The latest season of the Vitality Blasts T20 is just a few days away from kicking off. So on the 29th May 2025 the much-awaited opening match will take place. It will be marked as the 23rd Season of the Vitality T20 Blast competition since its establishment.
England and Wales Cricket Board is looking forward to hosting the 23rd Season across more than 20 Venues. A total of 133 Fixtures will take place between the 18 participating teams in the Forthcoming edition. Because of the number of matches, the Schedule of the T20 Blasts is very long and will end in September 2025.
The most awaited and action-packed Final match of the T20 Blats will take place on 13th September 2025. Edbaston venue, based in Birmingham, will host the complete event in 2025. So, the teams are all ready and looking forward to competing with each other in the 2025 season.
Vitality Blast T20 2025 Schedule Announced Fixtures and Dates
| Date | Fixture | Group | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, Thu | Lancashire vs Worcestershire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 06:30 PM IST. |
| May 29, Thu | Middlesex vs Sussex | South Group | Lord’s, London | 06:30 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Gloucestershire vs Kent | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Hampshire vs Essex | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Leicestershire vs Derbyshire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Somerset vs Surrey | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 30, Fri | Yorkshire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 31, Sat | Lancashire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| May 31, Sat | Warwickshire vs Durham | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Durham vs Lancashire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Worcestershire vs Yorkshire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Essex vs Somerset | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Middlesex vs Glamorgan | South Group | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 01, Sun | Sussex vs Gloucestershire | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 03, Tue | Glamorgan vs Surrey | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 04, Wed | Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | County Ground, Derby | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 04, Wed | Lancashire vs Leicestershire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 05, Thu | Middlesex vs Kent | South Group | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 05, Thu | Surrey vs Hampshire | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Sussex vs Somerset | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Leicestershire vs Durham | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Kent vs Surrey | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Hampshire vs Gloucestershire | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Glamorgan vs Essex | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | County Ground, Derby | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 06, Fri | Warwickshire vs Yorkshire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 07, Sat | Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Yorkshire vs Leicestershire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Sussex vs Glamorgan | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Lancashire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Kent vs Hampshire | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Essex vs Middlesex | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 08, Sun | Warwickshire vs Derbyshire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 07:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 11, Wed | Durham vs Derbyshire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 11, Wed | Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 11, Wed | Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 12, Thu | Surrey vs Kent | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 12, Thu | Somerset vs Middlesex | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 12, Thu | Essex vs Glamorgan | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST. |
| 13th June, Friday | Gloucestershire vs Somerset | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Hampshire vs Middlesex | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Northamptonshire vs Durham | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Nottinghamshire vs Derbyshire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Sussex vs Essex | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Worcestershire vs Lancashire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST |
| 13th June, Friday | Yorkshire vs Warwickshire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM IST |
| 14th June, Saturday | Glamorgan vs Sussex | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM IST |
| 14th June, Saturday | Derbyshire vs Leicestershire | North Group | TBC, TBC | 11:00 PM IST |
| 14th June, Saturday | Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM IST |
| 15th June, Sunday | Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 7:00 PM IST |
| 15th June, Sunday | Leicestershire vs Worcestershire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 7:00 PM IST |
| 15th June, Sunday | Somerset vs Kent | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 7:00 PM IST |
| 15th June, Sunday | Yorkshire vs Durham | North Group | York Cricket Club, York | 7:00 PM IST |
| 17th June, Tuesday | Hampshire vs Surrey | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM IST |
| 18th June, Wednesday | Worcestershire vs Durham | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST |
| 18th June, Wednesday | Surrey vs Sussex | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM IST |
| 18th June, Wednesday | Kent vs Gloucestershire | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 11:00 PM IST |
| 19th June, Thursday | Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST |
| 19th June, Thursday | Middlesex vs Essex | South Group | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM IST |
| 19th June, Thursday | Somerset vs Hampshire | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jun 20, Fri | Surrey vs Middlesex | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Northamptonshire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Gloucestershire vs Hampshire | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Glamorgan vs Somerset | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Essex vs Kent | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Durham vs Yorkshire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Derbyshire vs Lancashire | North Group | County Ground, Derby | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jun 20, Fri | Warwickshire vs Worcestershire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Yorkshire vs Worcestershire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Somerset vs Glamorgan | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Northamptonshire vs Lancashire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Leicestershire vs Warwickshire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Kent vs Sussex | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Essex vs Gloucestershire | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 04, Fri | Durham vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 05, Sat | Lancashire vs Derbyshire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 05, Sat | Sussex vs Hampshire | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Surrey vs Essex | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Hampshire vs Somerset | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Gloucestershire vs Middlesex | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Glamorgan vs Kent | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Durham vs Warwickshire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 06, Sun | Derbyshire vs Yorkshire | North Group | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | 09:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 08, Tue | Somerset vs Essex | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 09, Wed | Sussex vs Kent | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 09, Wed | Middlesex vs Hampshire | South Group | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 09, Wed | Gloucestershire vs Surrey | South Group | County Ground, Bristol | 11:00 PM IST. |
| Jul 09, Wed | Warwickshire vs Lancashire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 10, Thu | Derbyshire vs Worcestershire | North Group | County Ground, Derby | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 10, Thu | Hampshire vs Glamorgan | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 10, Thu | Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Worcestershire vs Warwickshire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Surrey vs Glamorgan | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Nottinghamshire vs Durham | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire | North Group | County Ground, Northampton | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Middlesex vs Gloucestershire | South Group | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Lancashire vs Yorkshire | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Kent vs Somerset | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 11, Fri | Essex vs Sussex | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Yorkshire vs Derbyshire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Worcestershire vs Leicestershire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Surrey vs Somerset | South Group | Kennington Oval, London | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Lancashire vs Durham | North Group | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Kent vs Middlesex | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Hampshire vs Sussex | South Group | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 13, Sun | Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire | North Group | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 09:00 PM IST |
| Jul 15, Tue | Durham vs Leicestershire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 16, Wed | Middlesex vs Surrey | South Group | Lord’s, London | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 17, Thu | Yorkshire vs Lancashire | North Group | Headingley, Leeds | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 17, Thu | Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire | North Group | New Road, Worcester | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 17, Thu | Gloucestershire vs Sussex | South Group | College Ground, Cheltenham | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 17, Thu | Essex vs Hampshire | South Group | County Ground, Chelmsford | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Sussex vs Surrey | South Group | County Ground, Hove | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Somerset vs Gloucestershire | South Group | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire | North Group | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Leicestershire vs Yorkshire | North Group | Grace Road, Leicester | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Kent vs Essex | South Group | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Glamorgan vs Middlesex | South Group | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Durham vs Northamptonshire | North Group | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 11:00 PM IST |
| Jul 18, Fri | Derbyshire vs Warwickshire | North Group | County Ground, Derby | 11:00 PM IST |
| Sep 03, Wed | TBC vs TBC | Quarter Final 1 | TBC | 11:00 PM IST |
| Sep 05, Fri | TBC vs TBC | Quarter Final 2 | TBC | 11:00 PM IST |
| Sep 06, Sat | TBC vs TBC | Quarter Final 3 | TBC | 09:00 PM IST |
| Sep 06, Sat | TBC vs TBC | Quarter Final 4 | TBC | 11:00 PM IST |
| Sep 13, Sat | TBC vs TBC | 1st Semi-Final | TBC | 03:30 PM IST |
| Sep 13, Sat | TBC vs TBC | 2nd Semi-Final | TBC | 07:00 PM IST |
| Sep 13, Sat | TBC vs TBC | Final | TBC | 11:15 PM IST |
Participants’ teams list for the upcoming Vitality T20 Blast 2025:
The top-ranked 18 domestic teams of England and Wales will take part in the upcoming season. Furthermore, these teams are divided into two different groups, North and South, each with nine teams.
Each County is scheduled to play 14 group stage matches in the Latest season. Gloucestershire is looking forward to defending the title in the Forthcoming edition.
| North Group | South Group |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Shire | Essex Eagles |
| Durham | Gloucetsershire |
| Leicestershire Foxes | Kent Spitfires |
| Notts Outlaws | Somerset |
| Yorkshire | Suxxex Sharks |
| Derbyshire Falcons | Glamorgan |
| Lancashire Lightning | Hampshire Hawks |
| Northants Steelbacks | Middlesex |
| Worcestershire Rapids | Surrey |
Vitality T20 Blast 2025 Complete Venues:
T20 Blast is one of the most prestigious domestic competitions and also a very big one. This competition takes place in more than 21 venues, and Emirates Old Trafford will be hosting the opening game. On the first day, there are two matches scheduled to take place, and the other match will take place at Lord’s, London.
- Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- College Ground, Cheltenham
- Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol
- Clifton College Close Ground, Clifton
- 1st Central County Ground, Hove
- Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street
- Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Lord’s, London
- County Ground, Northampton
- County Ground, Derby
- Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood
- York Cricket Club, York
- Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
- The Oval (Kia Oval), London
- Queen’s Park, Chesterfield
- Spitfire Ground, Canterbury
- Utilita Bowl, Southampton
- Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester
- Headingley, Leeds
- Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
