2025 Women's T20 Blast

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2025 Women's Vitality Blast
Dates29 May – 27 July 2025
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Host(s)Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Participants18
Official website Vitality Blast

The 2025 Women's T20 Blast (also known as 2025 Women's Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) will be the inaugural season of the Women's T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league that will be played in England. [1] The tournament will begin from 29 May to 27 July 2025 with local teams taking part.

Contents

The tournament will run alongside the 2025 T20 Blast.

Format

The tournament will be split into two categories: one contested by the eight counties in League One and the second featuring the 10 remaining teams split into two groups in League Two.

Teams

Eight teams from League One will compete in the inaugural season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex Eagles, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey and The Blaze. [1] [2] [3] [4] Glamorgan and Yorkshire Vikings will be awarded tier-one status and join the league in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029. [5]

The remaining ten teams will compete in League Two in which each county plays eight group-stage matches (home-and-away) against the other four counties in their group. The top two teams from each group will progress to Finals Day. The teams are divided into the following groups:

North GroupSouth Group

Points table

League One

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Birmingham Bears 00000
2 Durham 00000
3 Essex Eagles 00000
4 Hampshire Hawks 00000
5 Lancashire Thunder 00000
6 Somerset 00000
7 Surrey 00000
8 The Blaze 00000
First match(es) will be played: 30 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]

League Two

North Group

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Derbyshire Falcons 00000Advance to Finals Day
2 Leicestershire Foxes 00000
3 Northants Steelbacks 00000
4 Worcestershire Rapids 00000
5 Yorkshire Vikings 00000
First match(es) will be played: 29 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]

South Group

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1 Glamorgan 00000Advance to Finals Day
2 Gloucestershire 00000
3 Kent Spitfires 00000
4 Middlesex 00000
5 Sussex Sharks 00000
First match(es) will be played: 29 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]

League One

Match 1
30 May 2025
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Match 2
30 May 2025
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Match 3
30 May 2025
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Match 4
31 May 2025
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Match 5
31 May 2025
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Match 6
1 June 2025
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Match 7
1 June 2025
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Match 8
4 June 2025
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Match 9
4 June 2025
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Match 10
5 June 2025
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Match 11
6 June 2025
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Match 12
6 June 2025
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Match 13
7 June 2025
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Match 14
7 June 2025
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Match 15
7 June 2025
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Match 16
8 June 2025
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Match 17
8 June 2025
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Match 18
11 June 2025
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Match 19
12 June 2025
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Match 20
13 June 2025
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Match 21
13 June 2025
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Match 22
15 June 2025
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Match 23
15 June 2025
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Match 24
15 June 2025
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Match 25
15 June 2025
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Match 26
17 June 2025
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Match 27
18 June 2025
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Match 28
18 June 2025
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Match 29
19 June 2025
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Match 30
19 June 2025
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Match 31
20 June 2025
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Match 32
20 June 2025
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Match 33
4 July 2025
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Match 34
4 July 2025
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Match 35
5 July 2025
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Match 36
6 July 2025
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Match 37
6 July 2025
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Match 38
6 July 2025
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Match 39
6 July 2025
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Match 40
8 July 2025
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Match 41
9 July 2025
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Match 42
9 July 2025
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Match 43
11 July 2025
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Match 44
11 July 2025
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Match 45
11 July 2025
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Match 46
13 July 2025
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Match 47
13 July 2025
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Match 48
13 July 2025
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Match 49
13 July 2025
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Match 50
15 July 2025
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Match 51
16 July 2025
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Match 52
16 July 2025
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Match 53
18 July 2025
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Match 54
18 July 2025
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Match 55
18 July 2025
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Match 56
18 July 2025
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League Two

North Group


Match 2
1 June 2025
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Match 3
8 June 2025
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Match 4
8 June 2025
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Match 5
8 June 2025
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Match 6
15 June 2025
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Match 8
21 June 2025
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Match 9
27 June 2025
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Match 10
27 June 2025
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Match 11
28 June 2025
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Match 12
29 June 2025
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Match 13
6 July 2025
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Match 15
13 July 2025
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Match 16
13 July 2025
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Match 17
18 July 2025
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Match 18
18 July 2025
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Match 20
20 July 2025
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South Group

Match 1
29 May 2025
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Match 2
1 June 2025
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Match 3
1 June 2025
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Match 4
8 June 2025
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Match 5
8 June 2025
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Match 6
15 June 2025
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Match 7
15 June 2025
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Match 8
22 June 2025
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Match 9
22 June 2025
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Match 10
27 June 2025
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Match 11
27 June 2025
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TBD

Match 12
29 June 2025
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Match 13
5 July 2025
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Match 14
6 July 2025
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Match 15
13 July 2025
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Match 16
13 July 2025
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Match 17
17 July 2025
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Match 18
18 July 2025
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Match 19
20 July 2025
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Match 20
20 July 2025
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Finals Day

League Two

Semi-final 1
26 June 2025
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Semi-final 2
26 June 2025
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Final
26 June 2025
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League One

Semi-final 1
27 June 2025
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Semi-final 2
27 June 2025
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Final
27 June 2025
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