Cricket tournament
| Dates | 29 May – 27 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Host(s) |  England Wales |
| Participants | 18 |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
The 2025 Women's T20 Blast (also known as 2025 Women's Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) will be the inaugural season of the Women's T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league that will be played in England. The tournament will begin from 29 May to 27 July 2025 with local teams taking part.
The tournament will run alongside the 2025 T20 Blast.
Format
The tournament will be split into two categories: one contested by the eight counties in League One and the second featuring the 10 remaining teams split into two groups in League Two.
Teams
Eight teams from League One will compete in the inaugural season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex Eagles, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey and The Blaze. Glamorgan and Yorkshire Vikings will be awarded tier-one status and join the league in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029.
The remaining ten teams will compete in League Two in which each county plays eight group-stage matches (home-and-away) against the other four counties in their group. The top two teams from each group will progress to Finals Day. The teams are divided into the following groups:
| North Group | South Group |
|---|---|
Points table
League One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Durham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Hampshire Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Lancashire Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Somerset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Surrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | The Blaze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League Two
North Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derbyshire Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Finals Day |
| 2 | Leicestershire Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Northants Steelbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Worcestershire Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
South Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Finals Day |
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Kent Spitfires | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Middlesex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Sussex Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League One
| Match 1 30 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Essex |
| Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Match 2 30 May 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Match 3 30 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Surrey |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 4 31 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Durham |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 5 31 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | The Blaze |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 6 1 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 7 1 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Somerset |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 8 4 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| County Ground, Derby |
| Match 9 4 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Hampshire |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 10 5 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Hampshire |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 11 6 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Somerset |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 12 6 June 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Essex |
| County Ground, Derby |
| Match 13 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Durham |
| Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel |
| Match 14 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Surrey |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 15 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Somerset |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Match 16 8 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 17 8 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Durham |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 18 11 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 19 12 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | The Blaze |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 20 13 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Hampshire |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 21 13 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | The Blaze |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 22 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 23 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Hampshire |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 24 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Surrey |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 25 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Durham |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 26 17 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Surrey |
| Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Match 27 18 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Essex |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 28 18 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Surrey |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 29 19 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Grace Road, Leicester |
| Match 30 19 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Hampshire |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 31 20 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | The Blaze |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 32 20 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Essex |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 33 4 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Somerset |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 34 4 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Hampshire |
| Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
| Match 35 5 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Essex |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 36 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Somerset |
| Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Match 37 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 38 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Durham |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Match 39 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Essex |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 40 8 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Essex |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 41 9 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Surrey |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Match 42 9 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Falkland Cricket Club, Newbury |
| Match 43 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Hampshire |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 44 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Surrey |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Match 45 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 46 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | The Blaze |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 47 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Match 48 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Durham |
| Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Match 49 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Somerset |
| The Oval, London |
| Match 50 15 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Surrey |
| Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Match 51 16 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 52 16 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | The Blaze |
| County Ground, Taunton |
| Match 53 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Durham |
| County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Match 54 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | The Blaze |
| Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Match 55 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Somerset |
| Stanley Park, Blackpool |
| Match 56 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| The Oval, London |
League Two
North Group
| Match 1 1 June 2025 |
| Northants Steelbacks |
v | Leicestershire Foxes |
| County Ground, Northampton |
| Match 2 1 June 2025 |
| Yorkshire Yikings |
v | Derbyshire Falcons |
| Headingley, Leeds |
| Match 3 8 June 2025 |
| Worcestershire Rapids |
v | Derbyshire Falcons |
| New Road, Worcester |
| Match 4 8 June 2025 |
| Worcestershire Rapids |
v | Northants Steelbacks |
| New Road, Worcester |
| Match 5 8 June 2025 |
| Yorkshire Vikings |
v | Leicestershire Foxes |
| Headingley, Leeds |
| Match 6 15 June 2025 |
| Leicestershire Foxes |
v | Worcestershire Rapids |
| Grace Road, Leicester |
| Match 7 15 June 2025 |
| Northants Steelbacks |
v | Derbyshire Falcons |
| County Ground, Northampton |
| Match 8 21 June 2025 |
| Derbyshire Falcons |
v | Yorkshire Vikings |
| County Ground, Derby |
| Match 9 27 June 2025 |
| Leicestershire Foxes |
v | Northants Steelbacks |
| Grace Road, Leicester |
| Match 10 27 June 2025 |
| Yorkshire Vikings |
v | Worcestershire Rapids |
| Headingley, Leeds |
| Match 11 28 June 2025 |
| Derbyshire Falcons |
v | Worcestershire Rapids |
| Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
| Match 12 29 June 2025 |
| Northants Steelbacks |
v | Yorkshire Vikings |
| Town Ground, Peterborough |
| Match 13 6 July 2025 |
| Leicestershire Foxes |
v | Derbyshire Falcons |
| Grace Road, Leicester |
| Match 14 6 July 2025 |
| Northants Steelbacks |
v | Worcestershire Rapids |
| County Ground, Northampton |
| Match 15 13 July 2025 |
| Worcestershire Rapids |
v | Leicestershire Foxes |
| New Road, Worcester |
| Match 16 13 July 2025 |
| Yorkshire Vikings |
v | Northants Steelbacks |
| Headingley, Leeds |
| Match 17 18 July 2025 |
| Derbyshire Falcons |
v | Northants Steelbacks |
| County Ground, Derby |
| Match 18 18 July 2025 |
| Leicestershire Foxes |
v | Yorkshire Vikings |
| Grace Road, Leicester |
| Match 19 20 July 2025 |
| Derbyshire Falcons |
v | Leicestershire Foxes |
| Repton School Ground, Repton |
| Match 20 20 July 2025 |
| Worcestershire Rapids |
v | Yorkshire Vikings |
| New Road, Worcester |
South Group
| Match 1 29 May 2025 |
| Middlesex |
v | Sussex Sharks |
| Lord's, London |
| Match 2 1 June 2025 |
| Middlesex |
v | Glamorgan |
| Merchant Taylors' Ground, Northwood |
| Match 3 1 June 2025 |
| Sussex Sharks |
v | Gloucestershire |
| County Ground, Hove |
| Match 4 8 June 2025 |
| Middlesex |
v | Kent Spitfires |
| Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett |
| Match 5 8 June 2025 |
| Sussex Sharks |
v | Glamorgan |
| County Ground, Hove |
| Match 6 15 June 2025 |
| Gloucestershire |
v | Kent Spitfires |
| County Ground, Bristol |
| Match 7 15 June 2025 |
| Glamorgan |
v | Middlesex |
| TBD |
| Match 8 22 June 2025 |
| Middlesex |
v | Gloucestershire |
| Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett |
| Match 9 22 June 2025 |
| Sussex Sharks |
v | Kent Spitfires |
| County Ground, Hove |
| Match 10 27 June 2025 |
| Kent Spitfires |
v | Gloucestershire |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Match 11 27 June 2025 |
| Glamorgan |
v | Sussex Sharks |
| TBD |
| Match 12 29 June 2025 |
| Gloucestershire |
v | Glamorgan |
| County Ground, Bristol |
| Match 13 5 July 2025 |
| Sussex Sharks |
v | Middlesex |
| County Ground, Hove |
| Match 14 6 July 2025 |
| Kent Spitfires |
v | Glamorgan |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Match 15 13 July 2025 |
| Glamorgan |
v | Gloucestershire |
| Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Match 16 13 July 2025 |
| Kent Spitfires |
v | Middlesex |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Match 17 17 July 2025 |
| Gloucestershire |
v | Sussex Sharks |
| College Ground, Cheltenham |
| Match 18 18 July 2025 |
| Glamorgan |
v | Kent Spitfires |
| Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Match 19 20 July 2025 |
| Gloucestershire |
v | Middlesex |
| College Ground, Cheltenham |
| Match 20 20 July 2025 |
| Kent Spitfires |
v | Sussex Sharks |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
Finals Day
League Two
| Semi-final 1 26 June 2025 |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| County Ground, Northampton |
| Semi-final 2 26 June 2025 |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| County Ground, Northampton |
| Final 26 June 2025 |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| County Ground, Northampton |
League One
| Semi-final 1 27 June 2025 Scorecard |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| The Oval, London |
| Semi-final 2 27 June 2025 Scorecard |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| The Oval, London |
| Final 27 June 2025 Scorecard |
| TBD |
v | TBD |
| The Oval, London |
References
- ^ "Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- Nicholson, Raf (22 June 2024). "Blaze bring the heat to avenge defeats for historic Charlotte Edwards Cup win". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- "Top women's teams to play Blast, One Day Cup from 2025". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- "Women's domestic competitions to be aligned with T20 Blast and One Day Cup". Wisden. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- "ECB announces eight counties to host professional women's teams from 2025". BBC Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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