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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.

Dawid Malan Dawid Malan Jonny Bairstow Jonny Bairstow Tristan Stubbs Tristan Stubbs Mohammad Ghazanfar Mohammad Ghazanfar Chris Green Chris Green Keaton Jennings Keaton Jennings Michael-Kyle Pepper Michael-Kyle Pepper Liam Dawson Liam Dawson Tom Banton Tom Banton

North Group , t20 2026-05-22 ~ 2026-07-12

TEAM
M W L T NR PTS NRR
Series Form
Yorkshire Yorkshire
5 4 1 0 0 16 +1.925
L W W W W
Derbyshire Derbyshire
5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.847
L W W L L
Durham Durham
5 2 3 0 0 8 -0.362
L L L W W
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire
5 2 3 0 0 8 -0.628
W W L L L
Lancashire Lancashire
4 2 2 0 0 8 -0.864
W L L W
Leicestershire Leicestershire
5 2 3 0 0 8 -1.449
W W L L L
Worcestershire Worcestershire
1 1 0 0 0 4 +0.900
W

Central & West Group , t20 2026-05-22 ~ 2026-07-12

TEAM
M W L T NR PTS NRR
Series Form
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
5 5 0 0 0 20 +1.793
W W W W W
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire
5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.693
W W L W W
Glamorgan Glamorgan
5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.291
L W W L L
Somerset Somerset
6 2 4 0 0 8 -0.621
L L L L W
Worcestershire Worcestershire
5 2 3 0 0 8 -0.927
L L W W L
Warwickshire Warwickshire
5 1 4 0 0 4 -0.811
W L L L L
Hampshire Hampshire
1 0 1 0 0 0 -1.896
L

South Group , t20 2026-05-22 ~ 2026-07-12

TEAM
M W L T NR PTS NRR
Series Form
Hampshire Hampshire
5 5 0 0 0 20 +1.377
W W W W W
Essex Essex
5 3 2 0 0 12 +0.565
W W W L L
Surrey Surrey
6 3 3 0 0 12 +0.507
L W L L W
Kent Kent
6 3 3 0 0 12 +0.121
L L W L W
Sussex Sussex
5 2 3 0 0 8 -0.137
W L L L W
Middlesex Middlesex
6 1 5 0 0 4 -1.556
L L L W L
Lancashire Lancashire
1 0 1 0 0 0 -2.950
L

Vitality Blast 2026

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
YOR YOR
5
4
1
0
0
DER DER
5
2
3
0
0
DUR DUR
5
2
3
0
0
NOT NOT
5
2
3
0
0
LAN LAN
4
2
2
0
0
LEI LEI
5
2
3
0
0
WOR WOR
1
1
0
0
0
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Top Run Scorers

1. Beau Webster
Beau Webster WAR · T20
288 Runs
2. George Munsey
George Munsey NOT · T20
251 Runs
3. Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow YOR · T20
250 Runs

Top Wicket Takers

1. James Sales
James Sales NOR · T20
16 Wkts
2. Duan Jansen
Duan Jansen GLO · T20
16 Wkts
3. Scott Currie
Scott Currie HAM · T20
12 Wkts
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Wickets Zone

725
Series Wickets Counter
531 Caught
117 Bowled
35 Run Out
32 LBW
5 Stumped
3 Retired Out
2 Hit Wicket
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Boundary Tracker

1571
4's Counter
712
6's Counter
Last Four Jake Lintott (KEN)
Last Six Fred Klaassen (KEN)
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