The 2025 Vitality Blast is upon us very soon! A competition packed with Cricket as the 18 counties in England hunt for glory! Will Gloucestershire be able to retain their title as champions? or will Somerset finally end their run as perennial bridesmaids?
The Vitality Blast is one of the most fiercely contested competitions around the world, with players as well as fans passionate about their counties on and off the field! As fans await for the calendar to hit the 29th of May, here are the fixtures for this season of the Blast, find out when your team plays and back them to the hilt!
Vitality Blast 2025 Fixtures:
| Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 29 May | Lancashire Lightning v Worcestershire Rapids | Emirates Old Trafford |
| Middlesex v Sussex Sharks | Lord’s | |
| Friday 30 May | Gloucestershire v Kent Spitfires | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol |
| Hampshire Hawks v Essex | Utilita Bowl | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Notts Outlaws v Bears | Trent Bridge | |
| Somerset v Surrey | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Yorkshire v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Headingley | |
| Saturday 31 May | Bears v Durham Cricket | Edgbaston |
| Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Sunday 1 June | Durham Cricket v Lancashire Lightning | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Essex v Somerset | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Middlesex v Glamorgan | Merchant Taylors’ School | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Leicestershire Foxes | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Yorkshire | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Tuesday 3 June | Glamorgan v Surrey | Sophia Gardens |
| Wednesday 4 June | Derbyshire Falcons v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | County Ground, Derby |
| Lancashire Lightning v Leicestershire Foxes | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Thursday 5 June | Middlesex v Kent Spitfires | Lord’s |
| Surrey v Hampshire Hawks | Kia Oval | |
| Friday 6 June | Bears v Yorkshire | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Notts Outlaws | County Ground, Derby | |
| Glamorgan v Essex | Sophia Gardens | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Gloucestershire | Utilita Bowl | |
| Kent Spitfires v Surrey | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Durham Cricket | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Sussex Sharks v Somerset | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Saturday 7 June | Notts Outlaws v Worcestershire Rapids | Trent Bridge |
| Sunday 8 June | Bears v Derbyshire Falcons | Edgbaston |
| Essex v Middlesex | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Kent Spitfires v Hampshire Hawks | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Sussex Sharks v Glamorgan | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Yorkshire v Leicestershire Foxes | Headingley | |
| Wednesday 11 June | Durham Cricket v Derbyshire Falcons | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Bears | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Yorkshire | Trent Bridge | |
| Thursday 12 June | Essex v Glamorgan | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Somerset v Middlesex | Cooper Associates County Ground | |
| Surrey v Kent Spitfires | Kia Oval | |
| Friday 13 June | Gloucestershire v Somerset | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol |
| Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex | Utilita Bowl | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Durham Cricket | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons | Trent Bridge | |
| Sussex Sharks v Essex | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Lancashire Lightning | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Yorkshire v Bears | Headingley | |
| Saturday 14 June | Bears v Notts Outlaws | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes | Edgbaston | |
| Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks | Sophia Gardens | |
| Sunday 15 June | Gloucestershire v Glamorgan | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Worcestershire Rapids | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Somerset v Kent Spitfires | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Yorkshire v Durham Cricket | York | |
| Tuesday 17 June | Hampshire Hawks v Surrey | Utilita Bowl |
| Wednesday 18 June | Kent Spitfires v Gloucestershire | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury |
| Surrey v Sussex Sharks | Kia Oval | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Durham Cricket | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Thursday 19 June | Leicestershire Foxes v Notts Outlaws | Uptonsteel County Ground |
| Middlesex v Essex | Lord’s | |
| Somerset v Hampshire Hawks | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Friday 20 June | Bears v Worcestershire Rapids | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Lancashire Lightning | County Ground, Derby | |
| Durham Cricket v Yorkshire | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Essex v Kent Spitfires | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Glamorgan v Somerset | Sophia Gardens | |
| Gloucestershire v Hampshire Hawks | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Notts Outlaws | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Surrey v Middlesex | Kia Oval | |
| Friday 4 July | Durham Cricket v Notts Outlaws | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Essex v Gloucestershire | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Bears | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Lancashire Lightning | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Somerset v Glamorgan | Cooper Associates County Ground | |
| Yorkshire v Worcestershire Rapids | Headingley | |
| Saturday 5 July | Lancashire Lightning v Derbyshire Falcons | Emirates Old Trafford |
| Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Hawks | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Sunday 6 July | Derbyshire Falcons v Yorkshire | Chesterfield |
| Durham Cricket v Bears | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Glamorgan v Kent Spitfires | Sophia Gardens | |
| Gloucestershire v Middlesex | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Somerset | Utilita Bowl | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Worcestershire Rapids | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire Foxes | Trent Bridge | |
| Surrey v Essex | Kia Oval | |
| Tuesday 8 July | Somerset v Essex | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
| Wednesday 9 July | Bears v Lancashire Lightning | Edgbaston |
| Gloucestershire v Surrey | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Middlesex v Hampshire | Merchant Taylors’ School | |
| Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Thursday 10 July | Derbyshire Falcons v Worcestershire Rapids | County Ground, Derby |
| Hampshire Hawks v Glamorgan | Utilita Bowl | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Friday 11 July | Essex v Sussex Sharks | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Kent Spitfires v Somerset | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Middlesex v Gloucestershire | Merchant Taylors’ School | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Durham Cricket | Trent Bridge | |
| Surrey v Glamorgan | Kia Oval | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Bears | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Sunday 13 July | Bears v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Edgbaston |
| Glamorgan v Gloucestershire | Sophia Gardens | |
| Kent v Middlesex | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks | Utilita Bowl | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Durham Cricket | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Surrey v Somerset | Kia Oval | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Leicestershire Foxes | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Yorkshire v Derbyshire Falcons | Headingley | |
| Tuesday 15 July | Durham Cricket v Leicestershire Foxes | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Wednesday 16 July | Middlesex v Surrey | Lord’s |
| Thursday 17 July | Essex v Hampshire Hawks | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks | Cheltenham College | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Notts Outlaws | Visit Worcestershire New Road | |
| Yorkshire v Lancashire Lightning | Headingley | |
| Friday 18 July | Derbyshire Falcons v Bears | County Ground, Derby |
| Durham Cricket v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Glamorgan v Middlesex | Sophia Gardens | |
| Kent v Essex | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Yorkshire | Uptonsteel County Ground | |
| Notts Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning | Trent Bridge | |
| Somerset v Gloucestershire | Cooper Associates County Ground | |
| Sussex Sharks v Surrey | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Wednesday 3 Sept | Quarter-final 1 | TBC |
| Friday 5 Sept | Quarter-final 2 | TBC |
| Saturday 6 Sept | Quarter-final 3 | TBC |
| Quarter-final 4 | TBC | |
| Saturday 13 Sept | Vitality Blast men’s competition Finals Day | Edgbaston |
Conclusion:
The Vitality Blast 2025 promises to be another exciting edition of T20 cricket, with thrilling matchups across the country leading up to the grand Finals Day at Edgbaston. With top teams like Lancashire Lightning, Somerset, and Surrey aiming for glory, the competition will feature plenty of high-octane cricket, fierce rivalries, and memorable moments. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a casual viewer, be sure to mark your calendars for these key fixtures and don’t miss the action!
