T20 Blast

T20 Blast
The current Vitality Blast logo
CountriesEngland & Wales
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2003
Latest edition2024
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Number of teams18
Current championGloucestershire (1st title)
Most successfulLeicestershire Foxes (3 titles)
Hampshire Hawks (3 titles)
TVSky Sports
Fox Cricket (Australia)
BeIN Sports 3 EN (MENA). - Sony Sports Network (India)
WebsiteECB Vitality Blast
2024 T20 Blast

The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. It is the top-level Twenty20 competition in England and Wales.

The competition has been known by a variety of names due to commercial sponsorship. It was known as the Twenty20 Cup from 2003 to 2009, the Friends Provident t20 and Friends Life t20 from 2010 to 2013, and the Natwest t20 Blast from 2014 to 2017. The competition has been sponsored by insurance company Vitality since 2018 and is known as the Vitality Blast.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Vitality announced as new title partner for T20 cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ "ECB announce Vitality as new T20 Blast sponsor". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Recent Match Report - Worcestershire vs Sussex, Twenty20 Cup (England), Final | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.