 The current Vitality Blast logo | |
| Countries | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2003 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Group stage and knockout |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champion | Gloucestershire (1st title) |
| Most successful | Leicestershire Foxes (3 titles) Hampshire Hawks (3 titles) |
| TV | Sky Sports Fox Cricket (Australia) BeIN Sports 3 EN (MENA). - Sony Sports Network (India) |
| Website | ECB Vitality Blast |
 2024 T20 Blast | |
| Season | |
|---|---|
| 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 |
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]
- ^ "Vitality announced as new title partner for T20 cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "ECB announce Vitality as new T20 Blast sponsor". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Recent Match Report - Worcestershire vs Sussex, Twenty20 Cup (England), Final | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.