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This article is about the women's tournament. For the men's tournament, see 2025 T20 Blast.

2025 Women's T20 Blast
Dates29 May – 27 July 2025
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Host(s) England
 Wales
Participants18
Official websiteVitality 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.[1] 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 from Tier One and the second featuring the 10 remaining Tier Two (or League 2) counties.

Teams

Eight teams from Tier One will compete in the inaugural season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, the Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, and The Blaze.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5]

The remaining ten teams from Tier Two/League 2 will also compete in the inaugural season. 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:

Teams and standings

League One

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Birmingham Bears 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Finals Day
2 Durham 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Essex 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Hampshire 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 —
First match(es) will be played: 29 May 2025. Source: [citation needed]

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 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 29 May 2025. Source: [citation needed]

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 —
First match(es) will be played: 29 May 2025. Source: [citation needed]

Finals Day

League Two

Semi-final 1
26 June 2025
TBD
v
TBD
Semi-final 2
26 June 2025
TBD
v
TBD
Final
26 June 2025
TBD
v
TBD

League One

Semi-final
27 June 2025
TBD
v
TBD
Final
27 June 2025
TBD
v
TBD

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Raf (22 June 2024). "Blaze bring the heat to avenge defeats for historic Charlotte Edwards Cup win". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Top women's teams to play Blast, One Day Cup from 2025". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's domestic competitions to be aligned with T20 Blast and One Day Cup". Wisden. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ "ECB announces eight counties to host professional women's teams from 2025". BBC Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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