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, Hampshire, the Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, and The Blaze. Glamorgan and Yorkshire 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 Hawks |
v | Essex Eagles |
| Match 2 30 May 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 3 30 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Surrey |
| Match 4 31 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Durham |
| Match 5 31 May 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 6 1 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 7 1 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Somerset |
| Match 8 4 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 9 4 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 10 5 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 11 6 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Somerset |
| Match 12 6 June 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Essex |
| Match 13 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Durham |
| Match 14 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Surrey |
| Match 15 7 June 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Somerset |
| Match 16 8 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 17 8 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Durham |
| Match 18 11 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 19 12 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 20 13 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 21 13 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 22 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 23 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 24 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Surrey |
| Match 25 15 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Durham |
| Match 26 17 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Surrey |
| Match 27 18 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Essex |
| Match 28 18 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Surrey |
| Match 29 19 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 30 19 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 31 20 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 32 20 June 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Essex |
| Match 33 4 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Somerset |
| Match 34 4 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 35 5 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Essex |
| Match 36 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Somerset |
| Match 37 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 38 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Durham |
| Match 39 6 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Essex |
| Match 40 8 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Essex |
| Match 41 9 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Birmingham Bears |
v | Surrey |
| Match 42 9 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 43 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Hampshire |
| Match 44 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| The Blaze |
v | Surrey |
| Match 45 11 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 46 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 47 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | Birmingham Bears |
| Match 48 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Durham |
| Match 49 13 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Somerset |
| Match 50 15 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Durham |
v | Surrey |
| Match 51 16 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Lancashire Thunder |
| Match 52 16 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Somerset |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 53 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Essex |
v | Durham |
| Match 54 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Hampshire |
v | The Blaze |
| Match 55 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Lancashire Thunder |
v | Somerset |
| Match 56 18 July 2025 Scorecard |
| Surrey |
v | Birmingham Bears |
League Two
North Group
South Group
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.
External links
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