| 2024 Vitality Blast | |
| Fromdate: | 30 May |
| Todate: | 14 September 2024 |
| Administrator: | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Group stage and knockout |
| Participants: | 18 |
| Matches: | 133 |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2023 T20 Blast |
| Website: | Vitality Blast |
The 2024 T20 Blast (also known as 2024 Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd edition of the T20 Blast (currently known as the Vitality Blast), a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament began on 30 May and is scheduled to finish on 14 September 2024.[1] [2] The domestic T20 competition is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship.[3] Somerset are the defending champions, having won their second title during the previous season.[4] [5] On 23 November 2023, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.[2]
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.[2]
The teams are divided into the following groups:
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| Player | Team | Runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 560 | 96* | |
| Sam Hain | Birmingham Bears | 13 | 554 | 98* | |
| Michael Pepper | Essex Eagles | 13 | 535 | 120* | |
| Matthew Breetzke | Northants Steelbacks | 13 | 460 | 94 | |
| Tom Banton | Somerset | 13 | 440 | 79* | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
| Player | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Briggs | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 27 | |
| David Payne | Gloucestershire | 14 | 25 | |
| Tymal Mills | Sussex Sharks | 13 | 24 | |
| Luke Hollman | Middlesex | 12 | 23 | |
| Matthew Taylor | Gloucestershire | 13 | 23 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||
| Teams | Scores | Opponent | Result | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan | 243/4 (20 overs) | Somerset | Won | Cardiff | |
| Somerset | 241/5 (20 overs) | Hampshire Hawks | Won | Taunton | |
| Glamorgan | 235/6 (20 overs) | Sussex Sharks | Won | Hove | |
| Birmingham Bears | 219/4 (20 overs) | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Won | Birmingham | |
| Durham | 218/3 (20 overs) | Lancashire Lightning | Won | Chester-le-Street | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||