The 2024 T20 Blast (also known as 2024 Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons) was 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 ran from 30 May to 14 September 2024. The domestic T20 competition was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship. Somerset were the defending champions, having won their second title during the previous season. On 23 November 2023, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.
Surrey and Sussex Sharks won their home quarter-finals, while Somesert and the Gloucestershire also secured a place at Finals day with away wins against Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Birmingham Bears respectively, thus producing an all South Group finals for second season running; and third in total. In the final, Gloucestershire beat Somerset by 8 wickets to win their first title after a 22-year wait.
Format 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.
Teams The teams are divided into the following groups: North Group: Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northants Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings South Group: Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
North Group
South Group
Knock-out stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Finals Day Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs
PlayerRunsTeam596Daniel HughesSussex Sharks1696*569Sam HainBirmingham Bears1398*535Michael PepperEssex Eagles13120*534Cameron BancroftGloucestershire1794515Tom BantonSomerset1479*Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
PlayerTeam 33David PayneGloucestershire1729Danny BriggsBirmingham Bears15Matthew TaylorGloucestershire1624Tymal MillsSussex Sharks1423Luke HollmanMiddlesex11Source: ESPNcricinfo
Team records Highest totals TeamsScores OpponentResultVenueGlamorgan243/4SomersetWonCardiffSomerset241/5(20 overs)Hampshire HawksWonTauntonGlamorgan235/6(20 overs)Sussex SharksWonHoveBirmingham Bears219/4(20 overs)Northamptonshire SteelbacksWonBirminghamDurham218/3(20 overs)Lancashire LightningWonChester-le-StreetSource: ESPNcricinfo
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Vitality Blast