2021 t20 Blast

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2021 Vitality Blast
Dates9 June – 18 September 2021
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Participants18
Official website Vitality Blast
← 2020

The 2021 Vitality Blast is the 2021 season of the T20 Blast, [1] a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. [2] It is the fourth season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), that is branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. [3] The Notts Outlaws are the defending champions. [4]

Contents

In June 2021, Samit Patel, playing for the Notts Outlaws, became the first English player to do the double in T20 cricket of taking 250 wickets and scoring 5,000 runs. [5] [6]

Teams

The teams were placed into the following groups: [3]

North Group

Source: [7]

June

9 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
171/4 (19.3 overs)
Luis Reece 59 (32)
Matt Parkinson 3/28 (4 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Lancashire Lightning)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
9 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Worcestershire Rapids
152/6 (20 overs)
v
Notts Outlaws
152/8 (20 overs)
Jake Libby 52* (43)
Matt Carter 2/22 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 45 (21)
Moeen Ali 2/15 (4 overs)
Match tied
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Ian Gould
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Notts Outlaws)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Worcestershire Rapids 1.
10 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
147/4 (18.3 overs)
Sam Hain 59 (41)
Jordan Thompson 3/23 (4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 34 (22)
Danny Briggs 2/28 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Chris Watts and David Millns
Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
10 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
172/8 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
156/5 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 73* (51)
Gavin Griffiths 4/24 (4 overs)
Scott Steel 54* (52)
Matt Parkinson 2/30 (4 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 16 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Finn Allen (Lancashire Lightning)
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rishi Patel (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
11 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Durham
181/8 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
161/6 (20 overs)
Brydon Carse 51* (31)
Jordan Thompson 4/44 (4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 67 (50)
Ben Raine 2/17 (3 overs)
Durham won by 20 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Brydon Carse (Durham)
  • Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
11 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
229/5 (20 overs)
v
Notts Outlaws
211/9 (20 overs)
Ed Pollock 62 (34)
Matt Carter 2/26 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 51 (27)
Carlos Brathwaite 2/28 (3 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 18 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Carlos Brathwaite (Birmingham Bears)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Notts Outlaws 0.
11 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
186 (19 overs)
Matt Critchley 80* (45)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/26 (4 overs)
Rishi Patel 35 (19)
Logan Van Beek 3/37 (4 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 23 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: David Millns and Rob White
Player of the match: Matt Critchley (Derbyshire Falcons)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Harry Came (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
11 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Worcestershire Rapids
185/7 (20 overs)
v
Northants Steelbacks
153/9 (20 overs)
Moeen Ali 52 (30)
Ben Sanderson 3/21 (3 overs)
Saif Zaib 36 (21)
Moeen Ali 2/21 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 32 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Russell Warren and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
13 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
132/4 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
133/2 (17.2 overs)
Jos Buttler 55 (46)
Charlie Morris 2/25 (4 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 61* (45)
Matt Parkinson 2/32 (4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire Rapids)
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
13 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons
160/8 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
161/7 (19 overs)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 41 (22)
Carlos Brathwaite 2/24 (4 overs)
Dan Mousley 56 (40)
Matt Critchley 2/21 (4 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 3 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Dan Mousley (Birmingham Bears)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
13 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
168/9 (20 overs)
v
Durham
170/8 (19 overs)
Scott Steel 53 (38)
Ben Raine 3/19 (4 overs)
Ned Eckersley 50* (36)
Arron Lilley 3/26 (4 overs)
Durham won by 2 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nick Cook and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Ned Eckersley (Durham)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Louis Kimber (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Durham 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
13 June 2021
16:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Notts Outlaws
214/7 (20 overs)
v
Northants Steelbacks
200/7 (20 overs)
Joe Clarke 136 (65)
Wayne Parnell 2/30 (4 overs)
Josh Cobb 62 (32)
Jake Ball 3/58 (4 overs)
Notts Outlaws won by 14 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Notts Outlaws)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lyndon James (Notts Outlaws) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
15 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
240/4 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
222/8 (20 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 82 (45)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2/49 (4 overs)
Josh Inglis 82 (37)
David Willey 3/44 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 18 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
15 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Notts Outlaws
195/5 (20 overs)
v
Durham
182/8 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 96* (54)
Ben Raine 2/29 (4 overs)
David Bedingham 65 (42)
Matt Carter 3/43 (4 overs)
Notts Outlaws won by 13 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Mike Burns
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Notts Outlaws)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
15 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
170/3 (20 overs)
v
Northants Steelbacks
115 (18.5 overs)
Sam Hain 69* (42)
Graeme White 1/19 (4 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 36 (27)
Jake Lintott 4/20 (4 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 55 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Jake Lintott (Birmingham Bears)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
15 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons
196/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
197/3 (18.2 overs)
Leus du Plooy 92 (56)
Tom Bailey 3/34 (4 overs)
Alex Davies 83* (54)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 2/40 (4 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: David Millns and Rob White
Player of the match: Alex Davies (Lancashire Lightning)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Conor McKerr (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
16 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
216/6 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
122 (16.3 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 112 (51)
Ben Dwarshuis 4/31 (4 overs)
Moeen Ali 39 (29)
Adil Rashid 3/32 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 94 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Rob White
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
16 June 2021
18:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
155 (20 overs)
Will Rhodes 79 (40)
Ben Mike 4/22 (2 overs)
Scott Steel 46 (38)
Tim Bresnan 3/29 (4 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 35 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: David Millns and Neil Bainton
Player of the match: Will Rhodes (Birmingham Bears)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
17 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Durham
153/4 (17.4 overs)
Liam Livingstone 65 (54)
Matty Potts 3/34 (4 overs)
David Bedingham 58 (39)
Matt Parkinson 2/30 (4 overs)
Durham won by 6 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: David Bedingham (Durham)
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Steven Croft (Lancashire Lightning) played in his 200th T20 match. [8]
  • Points: Durham 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
17 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Northants Steelbacks
141/8 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
143/5 (18.2 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 38 (40)
Conor McKerr 2/23 (3 overs)
Leus du Plooy 48* (38)
Wayne Parnell 1/15 (4 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Neil Pratt
Player of the match: Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire Falcons)
  • Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
18 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Paul Baldwin
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Worcestershire Rapids 1, Northants Steelbacks 1.
18 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Notts Outlaws
152/6 (15 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
150/6 (15 overs)
Samit Patel 64* (32)
Logan van Beek 3/22 (3 overs)
Luis Reece 56 (26)
Samit Patel 2/14 (3 overs)
Notts Outlaws won by 2 runs (DLS method)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Notts Outlaws)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
  • Sol Budinger (Notts Outlaws) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
18 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ian Ramage and Neil Mallender
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Birmingham Bears 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
18 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Durham 1.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
135 (19 overs)
Joe Root 49 (36)
George Scrimshaw 3/30 (4 overs)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 34 (29)
Lockie Ferguson 3/21 (4 overs)
Dom Bess 3/21 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 39 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Ian Ramage and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Durham
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
163/8 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 76* (53)
Craig Miles 1/13 (2 overs)
Will Rhodes 36 (25)
Brydon Carse 3/30 (4 overs)
Durham won by 22 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and James Middlebrook
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Durham)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jacob Bethell (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Durham 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Notts Outlaws
172 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
172/4 (20 overs)
Tom Moores 48 (40)
Danny Lamb 3/23 (4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 88 (61)
Samit Patel 1/18 (4 overs)
Match tied
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Neil Pratt
Player of the match: Keaton Jennings (Lancashire Lightning)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
200/2 (20 overs)
v
Northants Steelbacks
166/7 (20 overs)
Josh Inglis 103* (62)
Graeme White 1/36 (3 overs)
Rob Keogh 50* (29)
Callum Parkinson 2/19 (4 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 34 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Leicestershire Foxes)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Josh Inglis (Leicestershire Foxes) scored his first century in a T20 match. [9]
  • Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
22 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Worcestershire Rapids
86/8 (20 overs)
v
Notts Outlaws
89/0 (6.2 overs)
Jake Libby 29 (33)
Samit Patel 3/4 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 60* (24)
Notts Outlaws won by 10 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Ian Blackwell
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Notts Outlaws)
  • Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
22 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
174/8 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
132 (18.4 overs)
Louis Kimber 53 (28)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 3/36 (3 overs)
Harry Came 40 (31)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2/17 (3.4 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 42 runs
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Tom Lungley
Player of the match: Louis Kimber (Leicestershire Foxes)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
23 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
191/5 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
179/5 (20 overs)
Harry Brook 83* (54)
Dillon Pennington 4/24 (4 overs)
Riki Wessels 77 (45)
Matthew Fisher 2/33 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 12 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
23 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Durham
157/5 (20 overs)
v
Northants Steelbacks
158/1 (17.5 overs)
Sean Dickson 51* (37)
Mohammad Nabi 2/24 (4 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 78* (57)
Liam Trevaskis 1/25 (4 overs)
Northants Steelbacks won by 9 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Adam Rossington (Northants Steelbacks)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Freddie Heldreich (Northants Steelbacks) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Durham 0.
24 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
167/9 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
170/5 (19.1 overs)
Ed Pollock 46 (21)
George Scrimshaw 3/23 (4 overs)
Tom Wood 63* (48)
Carlos Brathwaite 2/27 (4 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire Falcons)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Birmingham Bears 0.

July

South Group

Source: [7]

June

9 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Somerset
185/7 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
187/7 (18.5 overs)
Ben Green 43* (30)
Sam Cook 3/14 (3 overs)
James Neesham 53 (25)
Marchant de Lange 3/35 (4 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Russell Warren
Player of the match: James Neesham (Essex Eagles)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Essex Eagles 2, Somerset 0.
9 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
176/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Hawks
138/9 (20 overs)
Ollie Robinson 48 (36)
Mason Crane 3/23 (4 overs)
Joe Weatherley 37 (22)
Fred Klaassen 4/32 (4 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 38 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: Fred Klaassen (Kent Spitfires)
  • Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
  • James Logan (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
10 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
175/9 (20 overs)
Glenn Phillips 44 (32)
Dan Douthwaite 3/28 (4 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 93* (56)
Benny Howell 3/39 (4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 4 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Glamorgan)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0.
10 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Surrey
223/7 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
169/9 (20 overs)
Will Jacks 70 (24)
Nathan Sowter 3/40 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 58 (28)
Sam Curran 4/29 (4 overs)
Surrey won by 54 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Will Jacks (Surrey)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Blake Cullen (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
11 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
178/5 (17.2 overs)
Glenn Phillips 42 (27)
George Garton 3/19 (4 overs)
Phil Salt 77* (49)
Josh Shaw 3/23 (4 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Mark Newell and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Sussex Sharks)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Henry Crocombe and Archie Lenham (Sussex Sharks) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Gloucestershire 0.
11 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Somerset
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
188/3 (16 overs)
Tom Abell 69 (44)
Tom Curran 2/44 (4 overs)
Sam Curran 72* (36)
Josh Davey 2/31 (3 overs)
Surrey won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Sam Curran (Surrey)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey 2, Somerset 0.
11 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
178/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
162/8 (20 overs)
Jack Leaning 64 (42)
Chris Green 5/32 (4 overs)
Luke Hollman 51 (33)
Darren Stevens 3/32 (4 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 16 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Jack Leaning (Kent Spitfires)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Green (Middlesex) took a hat-trick. [10]
  • Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Middlesex 0.
11 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Hampshire Hawks
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
142 (19.2 overs)
Joe Weatherley 42 (34)
Sam Cook 2/21 (4 overs)
Tom Westley 44 (29)
Brad Wheal 2/35 (3.2 overs)
Hampshire Hawks won by 13 runs
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Chris Wood (Hampshire Hawks)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Will Buttleman (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
12 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Hampshire Hawks
154/7 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
155/1 (16.2 overs)
James Vince 36 (26)
Archie Lenham 3/14 (3 overs)
Phil Salt 72* (44)
Ian Holland 1/14 (1 over)
Sussex Sharks won by 9 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Archie Lenham (Sussex Sharks)
  • Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
13 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Essex Eagles
153/6 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
156/3 (19 overs)
Will Buttleman 36 (26)
Ruaidhri Smith 2/13 (3 overs)
Nick Selman 65 (45)
Jack Plom 1/30 (3 overs)
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: David Millns and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Nick Selman (Glamorgan)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Glamorgan 2, Essex Eagles 0.
13 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
183/5 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
178/8 (20 overs)
Jack Leaning 81* (51)
David Payne 3/40 (4 overs)
Benny Howell 44 (23)
Joe Denly 2/20 (3 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 5 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Neil Bainton
Player of the match: Jack Leaning (Kent Spitfires)
  • Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Gloucestershire 0.
14 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Glamorgan
166/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
167/5 (18.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 74 (51)
Dan Moriarty 3/26 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 64 (35)
Marnus Labuschagne 2/31 (4 overs)
Surrey won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Surrey)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey 2, Glamorgan 0.
15 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
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Hampshire Hawks
215/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
217/7 (19.4 overs)
D'Arcy Short 48 (28)
Nathan Sowter 2/32 (4 overs)
Joe Cracknell 77 (43)
Mason Crane 3/35 (3 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 wickets
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Joe Cracknell (Middlesex)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
15 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
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Somerset
204/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
157 (18 overs)
Tom Abell 68 (33)
Grant Stewart 3/33 (4 overs)
Zak Crawley 48 (23)
Marchant de Lange 3/18 (3 overs)
Somerset won by 47 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Tom Abell (Somerset)
  • Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
15 June 2021
19:00 (N)
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Essex Eagles
128/8 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
130/3 (14 overs)
Michael Pepper 38 (25)
George Garton 3/31 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 75 (44)
Aron Nijjar 2/26 (3 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Sussex Sharks)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
16 June 2021
17:00 (D/N)
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Kent Spitfires
144/7 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
104 (17.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 32* (24)
Dan Douthwaite 2/17 (3 overs)
James Weighell 24 (20)
Matt Milnes 5/22 (3.4 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 40 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Ian Ramage
  • Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Glamorgan 0.
17 June 2021
17:30 (D/N)
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Middlesex
179/5 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
157/5 (18 overs)
Joe Cracknell 67 (41)
Tom Smith 1/13 (2 overs)
Ian Cockbain 62* (39)
Chris Green 2/30 (4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 2 runs (DLS method)
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Gloucestershire)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gloucestershire were set a revised target of 156 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Middlesex 0.
17 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
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Surrey
53/2 (5 overs)
v
Will Jacks 38* (18)
David Wiese 1/4 (1 over)
No result
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Surrey 1, Sussex Sharks 1.
18 June 2021
17:00 (D/N)
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Glamorgan
150/9 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
129/9 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 75 (48)
Steven Finn 4/19 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 46 (36)
Timm van der Gugten 3/16 (4 overs)
Glamorgan won by 21 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Mark Newell and Neil Bainton
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tom Cullen (Glamorgan) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Glamorgan 2, Middlesex 0.
18 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Oval, London
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Paul Pollard
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Surrey 1, Hampshire Hawks 1.
18 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Hassan Adnan
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Somerset 1.
18 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Essex Eagles 1, Gloucestershire 1.
19 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Steve O'Shaughnessy
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Somerset 1, Glamorgan 1.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Tim Robinson
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 1, Hampshire Hawks 1.
20 June 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
236/3 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
169 (19.2 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 88 (44)
Paul Walter 1/21 (2 overs)
Adam Wheater 46 (29)
Jack Leaning 3/15 (2 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 67 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Jack Leaning (Kent Spitfires)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
21 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey
118 (16.4 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
119/2 (15.3 overs)
Jordan Clark 30 (31)
Sam Cook 4/15 (3.4 overs)
Will Buttleman 56* (51)
Daniel Moriarty 1/27 (4 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Sam Cook (Essex Eagles)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
  • Ben Geddes (Surrey) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Essex Eagles 2, Surrey 0.
22 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
149/2 (13.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 43 (29)
Tom Smith 2/17 (3 overs)
Glenn Phillips 41* (25)
Matt Milnes 1/15 (2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Nick Cook and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (Gloucestershire)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
22 June 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Cricket Ground, Hove
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
  • Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Glamorgan 1.
23 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey
146/8 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
149/3 (18.4 overs)
Will Jacks 65 (43)
Jack Leach 3/28 (4 overs)
James Hildreth 72* (59)
Gareth Batty 1/21 (3 overs)
Somerset won by 7 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: James Hildreth (Somerset)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jack Leach (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Somerset 2, Surrey 0.
24 June 2021
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Middlesex
183/2 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
184/8 (20 overs)
Stephen Eskinazi 102* (61)
James Neesham 1/7 (1 over)
Dan Lawrence 59 (37)
Daryl Mitchell 3/24 (3 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 2 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ian Gould and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (Essex Eagles)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Essex Eagles 2, Middlesex 0.
24 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
216/2 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
182/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Phillips 94* (41)
Callum Taylor 1/21 (2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 1/21 (2 overs)
David Lloyd 44 (22)
Ryan Higgins 2/27 (3 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 34 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (Gloucestershire)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0.
25 June 2021
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

July

Standings

North Group

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Yorkshire Vikings 75101111.336
2 Notts Outlaws 74120101.092
3 Birmingham Bears 8430190.503
4 Durham 7420190.359
5 Lancashire Lightning 732118−0.060
6 Derbyshire Falcons 936006−0.382
7 Worcestershire Rapids 723116−1.470
8 Leicestershire Foxes 725004−0.194
9 Northants Steelbacks 715013−1.116
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2021. Source: BBC Sport, [11] England and Wales Cricket Board [12]

  advances to Quarter-Finals

South Group

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Gloucestershire 84202100.613
2 Kent Spitfires 75200100.462
3 Sussex Sharks 6300392.063
4 Surrey 7320280.830
5 Essex Eagles 834017−0.892
6 Somerset 6220260.156
7 Glamorgan 824026−0.509
8 Hampshire Hawks 613024−0.804
9 Middlesex 615002−0.755
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2021. Source: BBC Sport, [11] England and Wales Cricket Board [12]

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24 August 2021
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27 August 2021
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Semi-Finals

18 September 2021
11:00
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18 September 2021
14:30
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18 September 2021
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