| 2023 Vitality Blast | |
| Fromdate: | 20 May |
| Todate: | 15 July 2023 |
| Administrator: | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions: | Somerset |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 18 |
| Matches: | 133 |
| Most Runs: | James Vince (670) (Hampshire Hawks) |
| Most Wickets: | Matt Henry (31) (Somerset) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 T20 Blast |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 T20 Blast |
| Website: | Vitality Blast |
The 2023 Vitality Blast was the twenty-first edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament was held from 20 May to 15 July 2023.[1] It was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship.[2] The Hampshire Hawks were the defending champions, having won their third title during the previous season.[3] On 30 November 2022, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.[1]
Somerset and the Hampshire Hawks won their home quarter-finals, while the Essex Eagles and Surrey also secured a place at Finals day with away wins against the Birmingham Bears and Lancashire Lightning respectively, thus producing an all South Group finals for only the second time; the last occurrence being in 2021. In the final, Somerset beat the Essex Eagles by 14 runs to win their second title after an 18-year wait.[4] Somerset won 15 of their 17 fixtures in the 2023 Vitality Blast, setting a new domestic T20 competition record for the number of wins in a season.
The playing format is the same as the previous season, where groups remain the same with the familiar North and South split, while each county will play 14 group-stage matches, seven at home and seven away.[5]
The teams are divided into the following groups:[6] [7]
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Advanced to the Quarter-finals
Advanced to the Quarter-finals
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