – 1st Placed Team vs 4th Placed Team
Cricket Central, Sydney
Match 20 (Semi-Final 2) – 2nd Placed Team vs 3rd Placed Team
Cricket Central, Sydney
Wednesday, 21st October 2026
Match 21 (Final) – Winner of Semi-Final 1 vs Winner of Semi-Final 2
Cricket Central, Sydney
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