Vitality Blast 2026: Schedule, Teams, Squads, Updates & Highlights

Vitality Blast 2026

May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 · Format：T20 · Matches 115 · Teams 18

The Vitality Blast returns for its 26th season with a bold new format. Three groups of six counties – North, South, and Central & West – will battle through 12 group-stage matches each, starting May 22. Somerset enter as defending champions after beating Hampshire in the 2025 final.

The top two from each group plus the two best third-placed teams progress to the quarter-finals on July 15. The showpiece Finals Day – featuring two semi-finals and a final – caps the tournament at Edgbaston on Saturday, July 18.

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Squads

Northamptonshire

Nottinghamshire

Gloucestershire

Middlesex

Adam Rossington

Adam Rossington Wicket-Keeper

Max Holden

Max Holden Batter

Leus du Plooy

Leus du Plooy Batter

Caleb Falconer

Caleb Falconer Batter

Jack Davies

Jack Davies Wicket-Keeper

Joe Benjamin Cracknell

Joe Benjamin Cracknell Wicket-Keeper

Ben Geddes

Ben Geddes Batter

Sam Robson

Sam Robson Batter

Kent

Tawanda Muyeye

Tawanda Muyeye Batter

Daniel Bell-Drummond

Daniel Bell-Drummond Batter

Zak Crawley

Zak Crawley Batter

Sam Billings

Sam Billings Wicket-Keeper

Joe Denly

Joe Denly Batter

Chris Benjamin

Chris Benjamin Wicket-Keeper

Harry Finch

Harry Finch Wicket-Keeper

Ben Compton

Ben Compton Batter

Derbyshire

Aneurin Donald

Aneurin Donald Wicket-Keeper

Caleb Jewell

Caleb Jewell Batter

Wayne Madsen

Wayne Madsen Batter

Ross Whiteley

Ross Whiteley Batter

Amrit Basra

Amrit Basra Batter

Brooke Guest

Brooke Guest Wicket-Keeper

Yousaf Bin Naeem

Yousaf Bin Naeem Batter

Harry Came

Harry Came Batter

Durham

David Bedingham

David Bedingham Batter

Graham Clark

Graham Clark Batter

Alex Lees

Alex Lees Batter

Oliver George Robinson

Oliver George Robinson Wicket-Keeper

Ben McKinney

Ben McKinney Batter

Emilio Gay

Emilio Gay Batter

Haydon Mustard

Haydon Mustard Wicket-Keeper

Colin Ackermann

Colin Ackermann Allrounder

Leicestershire

Stephen Eskinazi

Stephen Eskinazi Wicket-Keeper

Soloman Budinger

Soloman Budinger Batter

Rishi Patel

Rishi Patel Batter

Nick Kelly

Nick Kelly Batter

Ashton Turner

Ashton Turner Batter

Ben Cox

Ben Cox Wicket-Keeper

Peter Handscomb

Peter Handscomb Wicket-Keeper

Lewis Hill

Lewis Hill Wicket-Keeper

Worcestershire

Issac Mohammed

Issac Mohammed Batter

Adam Hose

Adam Hose Batter

Gareth Roderick

Gareth Roderick Wicket-Keeper

Henry Cullen

Henry Cullen Batter

Jake Libby

Jake Libby Batter

Rob Jones

Rob Jones Batter

Brett D'Oliveira

Brett D'Oliveira Allrounder

Kashif Ali

Kashif Ali Allrounder

Northamptonshire

Ricardo Vasconcelos

Ricardo Vasconcelos Wicket-Keeper

Lewis McManus

Lewis McManus Wicket-Keeper

Chris Lynn

Chris Lynn Batter

Justin Broad

Justin Broad Batter

Louis Kimber

Louis Kimber Batter

Nathan McSweeney

Nathan McSweeney Batter

Arush Buchake

Arush Buchake Wicket-Keeper

Stuart van der Merwe

Stuart van der Merwe Batter

Glamorgan

Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke Wicket-Keeper

Colin Ingram

Colin Ingram Batter

Sean Dickson

Sean Dickson Batter

William Smale

William Smale Batter

Eddie Byrom

Eddie Byrom Batter

Jack Hope-Bell

Jack Hope-Bell Batter

Billy Root

Billy Root Batter

Zain ul Hassan

Zain ul Hassan Batter

Nottinghamshire

Joe Clarke

Joe Clarke Wicket-Keeper

Ben Duckett

Ben Duckett Batter

George Munsey

George Munsey Batter

Jack Haynes

Jack Haynes Batter

Tom Moores

Tom Moores Wicket-Keeper

Kyle Verreynne

Kyle Verreynne Wicket-Keeper

Haseeb Hameed

Haseeb Hameed Batter

Travis Holland

Travis Holland Batter

Yorkshire

Adam Lyth

Adam Lyth Batter

William Luxton

William Luxton Batter

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow Wicket-Keeper

James Wharton

James Wharton Batter

Harry Duke

Harry Duke Wicket-Keeper

Sam Whiteman

Sam Whiteman Batter

Finlay Bean

Finlay Bean Wicket-Keeper

Harry Brook

Harry Brook Batter

Somerset

Thomas Rew

Thomas Rew Wicket-Keeper

Tom Banton

Tom Banton Batter

Tom Lammonby

Tom Lammonby Batter

Will Smeed

Will Smeed Batter

James Rew

James Rew Wicket-Keeper

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Tom Kohler-Cadmore Batter

Kian Roberts

Kian Roberts Wicket-Keeper

James Thomas Langridge

James Thomas Langridge Batter

Hampshire

Toby Albert

Toby Albert Batter

Joe Weatherley

Joe Weatherley Batter

James Vince

James Vince Batter

Delano Potgieter

Delano Potgieter Batter

Ben Brown

Ben Brown Wicket-Keeper

Ben Mayes

Ben Mayes Batter

Nick Gubbins

Nick Gubbins Batter

Fletcha Middleton

Fletcha Middleton Batter

Surrey

Jason Roy

Jason Roy Batter

Ollie Pope

Ollie Pope Wicket-Keeper

Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence Batter

Laurie Evans

Laurie Evans Batter

Dom Sibley

Dom Sibley Batter

Rory Burns

Rory Burns Wicket-Keeper

Josh Philippe

Josh Philippe Wicket-Keeper

Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas Allrounder

Lancashire

Keaton Jennings

Keaton Jennings Batter

Michael Jones

Michael Jones Batter

Matthew Hurst

Matthew Hurst Wicket-Keeper

Ben McDermott

Ben McDermott Wicket-Keeper

Joseph Moores

Joseph Moores Batter

Phil Salt

Phil Salt Wicket-Keeper

George Bell

George Bell Wicket-Keeper

Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris Batter

Essex

Paul Walter

Paul Walter Batter

Michael-Kyle Pepper

Michael-Kyle Pepper Wicket-Keeper

Simon Fernandes

Simon Fernandes Wicket-Keeper

Jordan Cox

Jordan Cox Wicket-Keeper

Charles Allison

Charles Allison Batter

Dean Elgar

Dean Elgar Batter

Robin Das

Robin Das Batter

Tom Westley

Tom Westley Batter

Sussex

Daniel Hughes

Daniel Hughes Batter

John Simpson

John Simpson Wicket-Keeper

Tom Alsop

Tom Alsop Wicket-Keeper

Jack Leaning

Jack Leaning Batter

Oliver Carter

Oliver Carter Wicket-Keeper

Charlie Tear

Charlie Tear Wicket-Keeper

Tom Haines

Tom Haines Batter

Harrison Ward

Harrison Ward Batter

Gloucestershire

Miles Hammond

Miles Hammond Batter

Ben Charlesworth

Ben Charlesworth Wicket-Keeper

Jack Taylor

Jack Taylor Batter

Kamran Dhariwal

Kamran Dhariwal Batter

James Bracey

James Bracey Wicket-Keeper

Cameron Bancroft

Cameron Bancroft Batter

Joe Phillips

Joe Phillips Batter

Luke Charlesworth

Luke Charlesworth Batter

Warwickshire

Robert Yates

Robert Yates Batter

Alex Davies

Alex Davies Wicket-Keeper

Sam Hain

Sam Hain Batter

Vansh Jani

Vansh Jani Batter

Kai Smith

Kai Smith Wicket-Keeper

Hamza Shaikh

Hamza Shaikh Batter

Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell Batter

Zen Malik

Zen Malik Batter

Matches

Vitality Blast·T20

233/8

240/4

Surrey won by 7 runs July 1, 2026 11:30 pm

Vitality Blast·T20

Worcestershire Worcestershire

Match starts at Jul 03, 16:30 GMT July 3, 2026 10:00 pm

Vitality Blast·T20

Glamorgan Glamorgan

Match starts at Jul 03, 17:30 GMT July 3, 2026 11:00 pm

Warwickshire Warwickshire

Vitality Blast·T20

Yorkshire Yorkshire

Match starts at Jul 03, 17:30 GMT July 3, 2026 11:00 pm

Vitality Blast·T20

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire

Match starts at Jul 03, 17:30 GMT July 3, 2026 11:00 pm

Lancashire Lancashire

Vitality Blast·T20

Match starts at Jul 03, 18:00 GMT July 3, 2026 11:30 pm

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Vitality Blast 2026

Team

M

W

L

T

NR

NOR

8

8

0

0

0

GLO

8

5

3

0

0

GLA

7

4

3

0

0

WOR

8

4

4

0

0

WAR

8

3

5

0

0

SOM

8

3

5

0

0

HAM

1

0

1

0

0

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Top Run Scorers

1.

Beau Webster

Beau Webster WAR · T20

427 Runs

2.

George Munsey

George Munsey NOT · T20

408 Runs

3.

James Rew

James Rew SOM · T20

342 Runs

Top Wicket Takers

1.

James Sales

James Sales NOR · T20

18 Wkts

2.

Mohammad Ali

Mohammad Ali NOT · T20

17 Wkts

3.

Reece Topley

Reece Topley SUR · T20

16 Wkts

Wickets Zone

958

Series Wickets Counter

681 Caught

166 Bowled

48 LBW

47 Run Out

11 Stumped

3 Retired Out

2 Hit Wicket

Boundary Tracker

2143

4's Counter

961

6's Counter

Last Four David Willey (NOR)

Last Six David Willey (NOR)