Winning a T20 league title is tough. Winning it twice in a row? Even tougher. But winning it three times back-to-back? That’s legendary status. In the ever-unpredictable world of T20 cricket—where a single over can flip the script—consistency is king, and only a handful of teams have managed to rule their leagues for three straight seasons. Let’s dive into the elite club of franchises that turned the “hat-trick of titles” dream into reality.
Oval Invincibles: Rewriting the Hundred’s History Books
With barely a moment to catch their breath, the Invincibles carved their names into cricketing folklore. After two utterly disappointing seasons in 2021 and 2022, they returned from the dead in a way no one could have anticipated to win their first title in 2023 by beating the Manchester Originals. But it got better.
In 2024, they defended their title again by beating Southern Brave and demonstrated it wasn’t a one-off, and completed the hat-trick of titles in 2025 when they comfortably beat Trent Rockets in the final. Most impressive to me is that all three years they finished top of the points table, so everyone knew they were the best team. There is no doubt this is tough to downplay in the incredibly competitive environment of The Hundred – it really is not just three titles.
Jaffna Kings: The LPL Pioneers
If there’s a team that really carried a new league on its back, it was not in any way lost upon by the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League. From winning the first title in 2020 after finishing third in the group rounds, to a complete stampede of victories the following two seasons, simply put, the Kings built a franchise in a day. They were a fearless team, they were equivalent to lucky, and the culture appeared to be correct, so that they could compete. Their relentless style of bearing down on their opponent and complementary leadership created a colossal contender. They did end their run in 2023, but came back to win their fourth title in five seasons in 2024 with a bang: once a champion, always a champion.
Titans, Victoria, and Trinidad: The Early Trailblazers
Before the craze for T20 leagues had taken off around the world, there were already a few teams that had set the bar for domination.
Over the 2015-16 to 2017-18 seasons, the Titans didn’t just play in the CSA T20 Challenge—they dominated it with a three-peat of titles. They became such habitual winners that even the arrival of the glitzy SA20 league couldn’t tarnish their legacy.
And then there is Victoria in Australia. Victoria had a stranglehold on the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash in its infancy, winning three titles in a row from 2005-06 to 2007-08. They were virtually Oval Invincibles with players like Brad Hodge and Cameron White to draw from.
Not to be unnoticed, Trinidad and Tobago, through a Caribbean Twenty20, had a similar hold before the CPL as well. After a slow start in 2010, they absolutely obliterated the field from 2011 to 2013, which included international teams like the Hampshire Royals. Three years, three championships, one word: carnage.
FAQs
- Did any Australian team achieve a T20 three-peat?
Yes, Victoria clinched three straight titles in the early KFC Twenty20 Big Bash seasons.
- Has any Caribbean team achieved the three-peat before the CPL era?
Yes, Trinidad and Tobago won three back-to-back Caribbean Twenty20 titles from 2011 to 2013.
- Why is a T20 three-peat considered so rare?
The unpredictable nature of T20 cricket makes sustained dominance extremely difficult.
- Can any current T20 team break the three-peat record soon?
It’s possible, but no team looks close to a three-peat run right now.
