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 |
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]
Format
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]
Teams
The teams are divided into the following groups:
- North Group: Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northants Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings
- South Group: Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
Standings
North Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Birmingham Bears | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.061 |
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 |
Advanced to the Quarter-finals
South Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Surrey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.614 |
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 |
Advanced to the Quarter-finals
North Group
Round one
Durham
75 (14.3 overs) |
v
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Lancashire
76/1 (8 overs) |
- Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Hurst and Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire) both made their T20 debut.
Derbyshire
162/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northamptonshire
163/5 (20 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Raphael Weatherall (Northamptonshire) made his T20 debut.
Worcestershire
101 (15.4 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire
104/2 (11.4 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ethan Brookes (Worcestershire) made his T20 debut.
Yorkshire
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
155/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Leicestershire won the toss elected to field.
Nottinghamshire
154 (19.2 overs) |
v
|
Northamptonshire
157/2 (13.2 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
31 May 2024
Scorecard |
Lancashire
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
172/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
1 June 2024
Scorecard |
Leicestershire
176/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Derbyshire
178/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitch Wagstaff (Derbyshire) made his T20 debut.
Birmingham
149 (19.3 overs) |
v
|
Nottinghamshire
127 (19.2 overs) |
- Birmingham won the toss and elected to bat.
Lancashire
179/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Derbyshire
122/ (17.4 overs) |
- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
2 June 2024
Scorecard |
Yorkshire
186/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Northamptonshire
157/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Worcestershire
154/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Nottinghamshire
134/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Derbyshire
198/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Nottinghamshire
102 (16.4 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- James Hayes (Nottinghamshire) made his T20 debut.
Lancashire
176/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Birmingham
168/6 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham won the toss and elected to field.
Northamtonshire
169/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
163/9 (20 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Leicestershire
176/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
172/6 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire
153/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
155/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Morley (Lancashire) and Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire) both made their T20 debuts.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Derbyshire
179/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire
182/1 (18.1 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Cliff (Yorkshire) made his T20 debut.
Yorkshire
145 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Birmingham
151/6 (18.1 overs) |
- Birmingham won the toss and elected to field.
Northamptonshire
193/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Derbyshire
123/3 (11 overs) |
- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Derbyshire were 24 runs ahead of the DLS par score of 100 runs from 11 overs.
Lancashire
162 (18.5 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
137/9 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- George Balderson (Lancashire) made his T20 debut.
14 June 2024
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
141/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Nottinghamshire
100/3 (15 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Nottinghamshire were 1 run ahead of the DLS par score of 100 runs from 15 overs.
15 June 2024
Scorecard |
Durham
58/0 (5 overs) |
v
|
|
Graham Clark 31* (15)
|
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Benjamin Martindale (Nottinghamshire) made his T20 debut.
16 June 2024
Scorecard |
Derbyshire
133/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Birmingham
136/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
16 June 2024
Scorecard |
Durham
218/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Lightning
216/8 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
16 June 2024
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
143/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northamptonshire
132/7 (20 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
16 June 2024
Scorecard |
Yorkshire
166 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
146/9 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Birmingham
219/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northamptonshire
129/9 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire
208/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
208/7 (20 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Nottinghamshire
173/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Derbyshire
165/8 (20 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
21 June 2024
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
155/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Birmingham
159/5 (17.5 overs) |
- Birmingham won the toss and elected to field.
Round two
South Group
Essex
141/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gloucestershire
142/5 (17 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Luc Benkenstein (Essex) made his T20 debut.
Kent
205/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Middlesex
107 (14.1 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Noah Cornwell (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
Gloucestershire
167/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
168/7 (20 overs) |
- Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Carson (Sussex Sharks) made his T20 debut.
2 June 2024
Scorecard |
Middlesex
203/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex
207/6 (17.4 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to field.
2 June 2024
Scorecard |
Glamorgan
183/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
158/6 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
2 June 2024
Scorecard |
Kent
165/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
166/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
2 June 2024
Scorecard |
Surrey
163 (19 overs) |
v
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Somerset
106 (15.4 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Gloucestershire
124 (18.2 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
128/5 (16.5 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Sussex
208/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Kent
173/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
178/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 2024
Scorecard |
Somerset
241/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
178 (19.3 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Knock-out stage
Bracket
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N3 |
Quarter-finals
Finals Day
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Batting records
Most runs
Player | Team | Inns | Runs | HS |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Bowling records
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Wkts |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Team records
Highest totals
Teams | Scores | Opponent | Result | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
- ^ "Vitality Blast fixtures 2024: All the matches, dates and schedule for 2024 competition". skysports.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Domestic season schedule for 2024 season announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Vitality Blast Off gets bigger in 2024". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Scott, Ged (15 July 2023). "T20 Blast: Somerset see off Essex to win trophy for second time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Somerset hold nerve to seal first T20 Blast title since 2005". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2023.