2026 Women's T20 Blast
The 2026 Women's T20 Blast (also known as 2026 Women's Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) will be the second season of the Women's T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 county cricket competition in England and Wales.[1][2] The tournament is scheduled to be held from 22 May to 17 July 2026, with eighteen county teams taking part.[3][4]
The tournament will run alongside the 2026 T20 Blast.
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 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 Spitfires, 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
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 Spitfires | 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
June
July
Finals Day
League two
League one
References
- ^ a b "Vitality Blast 2026 fixtures released". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Explained: What are the changes to the English domestic cricket structure, to be implemented from 2026". Wisden. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "T20 Blast to be revamped in 2026". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Vitality Blast 2026 fixtures include Cardiff final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Vitality Blast fixtures 2026: Women's competition matches, dates, groups, and day-by-day schedule, including Finals Day and League 2". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2026.