The 2026 T20 Blast (also known as the 2026 Vitality Blast for sponsoring reasons) was the 24th edition of the T20 Blast (currently known as the Vitality Blast), a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament was played from 22 May to 18 July 2026. The domestic T20 competition was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship.
Somerset were the defending champions, having won their third title in 2025. In the final, Northamptonshire Steelbacks defeated Hampshire Hawks by 14 runs to win their third title.
Format The playing format was changed from this season; with the two groups of nine sides replaced by three groups of six split into north, central, and south groups, as they were in the 2020 edition. Each county played 12 group-stage matches, six at home and six away. Counties played the other five counties in their group home and away, in addition to one home match against a county from outside their group and one away match against another county from outside their group.
For the knockout rounds, the top two teams qualified for the quarter finals in addition to the two best third-placed teams. The winners of each quarter final qualify for Finals Day.
Group Division The teams were divided into the following groups: North Group: , , , , , Central & West Group: , , , , , South Group: , , , , ,
Standings North Group
Central & West Group
South Group
Fixtures May
June
July
Knock-out stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Finals Day Semi-finals
Final
References
External links Series home at ESPNCricinfo Vitality Blast