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Dates | 30 May – 14 September 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 133 |
Official website | Vitality Blast |
The 2024 T20 Blast (also known as 2024 Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd edition of the T20 Blast (currently known as the Vitality Blast), a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament began on 30 May and is scheduled to finish on 14 September 2024. [1] [2] The domestic T20 competition is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship. [3] Somerset are the defending champions, having won their second title during the previous season. [4] [5] On 23 November 2023, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament. [2]
The playing format is the same as the previous season, where groups remain the same with the familiar North and South split, while each county will play 14 group-stage matches, seven at home and seven away. [2]
The teams are divided into the following groups:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Birmingham Bears | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.061 | Advanced to the Quarter-finals |
2 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.231 | |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.302 | |
4 | Northants Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.433 | |
5 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.799 | |
6 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.196 | |
7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.215 | |
8 | Notts Outlaws | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −1.506 | |
9 | Worcestershire Rapids | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.556 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Surrey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.614 | Advanced to the Quarter-finals |
2 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.545 | |
3 | Somerset | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.340 | |
4 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.394 | |
5 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.209 | |
6 | Hampshire Hawks | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −0.639 | |
7 | Glamorgan | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −1.434 | |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.541 | |
9 | Middlesex | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −2.249 |
Durham 75 (14.3 overs) | v | Lancashire 76/1 (8 overs) |
Derbyshire 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 163/5 (20 overs) |
Worcestershire 101 (15.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire 104/2 (11.4 overs) |
Yorkshire 151/7 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire 155/3 (14.1 overs) |
Nottinghamshire 154 (19.2 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 157/2 (13.2 overs) |
31 May 2024 Scorecard |
Lancashire 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire 172/5 (19.3 overs) |
1 June 2024 Scorecard |
Leicestershire 176/6 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire 178/6 (19.1 overs) |
Birmingham 149 (19.3 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 127 (19.2 overs) |
Lancashire 179/7 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire 122/ (17.4 overs) |
2 June 2024 Scorecard |
Yorkshire 186/6 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 157/8 (20 overs) |
Worcestershire 154/8 (20 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 134/7 (20 overs) |
Derbyshire 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 102 (16.4 overs) |
Lancashire 176/8 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham 168/6 (20 overs) |
Northamtonshire 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire 163/9 (20 overs) |
9 June 2024 Scorecard |
Leicestershire 176/8 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire 172/6 (20 overs) |
9 June 2024 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 153/8 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire 155/4 (18.3 overs) |
9 June 2024 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire 182/1 (18.1 overs) |
Yorkshire 145 (19.5 overs) | v | Birmingham 151/6 (18.1 overs) |
Northamptonshire 193/8 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire 123/3 (11 overs) |
Lancashire 162 (18.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 137/9 (20 overs) |
14 June 2024 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 141/6 (20 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 100/3 (15 overs) |
15 June 2024 Scorecard |
Durham 58/0 (5 overs) | v | |
Graham Clark 31* (15) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 133/7 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham 136/3 (18.5 overs) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Durham 218/3 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire 216/8 (20 overs) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 132/7 (20 overs) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Yorkshire 166 (19.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 146/9 (20 overs) |
Birmingham 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 129/9 (20 overs) |
Northamptonshire 208/5 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire 208/7 (20 overs) |
Nottinghamshire 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire 165/8 (20 overs) |
21 June 2024 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 155/7 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham 159/5 (17.5 overs) |
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Essex 141/9 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 142/5 (17 overs) |
Kent 205/8 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 107 (14.1 overs) |
Gloucestershire 167/8 (20 overs) | v | Sussex 168/7 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex 203/7 (20 overs) | v | Essex 207/6 (17.4 overs) |
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Glamorgan 183/7 (20 overs) | v | Sussex 158/6 (20 overs) |
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Kent 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 166/7 (19.5 overs) |
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Surrey 163 (19 overs) | v | Somerset 106 (15.4 overs) |
Gloucestershire 124 (18.2 overs) | v | Hampshire 128/5 (16.5 overs) |
9 June 2024 Scorecard |
Sussex 208/6 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 160/8 (20 overs) |
9 June 2024 Scorecard |
Kent 173/8 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 178/6 (19.2 overs) |
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Somerset 241/5 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 178 (19.3 overs) |
Essex 129/4 (12.4 overs) | v | Middlesex 63/2 (6 overs) |
Middlesex 113/8 (16.5 overs) | v | |
Somerset 55/6 (5 overs) | v | Kent 46/5 (5 overs) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Kent 125 (19.5 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 127/1 (11.4 overs) |
16 June 2024 Scorecard |
Somerset 193/8 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan 85 (13.2 overs) |
Hampshire 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Essex 170/2 (16.5 overs) |
Glamorgan 140/6 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 142/8 (20 overs) |
Somerset 188/4 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 190/5 (18.4 overs) |
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TBD | v | TBD |
TBD | v | TBD |
Player | Team | Inns | Runs | HS |
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Jamie Smith | Surrey | 4 | 211 | 87 |
Rob Yates | Birmingham Bears | 2 | 97 | 68 |
Peter Handscomb | Leicestershire Foxes | 2 | 91 | 75* |
Luke Wells | Lancashire Lightning | 2 | 83 | 49* |
Wayne Madsen | Derbyshire Falcons | 2 | 80 | 43 |
David Willey | Northants Steelbacks | 2 | 80 | 79 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Player | Team | Mat | Wkts |
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Mason Crane | Glamorgan | 4 | 10 |
Pat Brown | Derbyshire Falcons | 4 | 10 |
Hasan Ali | Birmingham Bears | 2 | 5 |
David Payne | Gloucestershire | 2 | 5 |
George Scrimshaw | Northants Steelbacks | 2 | 5 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Teams | Scores | Opponent | Result | Venue |
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Kent Spitfires | 205/8 (20 overs) | Middlesex | Won | |
Surrey | 200/8 (20 overs) | Glamorgan | ||
Somerset | 197/6 (19.1 overs) | Essex Eagles | ||
Essex Eagles | 193/6 (20 overs) | Somerset | ||
Glamorgan | 181/7 (20 overs) | Surrey |
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