Vitality T20 Blast 2026 schedule and points table: Detailed standings, latest results from England's T20 league originally appeared on Cricket News .
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KEY TAKEAWAYS: Vitality T20 Blast 2026 season runs from May 22 to July 18, with 18 county teams participating in the North, Central and South groups. Somerset are the defending champions following their win in 2025. Finals Day is scheduled for Edgbaston on July 18 following the conclusion of the knockouts. Vitality T20 Blast 2026 format and preview With the 2026 season, the format of the Vitality Blast will revert to the three divisions. The 18 teams are split evenly into North, Central & West and South groups, and each club will face the other teams within the same division in both home and away fixtures, plus some games outside their respective divisions.
The best teams from each division qualify for the knockout stage, culminating in Finals Day at Edgbaston. The reigning champions are Somerset, who won the trophy last year in 2025.
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Vitality T20 Blast 2026 points table North Group Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Tied NR Points NRR 1 Notts Outlaws 11 8 3 0 0 32 +0.268 2 Yorkshire 11 6 4 1 0 26 +0.703 3 Lancashire Lightning 11 5 5 1 0 22 −0.384 4 Durham 11 5 6 0 0 20 +0.531 5 Leicestershire Foxes 11 3 8 0 0 12 −1.495 6 Derbyshire Falcons 11 2 7 2 0 12 +0.180
Central & West Group Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Tied NR Points NRR 1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 11 9 2 0 0 36 +1.096 2 Gloucestershire 11 7 4 0 0 28 +0.549 3 Worcestershire Rapids 11 6 5 0 0 24 +0.461 4 Somerset 11 6 5 0 0 24 −0.007 5 Glamorgan 11 5 6 0 0 20 +0.326 6 Warwickshire Bears 11 5 6 0 0 20 −0.002
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South Group Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Tied NR Points NRR 1 Surrey 11 7 4 0 0 28 +0.885 2 Hampshire Hawks 11 7 4 0 0 28 +0.285 3 Essex 11 6 5 0 0 24 +0.257 4 Kent Spitfires 11 4 7 0 0 16 −0.915 5 Middlesex 11 3 8 0 0 12 −1.428 6 Sussex Sharks 11 3 8 0 0 10 −1.251
Vitality T20 Blast 2026 fixtures and results Week 5 schedule (July 6-12) Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result Jul 6 Lancashire vs Derbyshire Manchester 6:30 p.m. Match tied Jul 8 Surrey vs Sussex Oval 6:30 p.m. Surrey won by 8 wkts Jul 8 Derbyshire vs Somerset Derby 6:30 p.m. Somerset won by 27 runs Jul 8 Glamorgan vs Northamptonshire Cardiff 6:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 53 runs Jul 8 Leicestershire vs Durham Leicester 6:30 p.m. Durham won by 8 wkts Jul 8 Hampshire vs Middlesex Southampton 7:00 p.m. Middlesex won by 5 wkts Jul 10 Middlesex vs Sussex Northwood 5:00 p.m. Sussex won by 18 runs Jul 10 Worcestershire vs Gloucestershire Worcester 5:30 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 2 wkts Jul 10 Somerset vs Northamptonshire Taunton 6:30 p.m. Somerset won by 7 wkts Jul 10 Kent vs Surrey Canterbury 6:30 p.m. Surrey won by 9 wkts Jul 10 Notts Outlaws vs Leicestershire Nottingham 6:30 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 6 wkts Jul 10 Durham vs Derbyshire Chester-le-Street 6:30 p.m. Durham won by 5 runs Jul 10 Essex vs Hampshire Chelmsford 7:00 p.m. Essex won by 7 wkts Jul 10 Warwickshire vs Glamorgan Birmingham 7:00 p.m. Warwickshire won by 4 wkts Jul 10 Lancashire vs Yorshire Manchester 7:00 p.m. Lancashire won by 22 runs Jul 12 Surrey vs Essex Oval 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Yorshire vs Notts Outlaws Leeds 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Sussex vs Hampshire Hove 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Derbyshire vs Leicestershire Derby 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Kent vs Middlesex Canterbury 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Somerset vs Worcestershire Taunton 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Northampton 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Bristol 12:00 p.m. Jul 12 Lancashire vs Durham Manchester 12:00 p.m.
Week 4 schedule (June 26-July 5) Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result Jun 26 Glamorgan vs Middlesex Cardiff 6:30 p.m. Glamorgan won by 6 wkts Jun 26 Somerset vs Gloucestershire Taunton 6:30 p.m. Somerset won by 18 runs Jun 26 Northamptonshire vs Essex Northampton 6:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 130 runs Jun 26 Leicestershire vs Lancashire Leicester 6:30 p.m. Lancashire won by 5 wkts Jun 26 Warwickshire vs Worcestershire Birmingham 7:00 p.m. Warwickshire won by 59 runs Jun 26 Sussex vs Surrey Hove 7:00 p.m. Surrey won by 7 wkts Jun 26 Kent vs Notts Outlaws Canterbury 7:00 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 4 wkts Jun 26 Hampshire vs Yorkshire Southampton Southampton 7:00 p.m. Hampshire won by 2 wkts Jun 28 Derbyshire vs Yorkshire Chesterfield 2:30 p.m. Match tied Jun 28 Middlesex vs Durham Richmond 2:30 p.m. Durham won by 100 runs Jun 28 Leicestershire vs Notts Outlaws Leicester 2:30 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 74 runs Jun 28 Worcestershire vs Somerset Worcester 2:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 36 runs Jun 28 Kent vs Hampshire Canterbury 3:30 p.m. Kent won by 7 wkts Jul 1 Derbyshire vs Lancashire Derby 6:30 p.m. Lancashire won by 4 runs Jul 1 Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire Briston 7:00 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 8 wkts Jul 1 Essex vs Surrey Chelmsford 7:00 p.m. Surrey won by 7 runs Jul 1 Warwickshire vs Sussex Birmingham 7:00 p.m. Warwickshire won by 76 runs Jul 3 Worcestershire vs Kent Worcester 5:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 83 runs Jul 3 Glamorgan vs Warwickshire Cardiff 6:30 p.m. Glamorgan won by 7 wkts Jul 3 Yorkshire vs Durham Leeds 6:30 p.m. Yorkshire won by 5 wkts Jul 3 Notts Outlaws vs Lancashire Nottingham 6:30 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 1 run Jul 3 Sussex vs Essex Hove 7:00 p.m. Essex won by 100 runs Jul 4 Gloucestershire vs Surrey Bristol 7:00 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 57 runs Jul 5 Yorkshire vs Leicestershire Leeds 2:30 p.m. Yorkshire won by 41 runs Jul 5 Durham vs Notts Outlaws Chester-le-Street 3:30 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 2 runs Jul 5 Glamorgan vs Worcestershire Cardiff 3:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 15 runs Jul 5 Hampshire vs Kent Southampton 3:30 p.m. Hampshire won by 19 runs Jul 5 Northamptonshire vs Somerset Northampton 3:30 p.m. Somerset won by 105 runs Jul 5 Warwickshire vs Gloucestershire Birmingham 3:30 p.m. Warwickshire won by 30 runs Jul 5 Essex vs Middlesex Chelmsford 4:00 p.m. Middlesex won by 4 wkts
Week 3 schedule (June 9) Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result June 9 Durham vs Lancashire Chester-le-Street 6:30 p.m. Lancashire won by 7 wkts June 9 Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire Northampton 6:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 6 wkts June 9 Essex vs Kent Chelmsford 7:00 p.m. Essex won by 3 wkts
Week 2 schedule (May 29–June 7) Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result May 29 Worcestershire vs Warwickshire Worcester 5:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 6 wkts May 29 Kent vs Essex Canterbury 6:30 p.m. Essex won by 9 wkts May 29 Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire Northampton 6:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 7 wkts May 29 Derbyshire vs Notts Outlaws Derby 6:30 p.m. Derbyshire won by 23 runs May 29 Glamorgan vs Somerset Cardiff 6:30 p.m. Glamorgan won by 7 wkts May 29 Lancashire vs Leicestershire Manchester 6:30 p.m. Leicestershire won by 2 wkts May 29 Durham vs Yorkshire Chester-le-Street 6:30 p.m. Yorkshire won by 58 runs May 29 Hampshire vs Surrey Southampton 7:00 p.m. Hampshire won by 5 wkts May 30 Sussex vs Middlesex Hove 7:00 p.m. Middlesex won by 31 runs May 31 Essex vs Derbyshire Chelmsford 2:30 p.m. Essex won by 5 wkts May 31 Warwickshire vs Gloucestershire Birmingham 2:30 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 6 wkts May 31 Yorkshire vs Gloucestershire Leeds 2:30 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 56 runs May 31 Middlesex vs Hampshire Northwood 2:30 p.m. Hampshire won by 8 wkts May 31 Notts Outlaws vs Durham Nottingham 3:00 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 6 wkts May 31 Surrey vs Kent Oval 4:30 p.m. Kent won by 8 wkts June 2 Hampshire vs Sussex Southampton 7:00 p.m. Hampshire won by 29 runs June 3 Surrey vs Middlesex Oval 6:30 p.m. Surrey won by 8 wkts June 4 Somerset vs Glamorgan Taunton 7:00 p.m. Glamorgan won by 4 wkts June 5 Worcestershire vs Glamorgan Worcester 5:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 27 runs June 5 Surrey vs Hampshire Oval 6:30 p.m. Hampshire won by 5 runs June 5 Notts Outlaws vs Warwickshire Nottingham 6:30 p.m. Outlaws won by 3 wkts June 5 Yorkshire vs Lancashire Leeds 7:00 p.m. Yorkshire won by 106 runs June 5 Sussex vs Leicestershire Hove 7:00 p.m. Leicestershire won by 4 wkts June 5 Gloucestershire vs Somerset Bristol 7:00 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 7 wkts June 6 Durham vs Northamptonshire Chester-le-Street 7:00 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 7 runs June 7 Lancashire vs Glamorgan Blackpool 2:30 p.m. Glamorgan won by 2 wkts June 7 Sussex vs Kent Hove 2:30 p.m. Sussex won by 7 wkts June 7 Gloucestershire vs Worcestershire Bristol 2:30 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 3 runs June 7 Leicestershire vs Yorkshire Leicester 2:30 p.m. Leicestershire won by 12 runs June 7 Notts Outlaws vs Derbyshire Nottingham 3:00 p.m. Notts Outlaws won by 10 runs June 7 Middlesex vs Essex Northwood 3:30 p.m. Essex won by 60 runs June 7 Somerset vs Warwickshire Taunton 3:30 p.m. Warwickshire won by 6 wkts
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Week 1 schedule (May 22–27) Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result May 22 Middlesex vs Kent Lord's 6:15 p.m. Keny by 27 runs May 22 Derbyshire vs Durham Derby 6:30 p.m. Durham won by 6 runs May 22 Leicestershire vs Worcestershire Leicester 6:30 p.m. Worcestershire won by 18 runs May 22 Northamptonshire vs Glamorgan Northampton 6:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 3 runs May 22 Notts Outlaws vs Yorkshire Nottingham 6:30 p.m. Yorkshire won by 7 wkts May 22 Somerset vs Hampshire Taunton 6:30 p.m. Somerset won by 7 wkts May 22 Surrey vs Lancashire Oval 6:30 p.m. Surrey won by 59 runs May 22 Gloucestershire vs Warwickshire Bristol 7:00 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 47 runs May 22 Essex vs Sussex Chelmsford 7:00 p.m. Sussex won by 6 wkts May 23 Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Cardiff 7:00 p.m. Gloucestershire won by 2 wkts May 24 Middlesex vs Surrey Lord's 12:00 p.m. Surrey won by 6 wkts May 24 Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire Worcester 2:30 p.m. Northamptonshire won by 100 runs May 24 Durham vs Leicestershire Chester-le-Street 3:30 p.m. Durham won by 6 wkts May 24 Warwickshire vs Somerset Birmingham 3:30 p.m. Somerset won by 7 wkts May 24 Yorkshire vs Derbyshire Leeds 3:30 p.m. Yorkshire won by 2 wkts May 25 Sussex vs Kent Canterbury 3:30 p.m. Kent won by 7 wkts May 25 Lancashire vs Notts Outlaws Manchester 4:00 p.m. Lancashire won by 39 runs May 26 Hampshire vs Essex Southampton 7:00 p.m. Hampshire won by 30 runs May 27 Derbyshire vs Leicestershire Leicester 6:30 p.m. Derbyshire won by 85 runs
Knockout schedule Date Match Venue Start time (BST) Result July 15 Quarter-final 1: TBC vs TBC TBC 6:30 p.m. July 15 Quarter-final 2: TBC vs TBC TBC 6:30 p.m. July 15 Quarter-final 3: TBC vs TBC TBC 6:30 p.m. July 15 Quarter-final 4: TBC vs TBC TBC 6:30 p.m. July 18 Semi-final 1: TBC vs TBC Birmingham 11:00 a.m. July 18 Semi-final 2: TBC vs TBC Birmingham 2:30 p.m. July 18 Final: TBC vs TBC Birmingham 6:45 p.m.
The 2026 tournament is the 24th edition of England and Wales’ premier domestic T20 competition and features 115 matches across the league and knockout stages.
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