2026 Women's T20 Blast
Women's T20 cricket tournament in England
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The 2026 Women's T20 Blast (also known as 2026 Women's Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Women's T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales.[1][2] The tournament is being held from 22 May to 17 July 2026, with eighteen county teams taking part.[3][4]
Format
The tournament is split into two categories: League One and League Two, with both tiers featuring the 9 teams. In Tier 1 each county will play 12 group stage matches: six home and six away. They will play four counties twice and four counties once, and in Tier 2, each county will play eight group-stage matches: four at home and four away. They will play each county either at home or away. The top four counties at the end of the group stage of Tier 1 will progress to Finals Day, which will include two semi-finals and the final, and for Tier 2 the top three counties at the end of the group stage will progress to League 2 Finals Day, which will include an eliminator and final.[5][1]
Teams
- League One (Tier 1): Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Warwickshire Bears, Yorkshire.
- League Two (Tier 2): Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids.
League One
| Dates | 22 May – 17 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Host(s) | England Wales |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 57 |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Essex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Hampshire Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Lancashire Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Somerset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Surrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | The Blaze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Warwickshire Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Round-robin
May
Warwickshire Bears 164/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Essex 166/3 (14.2 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex 5, Warwickshire Bears 0
Lancashire Thunder 185/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey 191/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Somerset 159/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Hampshire Hawks 159/5 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 2, Hampshire Hawks 2
Yorkshire 179/5 (20 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 181/6 (19.3 overs) |
Jess Jonassen 52 (29) Charley Phillips 3/31 (4 overs) |
Charli Knott 57 (29) Holly Garton 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Yorkshire 0
Durham 178/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Hampshire Hawks 146/8 (20 overs) |
Hollie Armitage 64 (49) Poppy Tulloch 2/38 (4 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 4, Hampshire Hawks 0
Warwickshire Bears 166/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Somerset 167/3 (18.3 overs) |
Meg Austin 41 (29) Erin Vukusic 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 4, Warwickshire Bears 0
Yorkshire 133 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey 134/6 (15.3 overs) |
Erin Thomas 42 (29) Kalea Moore 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Yorkhsire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey 5, Yorkshire 0
June
July
League Two
| Dates | 22 May – 12 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Host(s) | England Wales |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 38 |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derbyshire Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Glamorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Kent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Leicestershire Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Middlesex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Sussex Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Worcestershire Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Round-robin
May
Middlesex 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kent 54 (13.4 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Middlesex 5, Kent 0
Sussex Sharks 114/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Falcons 118/4 (19.1 overs) |
Mollie Adams 50 (50) Maria Andrews 4/11 (4 overs) |
Jessica Couser 37 (32) Eve O'Neill 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 4, Sussex Sharks 0
Glamorgan 184/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 119/6 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 5, Gloucestershire 0
Leicestershire Foxes 156/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Rapids 157/8 (19.1 overs) |
Flora Davies 33 (25) Caitlin Baker-Smith 3/18 (4 overs) |
Ebony-Jade Tweats 77* (52) Emma Thatcher 4/18 (4 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 4, Leicestershire Foxes 0
Glamorgan 167/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Falcons 75 (14.3 overs) |
Daisy Jeanes 86 (54) Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 3/25 (3 overs) |
Jessica Couser 16 (10) Katy Cobb 3/10 (2.3 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 5, Derbyshire Falcons 0
v |
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- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 140/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Rapids 101 (17.5 overs) |
Sophia Mitchell 29 (30) Ella Phillips 3/28 (4 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northamptonshire Steelbacks 5, Worcestershire Rapids 0