T20 Blast

English professional twenty20 cricket league

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The T20 Blast, officially known as the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. T20 Blast is the oldest domestic T20 league in the world. It is one of the top-level Twenty20 league in the world. Vitality Blast comprises 18 teams, with 17 in the England and 1 in Wales. The competition has been known by a variety of names due to commercial sponsorship. It was known as the Twenty20 Cup from 2003 to 2009, the Friends Provident t20 and Friends Life t20 from 2010 to 2013, and the Natwest t20 Blast from 2014 to 2017. The competition has been sponsored by insurance company Vitality since 2018 and is known as the Vitality Blast.

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Notts' Hales to miss T20 Blast for franchise commitments Nottinghamshire announce England batter Alex Hales will not feature in the Vitality T20 Blast this summer. BBC Sport - Published 5 days ago
Middlesex sign New Zealand batter Williamson New Zealand batter Kane Williamson joins Middlesex for part of the 2025 County Championship and Vitality Blast. BBC Sport - Published 6 days ago
Bancroft & Hammond lead Gloucestershire to first T20 title Watch the best of Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond's 112-run partnership as they inspire Gloucestershire to their first T20 Blast title after beating Somerset at Edgbaston. BBC Sport - Published on September 14, 2024

Gloucestershire beat Somerset to win first T20 title Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond help Gloucestershire crush Somerset at Edgbaston to win their first T20 Blast title BBC Sport - Published on September 14, 2024
Gandalf misses out on magical moment at Edgbaston Watch as a spectator dressed as Lord of the Rings character Gandalf drops the ball during the first T20 Blast semi-final against Somerset at Edgbaston. BBC Sport - Published on September 14, 2024
Gregory removes Pope & Smith in back-to-back balls Somerset's Lewis Gregory removes England internationals Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith in two consecutive balls in their T20 Blast semi-final against Surrey. BBC Sport - Published on September 14, 2024

Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup Eight new women's professional teams will enter the T20 Blast and One-Day Cup in 2025, a move which will see them "fully aligned" with the men's game. BBC Sport - Published on September 5, 2024
Somerset & Northants through to T20 Blast quarters Northants and Somerset reach the T20 Blast quarters, while Surrey's Sam Curran smashes a maiden century. BBC Sport - Published on July 18, 2024
T20 Blast: Bears, Surrey & Sussex reach last eight Birmingham Bears, Surrey and Sussex Sharks become the first three sides through to the T20 Blast last eight. BBC Sport - Published on July 14, 2024
Patel leads Derbyshire to T20 Blast win at Foxes Samit Patel hits an unbeaten 67 off 44 balls to lead Derbyshire Falcons to a four-wicket win at Leicestershire Foxes in the T20 Blast. BBC Sport - Published on July 6, 2024

T20 Blast round-up: Durham beat Lancs in thriller Durham, Northants, Leicestershire & Birmingham Bears claim T20 Blast North Group victories, while Somerset & Gloucestershire win in South Group. BBC Sport - Published on June 16, 2024
Glamorgan thrashed at Somerset in T20 Blast Somerset beat Glamorgan to top the South Group as Gloucestershire Durham, Northants, Leicestershire & Birmingham Bears claim T20 Blast victories. BBC Sport - Published on June 16, 2024
Payne denies Surrey in tie - T20 Blast round-up Gloucestershire's David Payne holds Surrey to a tie at The Oval in the T20 Blast and Sussex, Somerset and Lancashire all win. BBC Sport - Published on June 14, 2024	Blast schedule not ideal - Bears skipper Davies Birmingham Bears skipper Alex Davies says the T20 Blast schedule is "not sustainable for elite sport" due to lack of recovery time. BBC Sport - Published on June 10, 2024
Wins for Falcons & Bears in T20 Blast at Edgbaston Samit Patel inspires Derbyshire to beat Leicestershire before Notts lose to Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast at Edgbaston. BBC Sport - Published on June 1, 2024	Willey demolishes Outlaws - T20 Blast round-up David Willey hits 79 off 34 balls as Northants beat Notts by eight wickets in the T20 Blast, and Matt Parkinson takes a hat-trick for Kent. BBC Sport - Published on May 31, 2024
Yorkshire win on Root return - T20 Blast round-up Wickets tumble on the opening night of the 2024 T20 Blast with wins for Lancashire, Yorkshire, Northants, Gloucestershire and Surrey. BBC Sport - Published on May 30, 2024