More than two months after a coronavirus-forced shutdown, Australia will witness resumption of competitive cricket along with fans in the stands when a T20 tournament starts this weekend at Darwin.
The CDU Top End T20, a round-robin T20 carnival featuring 15 games across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend on June 6-8, will also see up to 500 spectators allowed at the grounds since Northern Territory has not registered any active COVID-19 case since May 21.
The tournament, featuring seven Darwin Premier Grade clubs and an Invitational XI comprising best players from the Northern Territory’s ‘Asia Cup’ competition, will be a testing ground for cricket in a COVID-19 environment.
On March 13, Australia and New Zealand had played the last international cricket match possible before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cricket shutdown across the globe.
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CDU Top End 2020 (T20 Series from 6th – 8th Jun 2020)
| Date | Match | Time (in IST) |
| 06-Jun-20 | Cazalys Oval Palmerston vs Darwin | 5.30 AM |
| 06-Jun-20 | MCG 2 Sth Districts vs Tracy Village | 5.30 AM |
| 06-Jun-20 | MCG Waratah vs Nightcliff | 5.30 AM |
| 06-Jun-20 | MCG 1 PINT vs Invitational XI | 10.00 AM |
| 06-Jun-20 | MCG 2 Tracy Village vs Darwin | 10.00 AM |
| 06-Jun-20 | Cazalys Oval Sth Districts vs Palmerston | 10.00 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | MCG 2 Nightcliff vs Invitational XI | 5.30 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | MCG 1 Sth Districts vs Darwin | 5.30 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | Gardens Oval PINT vs Waratah | 5.30 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | MCG 1 Palmerston vs Tracy Village | 10.00 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | MCG 2 PINT svs Nightcliff | 10.00 AM |
| 07-Jun-20 | Gardens Oval Waratah vs Invitational XI | 10.00 AM |
| 08-Jun-20 | Semi-Final 2 MCG | 5.30 AM |
| 08-Jun-20 | Semi-Final 1 MCG | 5.30 AM |
| 08-Jun-20 | CDU Top End T20 Final | 10.00 AM |
Darwin & District One-Day Season (13th Jun’20 – 19th Sep’20)
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (in IST) |
| 13-Jun-20 | Southern Districts v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 13-Jun-20 | Waratah v PINT | Gardens Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 13-Jun-20 | Tracy Village v Nightcliff | Tracy Village Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 13-Jun-20 | Palmerston v Darwin | Cazalys Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 20-Jun-20 | Southern Districts v PINT | Fred’s Pass | 6.30 AM |
| 20-Jun-20 | Darwin v Nightcliff | Kahlin Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 20-Jun-20 | Waratah v Palmerston | Gardens Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 20-Jun-20 | Tracy Village v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 27-Jun-20 | PINT v Tracy Village | Marrara (MCG 1) | 6.30 AM |
| 27-Jun-20 | Darwin v Waratah | Kahlin Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 27-Jun-20 | Nightcliff v Southern Districts | Nightcliff Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 27-Jun-20 | Palmerston v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 04-Jul-20 | Palmerston v PINT | Cazalys Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 04-Jul-20 | Nightcliff v Waratah | Nightcliff Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 04-Jul-20 | Tracy Village v Southern Districts | Tracy Village Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 04-Jul-20 | Darwin v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 11-Jul-20 | Southern Districts v Darwin | Fred’s Pass | 6.30 AM |
| 11-Jul-20 | Nightcliff v Palmerston | Nightcliff Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 11-Jul-20 | Tracy Village v Waratah | Tracy Village Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 11-Jul-20 | PINT v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 18-Jul-20 | Waratah v Southern Districts | Gardens Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 18-Jul-20 | PINT v Darwin | Marrara (MCG 1) | 6.30 AM |
| 18-Jul-20 | Palmerston v Tracy Village | Cazalys Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 18-Jul-20 | Nightcliff v BYE | TBD | 6.30 AM |
| 25-Jul-20 | Darwin v Tracy Village | Kahlin Oval | 6.30 AM |
| 25-Jul-20 | Southern Districts v Palmerston | Fred’s Pass | 6.30 AM |
| 25-Jul-20 | PINT v Nightcliff |
