T20 Blast To Be Revamped In 2026

A shake-up to nan home white-ball summertime will return spot successful 2026, including a slimmed down Vitality Blast played successful 1 artifact earlier nan commencement of The Hundred.

A reappraisal into nan white-ball home building led by nan counties - successful consultation pinch nan England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) - recommended changes pinch an oculus connected subordinate use and title narrative.

From adjacent summertime nan T20 Blast title reduces nan group stages by 2 games to 12 matches per side, pinch nan quarter-finals and Finals Day pursuing connected straight truthful nan title is wrapped up successful 1 block.

The 2 groups of 9 sides will beryllium replaced by 3 groups of six divided into north, cardinal and southbound groups arsenic they were successful 2020.

The Women's T20 Blast title has a akin simplification successful games pinch nan group stages featuring 12 games, down from 14. Finals Day will reflector nan men's finale pinch 2 semi-finals and a last connected nan aforesaid day.

With Yorkshire Women moving to Tier 1 connected master terms, nan building of nan women's T20 changes to 2 groups of 9 pinch nan second-tier sides playing 8 group games and a three-team two-match Finals Day.

The six-week break betwixt nan group stages and quarter-finals successful nan T20 Blast has travel nether fire, pinch critics saying nan title loses its "momentum".

Counties and nan ECB are besides group to denote nan results of a reappraisal into nan schedule and building of nan County Championship but nary decisions are expected for astatine slightest 2 weeks.

Men's Vitality T20 Blast

The group shape of nan Vitality T20 Blast reverts to 3 groups pinch North, Central and South Groups pinch nan 8 best-placed teams connected points and nett run-rates going done to nan quarter-finals.

North Group: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Durham, Yorkshire and Leicestershire

Central Group: Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Birmingham, Somerset, Glamorgan, Worcestershire

South Group: Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire

Each region plays nan different teams successful their group location and distant - a full of 10 matches.

They will additionally play 1 location crippled against a region from extracurricular their group and 1 distant crippled against a broadside from different group.

The apical 2 teams successful each group positive nan champion 2 third-placed teams advancement to nan quarter-finals. The winners of nan quarter-finals will advancement to men's T20 Blast Finals Day.

Vitality Blast women's title (Tier 1)

Group: Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Yorkshire.

Each region will play 12 group-stage matches - six location and six away. They will play 4 counties doubly and 4 counties once.

The apical 4 counties astatine nan extremity of nan group shape will advancement to women's Vitality Blast Finals Day, which will see 2 semi-finals and nan final.

Vitality Blast Women's League 2 (Tier 2)

Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids.

Each region will play 8 group-stage matches - 4 location and 4 away. They will play each region either location aliases away.

The apical 3 counties astatine nan extremity of nan group shape will advancement to Vitality Blast Women's League 2 Finals Day, which will see an eliminator and final.

Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's title (Tier 1)

Group: Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Yorkshire.

Each region will play 16 group-stage matches - each region plays each different region astatine location and away.

The apical 3 counties astatine nan extremity of nan group shape will advancement to nan knockout stages. The apical region progresses consecutive into nan last to meet nan victor of nan eliminator betwixt 2nd and 3rd place.

Metro Bank One-Day Cup Women's League 2 (Tier 2)

Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids.

Each region will play 8 group-stage matches - 4 location and 4 away. They will play each region either location aliases away.

The apical 4 counties astatine nan extremity of nan group shape will advancement to nan knockout stages. The winners of nan 2 semi-finals advancement to nan final.