| Countries | England and Wales |
|---|---|
| Administrator | ECB |
| Format | Women's Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2025 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
The T20 Blast Women's, officially known as the Vitality Blast Women's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It serves as the successor to the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Eight teams will compete in the inaugural 2025 season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, the Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, and The Blaze. [1] [2] [3] [4] Glamorgan and Yorkshire 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]
Cricket is one of the most popular sports in England, and has been played since the 16th century. Marylebone Cricket Club, based at Lord's, developed the modern rules of play and conduct. The sport is administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board and represented at an international level by the England men's team and England women's team. At a domestic level, teams are organised by county, competing in tournaments such as the County Championship, Metro Bank One-Day Cup, T20 Blast and the Women's Twenty20 Cup. Recent developments include the introduction of a regional structure for women's cricket and the establishment of The Hundred for both men's and women's cricket. Recreational matches are organised on a regional basis, with the top level being the ECB Premier Leagues.
The 2019 Vitality Blast was the seventeenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league that was played in England and Wales which was run by the ECB, has been branded as the Vitality Blast due to a new sponsorship deal. The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played, slightly later than usual, between July and September. Finals Day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 21 September 2019. Worcestershire Rapids were the defending champions.
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. On 12 August 2020, following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.
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The 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Vitality Women's County T20, was the 12th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament, taking place in April and May, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. There was no overall winner, with Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Kent, Gloucestershire and Somerset winning their respective regions.
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Phoebe Claire Graham is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Devon, Berkshire, Yorkshire, North Representative XI, Northern Diamonds, North West Thunder, Western Storm, Northern Superchargers and Northern Districts.
Aylish Cranstone is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. She plays as a left-handed batter. She has previously played for Hampshire, Devon and South East Stars, as well as playing in the Women's Cricket Super League for Surrey Stars and in The Hundred for London Spirit and Oval Invincibles.
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Maia Emily Bouchier is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Southern Brave and Melbourne Stars. She plays as a right-handed batter and bowls occasional right-arm medium pace. She has previously played for Middlesex, Southern Vipers, Auckland and Western Australia. She made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.
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The 2022 English cricket season began on 7 April 2022 and finished on 29 September 2022. It was the 122nd season in which the County Championship has been an official competition and features First-Class, List-A and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales.
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The One-Day Cup Women's officially known as Metro Bank One Day Cup Women's for sponsorship reasons, is a 50 overs Cricket competition for women's in the England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It serves as the successor to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
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