2018 T20 Blast

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2018 Vitality Blast
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Dates4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) – 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Worcestershire Rapids (1st title)
Participants18
Matches133
Attendance931,455 (7,003 per match)
Most runs Laurie Evans (614)
Most wickets Pat Brown (31)
Official website Vitality Blast
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The 2018 Vitality Blast was the sixteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It was the first season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, has been branded as the Vitality Blast due to a new sponsorship deal. [1] The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The final day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 15 September 2018.

Contents

Nottinghamshire Outlaws were the champions going into the tournament having beaten the Birmingham Bears by 22 runs in the 2017 final. [2]

Competition format

The 18 first-class county cricket clubs are taking part in the competition. Teams are initially split into two divisions on a geographical basis (North and South) for the group stage of the competition, each group having nine teams. During the group stage, which ran from July until the middle of August, each county played 14 matches, playing six of the other sides in their group twice, once home and once away, and the other two teams once. [2] The winners of each match received two points for a win, with one point awarded in the case of a tie or if a match was abandoned. Teams are ranked within their groups by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group entered the knockout stage of the competition.

Results and standings

North Group

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Worcestershire Rapids 1494010190.595
2 Durham Jets 1494010190.556
3 Lancashire Lightning 1485010170.683
4 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 1486000160.073
5 Yorkshire Vikings 147700014−0.035
6 Birmingham Bears 1467100130.033
7 Derbyshire Falcons 145702012−0.047
8 Leicestershire Foxes 145801011−0.380
9 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 142111005−1.398
Source: BBC Sport [3]

Results

July

4 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
218/3 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
219/6 (19.4 overs)
Ben Duckett 96 (54)
Callum Parkinson 1/25 (3 overs)
Colin Ackermann 66* (31)
Ben Sanderson 2/47 (4 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Millns and Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Northants Steelbacks)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.

4 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
155/7 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
159/2 (17.2 overs)
Riki Wessels 41 (29)
Colin de Grandhomme 2/24 (4 overs)
Ian Bell 82* (57)
Harry Gurney 1/26 (2.2 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Mike Burns and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Birmingham Bears)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
  • Henry Brookes (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut

5 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
200/3 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets
156/4 (20 overs)
Adam Lyth 92* (54)
Ryan Pringle 1/17 (2 overs)
Ben Stokes 90* (68)
Jack Brooks 3/21 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 44 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Adam Lyth (Yorkshire Vikings)

5 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
188/6 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
190/5 (19.5 overs)
Keaton Jennings 50 (33)
George Rhodes 2/27 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 42 (24)
Jordan Clark 2/26 (2.5 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.

6 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Worcestershire Rapids
192/7 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
188/9 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 51 (40)
Henry Brookes 2/28 (4 overs)
Sam Hain 70 (44)
Pat Brown 3/28 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 4 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Pat Brown (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.

6 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
219/6 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
161 (17.3 overs)
Dan Christian 113* (40)
Ben Sanderson 2/41 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 88 (45)
Luke Fletcher 3/21 (3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 58 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Will Fraine (Nottinghamshire Outlaws) made his T20 debut

6 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Durham Jets
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
120 (18.3 overs)
Paul Collingwood 36 (33)
Zak Chappell 3/23 (4 overs)
Neil Dexter 35 (32)
Imran Tahir 4/14 (4 overs)
Durham Jets won by 33 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Durham Jets)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.

South Group

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Somerset 14104000200.786
2 Kent Spitfires 1482040200.627
3 Sussex Sharks 1473040180.737
4 Gloucestershire 1484020180.381
5 Surrey 1475020160.989
6 Glamorgan 147601015−0.144
7 Essex Eagles 14281308−1.035
8 Hampshire 14291207−0.824
9 Middlesex 142120004−1.128
Source: BBC Sport [3]

Results

July

4 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
181/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
145 (19.4 overs)
Laurie Evans 61 (45)
Jamie Porter 2/26 (4 overs)
Varun Chopra 64 (48)
David Wiese 5/24 (4 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 36 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: David Wiese (Sussex Sharks)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Cook (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut

5 July 2018 (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
161/7 (19 overs)
Rikki Clarke 50 (25)
Paul Stirling 3/26 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 66 (36)
Gareth Batty 2/18 (4 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Millns and Neil Bainton
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Middlesex)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
N1 Worcestershire Rapids 137/5
S4 Gloucestershire 136/8
N1 Worcestershire Rapids 169/6
N3 Lancashire Lightning 149/9
N3 Lancashire Lightning 134/4
S2 Kent Spitfires 133/9
N1 Worcestershire Rapids 158/5
S3 Sussex Sharks 157/6
N2 Durham Jets 140/7
S3 Sussex Sharks 144/5
S3 Sussex Sharks 202/8
S1 Somerset 167/8
N4 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 190
S1 Somerset 209/5

Quarter-finals

23 August (D/N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires (H)
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
134/4 (18.4 overs)
Sam Billings 37 (37)
Matt Parkinson 3/27 (4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 46 (40)
Imran Qayyum 2/17 (4 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Lancashire Lightning)
  • Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.

24 August (D/N)
Scorecard
Durham Jets (H)
140/7 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
144/5 (18.2 overs)
Ben Stokes 34 (24)
Will Beer 2/17 (4 overs)
Laurie Evans 63* (47)
Mark Wood 2/25 (4 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 5 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Sussex Sharks)
  • Durham Jets won the toss and elected to bat.

25 August
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
137/5 (18.4 overs)
Miles Hammond 45 (31)
Brett D'Oliveira 4/26 (4 overs)
Callum Ferguson 64* (47)
Benny Howell 2/22 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.

26–27 August
Scorecard
Somerset (H)
209/5 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
190 (20 overs)
Lewis Gregory 60* (24)
Samit Patel 1/16 (3 overs)
Alex Hales 45 (28)
Jamie Overton 5/47 (4 overs)
Somerset won by 19 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng)
Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Somerset)
  • Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.

Finals Day

Semi-finals

15 September
11:00
Scorecard
Worcestershire Rapids
169/6 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
149/9 (20 overs)
Ben Cox 55* (34)
Matt Parkinson 2/23 (4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 51* (40)
Patrick Brown 4/21 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 20 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Ben Cox (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
15 September
14:30
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
202/8 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
167/8 (20 overs)
Luke Wright 92 (53)
Jerome Taylor 4/20 (4 overs)
Tom Abell 48 (29)
Jofra Archer 3/32 (4 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 35 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Sussex Sharks)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

15 September
18:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
157/6 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
158/5 (18.3 overs)
Laurie Evans 52 (44)
Moeen Ali 3/30 (4 overs)
Ben Cox 46* (27)
Danny Briggs 2/19 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Ben Cox (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.

Personnel

TeamCoachCaptainOverseas Player(s)
Birmingham Bears Flag of England.svg Jim Troughton Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Elliott Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel
Flag of New Zealand.svg Colin de Grandhomme
Derbyshire Falcons Flag of New Zealand.svg John Wright Cricket Ireland flag.svg Gary Wilson Flag of Pakistan.svg Wahab Riaz
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lockie Ferguson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Nicholls
Durham Jets Flag of England.svg Jon Lewis Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Latham Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Latham
Flag of South Africa.svg Imran Tahir
Essex Eagles Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Wagner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Zampa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Siddle
Glamorgan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Croft Flag of South Africa.svg Colin Ingram Flag of Australia (converted).svg Usman Khawaja
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Marsh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Burns
Gloucestershire Flag of England.svg Richard Dawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tye
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thisara Perera
Hampshire Flag of England.svg Craig White Flag of England.svg James Vince Flag of New Zealand.svg Colin Munro
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Flag of South Africa.svg Dale Steyn
Kent Spitfires Flag of England.svg Matt Walker Flag of England.svg Sam Billings Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Milne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Stoinis
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Carlos Brathwaite
Lancashire Lightning Flag of England.svg Glen Chapple Flag of England.svg Liam Livingstone Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Mennie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Faulkner
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Zahir Khan
Leicestershire Foxes Flag of England.svg Paul Nixon Flag of South Africa.svg Colin Ackermann Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Abbas
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mohammad Nabi
Middlesex Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Vettori Flag of England.svg Dawid Malan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hilton Cartwright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashton Agar
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Dwayne Bravo
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Flag of England.svg David Ripley Flag of England.svg Alex Wakely Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Kleinveldt
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Seekuge Prasanna
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Flag of England.svg Peter Moores Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Christian Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Christian
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ish Sodhi
Somerset Flag of England.svg Andy Hurry Flag of England.svg Lewis Gregory Flag of New Zealand.svg Corey Anderson
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Jerome Taylor
Surrey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Di Venuto Flag of England.svg Jade Dernbach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Finch
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nic Maddinson
Sussex Sharks Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Gillespie Flag of England.svg Luke Wright Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Rashid Khan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Bruce
Worcestershire Rapids Flag of England.svg Kevin Sharp Flag of England.svg Moeen Ali Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Head
Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Guptill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Callum Ferguson
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Parnell
Yorkshire Vikings Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson Flag of New Zealand.svg Kane Williamson

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatInnsRunsSRHS10050
Laurie Evans Sussex Sharks 1514614135.849607
Aaron Finch Surrey 99589182.35131*23
Ian Bell Birmingham Bears 1414580139.0913114
[4] Source: ESPNCricInfo

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatWktsAveEconBBISR
Pat Brown Worcestershire Rapids 163113.357.644/2110.4
Matthew Parkinson Lancashire Lightning 152516.607.323/1913.6
Jamie Overton Somerset 162422.5010.255/4713.1
[5] Source: ESPNCricinfo

References

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  4. "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most runs | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most wickets | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.