T20 Blast 2021 - Kent Spitfires Champions

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Dates9 June – 18 September 2021

AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board

Cricket formatTwenty20

Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout

ChampionsKent Spitfires (2nd title)

Participants18

Matches133

Most runsJosh Inglis (531) (Leicestershire Foxes)

Most wicketsNaveen-ul-Haq (26) (Leicestershire Foxes)

Official websiteVitality Blast

The 2021 Vitality Blast was the nineteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), that was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. The Notts Outlaws were the defending champions.

Format

Each county played seven matches at home, and seven matches away, with the top four counties in each group progressing to the Quarter-finals. The top two ranked counties from each group will host the Quarter-finals, to play against the lower-seeded team in other group.

Teams

The teams were placed 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

Advance to quarter-finals Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Worcestershire Rapids 1. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Rishi Patel (Leics) made his T20 debut. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Notts Outlaws 0. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , Harry Came (Derbs) made his T20 debut. , Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Lancashire Lightning 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat. , Louis Kimber (Leics) made his T20 debut. , Points: Durham 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. , Lyndon James (Notts) made his T20 debut. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat. , Conor McKerr (Derbs) made his T20 debut. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Steven Croft (Lancashire Lightning) played in his 200th T20 match. , Points: Durham 2, Lancashire Lightning 0. Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 1, Northants Steelbacks 1. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain. , Sol Budinger (Notts) made his T20 debut. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Birmingham Bears 1, Lancashire Lightning 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Durham 1. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Jacob Bethell (B'ham) made his T20 debut. , Points: Durham 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Lancashire Lightning 1. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat. , Josh Inglis (Leicestershire Foxes) scored his first century in a T20 match. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0. Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Freddie Heldreich (Northants) made his T20 debut. , Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Durham 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Durham 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Lancashire Lightning 0. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Derbyshire Falcons 1. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Durham 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Lancashire Lightning 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0. Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Jack Campbell and Harry Crawshaw (Durham) both made their T20 debuts. , Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Durham 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Harry Duke (Yorks) made his T20 debut. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , Leicestershire Foxes were set a revised target of 88 runs from 9 overs due to rain. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Durham 0. Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0. Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat. , Ryan Sidebottom (B'ham) made his T20 debut. , Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Birmingham Bears 0. Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Luke Doneathy (Durham) made his T20 debut. , Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Durham 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Durham 0. The match was cancelled due to COVID-19. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Notts Outlaws 0. Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0. The match was cancelled due to COVID-19. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat. , Chris Benjamin (B'ham) and Emilio Gay (Northants) both made their T20 debuts. , Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Northants Steelbacks 0. Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0. Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.

Team	Home ground	Coach	Captain
Birmingham Bears	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Mark Robinson	Will Rhodes
Derbyshire Falcons	County Ground, Derby	Dave Houghton	Billy Godleman Matt Critchley (from 23 June)
Durham	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street	James Franklin	Cameron Bancroft
Lancashire Lightning	Old Trafford, Manchester	Glen Chapple	Dane Vilas
Leicestershire Foxes	Grace Road, Leicester	Paul Nixon	Colin Ackermann
Northants Steelbacks	County Ground, Northampton	David Ripley	Josh Cobb
Notts Outlaws	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Peter Moores	Steven Mullaney
Worcestershire Rapids	New Road, Worcester	Alex Gidman	Ed Barnard
Yorkshire Vikings	Headingley, Leeds	Andrew Gale	David Willey

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Notts Outlaws	14	9	2	3	0	21	1.503
2	Yorkshire Vikings	13	7	5	0	1	15	0.305
3	Lancashire Lightning	14	7	5	1	1	16	0.205
4	Birmingham Bears	14	7	6	0	1	15	0.006
5	Worcestershire Rapids	14	6	6	1	1	14	−0.629
6	Leicestershire Foxes	14	6	8	0	0	12	−0.019
7	Durham	14	5	8	0	1	11	−0.228
8	Derbyshire Falcons	12	4	7	1	0	9	−0.326
9	Northants Steelbacks	13	4	8	0	1	9	−0.871

9 June 2021 14:30 Scorecard

Derbyshire Falcons168/7 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning171/4 (19.3 overs)
Luis Reece 59 (32) Matt Parkinson 3/28 (4 overs)	Liam Livingstone 94* (58) Fynn Hudson-Prentice 2/9 (1 over)

Lancashire Lightning won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Lancs)

9 June 2021 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Worcestershire Rapids152/6 (20 overs)	v	Notts Outlaws152/8 (20 overs)
Jake Libby 52* (43) Matt Carter 2/22 (3 overs)	Joe Clarke 45 (21) Moeen Ali 2/15 (4 overs)

Match tied New Road, Worcester Umpires: Alex Wharf and Ian Gould Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Notts)

10 June 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Birmingham Bears144/8 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings147/4 (18.3 overs)
Sam Hain 59 (41) Jordan Thompson 3/23 (4 overs)	Jonny Bairstow 34 (22) Danny Briggs 2/28 (4 overs)

Yorkshire Vikings won by 6 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Chris Watts and David Millns Player of the match: Jordan Thompson (Yorks)

10 June 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning172/8 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes156/5 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 73* (51) Gavin Griffiths 4/24 (4 overs)	Scott Steel 54* (52) Matt Parkinson 2/30 (4 overs)

Lancashire Lightning won by 16 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Finn Allen (Lancs)

11 June 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Durham181/8 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings161/6 (20 overs)
Brydon Carse 51* (31) Jordan Thompson 4/44 (4 overs)	Jonny Bairstow 67 (50) Ben Raine 2/17 (3 overs)

Durham won by 20 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Brydon Carse (Durham)

11 June 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Birmingham Bears229/5 (20 overs)	v	Notts Outlaws211/9 (20 overs)
Ed Pollock 62 (34) Matt Carter 2/26 (4 overs)	Ben Duckett 51 (27) Carlos Brathwaite 2/28 (3 overs)

Birmingham Bears won by 18 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Carlos Brathwaite (B'ham)

11 June 2021 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Derbyshire Falcons209/6 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes186 (19 overs)
Matt Critchley 80* (45) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/26 (4 overs)	Rishi Patel 35 (19) Logan Van Beek 3/37 (4 overs)

Derbyshire Falcons won by 23 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: David Millns and Rob White Player of the match: Matt Critchley (Derbs)

11 June 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard

South Group

Advance to quarter-finals Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Essex Eagles 2, Somerset 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field. , James Logan (Kent) made his T20 debut. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Hampshire Hawks 0. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Blake Cullen (Middx) made his T20 debut. , Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Henry Crocombe and Archie Lenham (both Sussex) made their T20 debuts. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Gloucestershire 0. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 2, Somerset 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Chris Green (Middx) took a hat-trick. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Middlesex 0. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Will Buttleman (Essex) made his T20 debut. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Essex Eagles 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire Hawks 0. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Glamorgan 2, Essex Eagles 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Gloucestershire 0. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 2, Glamorgan 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Middlesex 2, Hampshire Hawks 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 2, Kent Spitfires 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Eagles 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Glamorgan 0. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Gloucestershire were set a revised target of 156 runs from 18 overs due to rain. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Middlesex 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain. , Points: Surrey 1, Sussex Sharks 1. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Tom Cullen (Glam) made his T20 debut. , Points: Glamorgan 2, Middlesex 0. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Surrey 1, Hampshire Hawks 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Somerset 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Essex Eagles 1, Gloucestershire 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Somerset 1, Glamorgan 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Gloucestershire 1, Hampshire Hawks 1. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain. , Ben Geddes (Surrey) made his T20 debut. , Points: Essex Eagles 2, Surrey 0. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent Spitfires 0. No toss. , No play was possible due to a wet outfield. , Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Glamorgan 1. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Jack Leach (Som) made his T20 debut. , Points: Somerset 2, Surrey 0. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) scored his first century in a T20 match. , Points: Essex Eagles 2, Middlesex 0. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Prest (Hants) made his T20 debut. , Points: Somerset 2, Hampshire Hawks 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Sussex Sharks 0. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Essex Eagles were set a revised target of 60 runs from 5 overs. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Middlesex 2, Glamorgan 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Rains during Sussex Sharks' innings prevented any further play. , Points: Surrey 1, Sussex Sharks 1. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 1, Middlesex 1. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 2, Kent Spitfires 0. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Sam Pearce (Glam) made his T20 debut. , Points: Glamorgan 2, Surrey 0. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Kent Spitfires 1. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. , Essex Eagles were set a revised target of 148 runs from 19 overs due to rain. , Points: Essex Eagles 2, Somerset 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire Hawks 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Harrison Ward (Sussex) made his T20 debut. , Points: Middlesex 2, Sussex Sharks 0. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 2, Gloucestershire 0. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex Eagles 2, Glamorgan 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Glamorgan 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Middlesex were set a revised target of 120 runs from 16 overs due to rain. , Points: Somerset 2, Middlesex 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Gloucestershire 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Josh de Caires (Middx) made his T20 debut. , Points: Gloucestershire 2, Middlesex 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat. , Toby Albert (Hants) made his T20 debut. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Somerset 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , Oli Carter (Sussex) made his T20 debut. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Eagles 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Essex Eagles 0. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 2, Gloucestershire 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Elliot Hooper (Kent) made his T20 debut. , Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Middlesex 0. Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Sussex Sharks 0. Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Glamorgan 0. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Josh Rymell (Essex) made his T20 debut. , Points: Middlesex 2, Essex Eagles 0. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Kent Spitfires 0. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 2, Gloucestershire 0.

Team	Home ground	Coach	Captain
Essex Eagles	County Ground, Chelmsford	Anthony McGrath	Simon Harmer
Glamorgan	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Matthew Maynard	Chris Cooke
Gloucestershire	County Ground, Bristol[n 1]	Ian Harvey (interim)	Jack Taylor
Hampshire Hawks	Rose Bowl, Southampton	Adrian Birrell	James Vince
Kent Spitfires	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Matt Walker	Sam Billings
Middlesex	Lord's, London[n 2]	Stuart Law	Eoin Morgan
Somerset	County Ground, Taunton	Jason Kerr	Lewis Gregory
Surrey	The Oval, London	Vikram Solanki	Gareth Batty
Sussex Sharks	County Ground, Hove	James Kirtley	Luke Wright

Quarter-finals

Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat. , Yorkshire played their home match at the Riverside Ground because Headingley was used for England's third Test against India the following day. Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

Somerset won the toss and elected to field. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

Somerset won the toss and elected to field.

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