2020 T20 Blast
| Dates | 27 August – 4 October 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Notts Outlaws (2nd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 97 |
| Most runs | Daniel Bell-Drummond (423) |
| Most wickets | Jake Ball (19) |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the 2020 season of the t20 Blast,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales.[2] It was the third season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal.[3][4] On 12 August 2020, following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[5]
In the North Group, the Notts Outlaws and Lancashire Lightning qualified for the quarter-finals.[6][7] In the Central Group, Gloucestershire became the first team to qualify.[8] The South Group saw Surrey and Kent Spitfires qualify.[9][10] Following the conclusion of the group stage, the Northants Steelbacks, the Leicestershire Foxes and the Sussex Sharks had also confirmed their spots in the quarter-finals.[11][12]
Surrey,[13] Lancashire Lightning[14] and Gloucestershire[15] all won their quarter-final matches to progress to Finals Day. The match between the Leicestershire Foxes and the Notts Outlaws finished in a tie.[16] The Notts Outlaws advanced to Finals Day after they had scored more runs in the powerplay.[17]
For the first time in the tournament's history, Finals Day was washed out, with all the matches rescheduled to be played on 4 October 2020, the designated reserve day.[18] If no play was possible on the reserve day, the ECB announced that the matches would have been played on 7 October 2020.[19] Play was delayed further on the reserve day due to rain, and as a result the two semi-finals were reduced to 11 overs per side, and the final was shortened to 16 overs per side.[20] Surrey beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in the first semi-final,[21] and the Notts Outlaws beat Lancashire Lightning by five wickets in the second semi-final.[22] In the final, the Notts Outlaws beat Surrey by six wickets to win the tournament and their second domestic T20 title.[23]
Background[edit]
The tournament was scheduled to start on 28 May 2020, and finish on 5 September 2020.[24][25][26] However, on 24 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020.[27][28] In late May 2020, the ECB looked at the scheduling of domestic cricket for the summer, with the t20 Blast likely to go ahead, including the traditional Final's Day at Edgbaston.[29] The ECB also confirmed that no domestic cricket would be played before 1 August 2020.[30][31] On 29 June 2020, the ECB confirmed that the county cricket season would begin on 1 August 2020,[32] with the format agreed in early July.[33]
On 7 July 2020, the majority of counties voted to start the tournament on 27 August 2020,[34] with Finals Day taking place at Edgbaston on 3 October 2020.[35]
Teams[edit]
The teams were placed into the following groups. The top two teams in each group progressed to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by the two best third-placed teams:[36]
- North Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Notts Outlaws, Yorkshire Vikings
- Central Group: Birmingham Bears, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northants Steelbacks, Somerset, Worcestershire Rapids
- South Group: Essex Eagles, Hampshire, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
Fixtures[edit]
North Group[edit]
Lancashire Lightning
190/3 (20 overs) |
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Durham
163/7 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Hartley (Lancashire Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Keaton Jennings (Lancashire Lightning) scored his first century in a T20 match.[37]
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Durham 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 1, Leicestershire Foxes 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Notts Outlaws 1.
Durham
181/3 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
185/4 (16.2 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
150/9 (20 overs) |
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- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Tom Taylor (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Tom Bailey (Lancashire Lightning) took his first five-wicket haul in a T20 match.[38]
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
Yorkshire Vikings
220/5 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
121/9 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brooke Guest, Sam Conners (Derbyshire Falcons) and George Hill (Yorkshire Vikings) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
177/6 (20 overs) |
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Durham
147/8 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Durham 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
190 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
194/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Lancashire Lightning
178/5 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
174/7 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ed Barnes (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 1, Notts Outlaws 1.
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- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Durham 1, Derbyshire Falcons 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Leicestershire Foxes 1.
Derbyshire Falcons
98/7 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
102/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Notts Outlaws
123/8 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
124/5 (15 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
198/3 (20 overs) |
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Durham
169 (19.1 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Durham 0.
Lancashire Lightning
167/5 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
169/4 (17 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Durham
223/2 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
168/5 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
188/6 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
192/7 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Notts Outlaws
198/6 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
185/6 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dustin Melton (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
130/9 (20 overs) |
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Durham
132/4 (15.2 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nick Welch (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
145/9 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
148/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Wharton (Yorkshire Vikings) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
147/8 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
143/4 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Durham
147 (19.3 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
104 (16.4 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
142/8 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
143/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Samit Patel played in his 100th consecutive T20 match for the Notts Outlaws.[39]
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Lancashire Lightning
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
160/6 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- George Lavelle (Lancashire Lightning), Matt Revis and Sam Wisniewski (Yorkshire Vikings) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Durham
152/5 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
83 (15 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Notts Outlaws
162/7 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
163/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Leicestershire Foxes were awarded five penalty runs following a fake fielding incident in the first over of their innings.[40]
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Notts Outlaws 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
171/4 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Birkhead (Yorkshire Vikings) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
154/5 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
132/5 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Notts Outlaws
150/6 (20 overs) |
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Durham
132 (19.1 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Central Group[edit]
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Gloucestershire 1, Northants Steelbacks 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Glamorgan 1, Worcestershire Rapids 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 1, Somerset 1.
Worcestershire Rapids
124/7 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
128/1 (15.1 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Haynes (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan
150/7 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
135 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Northants Steelbacks
171/6 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
162/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- George Bartlett (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Somerset 0.
Glamorgan
140/9 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
141/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points Birmingham Bears 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire
197/3 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
175/8 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Northants Steelbacks
158/7 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
120 (19.5 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Vikai Kelley (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Glamorgan
133/8 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
134/2 (16.1 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire
157/3 (12 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
100 (11.1 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
- Dan Mousley (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Somerset
229/8 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
213/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Adam Finch (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Somerset 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan
160/7 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
161/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire
181/4 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
151/9 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Birmingham Bears
107/4 (12 overs) |
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Somerset
120/7 (12 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset were set a revised target of 125 runs from 12 overs.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Somerset 0.
Gloucestershire
185/6 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
150/6 (20 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
168/4 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
165/8 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Will Smeed (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Somerset 0.
Birmingham Bears
142/9 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
129/8 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Glamorgan 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
178/4 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
181/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rob Yates (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Northants Steelbacks
98 (17.2 overs) |
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Glamorgan
99/3 (16 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Gloucestershire
203/6 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
192/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Somerset 0.
Gloucestershire
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
123 (17.1 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
178/6 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
170/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Somerset
183/3 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
117 (15.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Babar Azam (Somerset) scored his 5,000th run in T20s.[41]
- Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0.
Northants Steelbacks
140/9 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
146/3 (18 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Birmingham Bears
179/6 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
163/8 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan
188/4 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
171/6 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Somerset
161/7 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
163/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Somerset 0.
Birmingham Bears
191/5 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
193/7 (18.5 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids
190/3 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
196/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
South Group[edit]
Hampshire
139/6 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
52/0 (4.1 overs) |
Daniel Bell-Drummond 28* (16)
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- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Kent Spitfires' innings prevented any further play.
- Scott Currie (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Hampshire 1, Kent Spitfires 1.
Middlesex
184/5 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
10/0 (1.3 overs) |
Cameron Delport 8* (4)
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- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Essex Eagles' innings prevented any further play.
- Max Holden (Middlesex) scored his first century in a T20 match.[43]
- Points: Essex Eagles 1, Middlesex 1.
Sussex Sharks
116/5 (15.2 overs) |
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- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Sussex Sharks' innings prevented any further play.
- Gus Atkinson, Dan Moriarty and James Taylor (Surrey) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Surrey 1.
Middlesex
209/4 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
209/5 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 1, Kent Spitfires 1.
Hampshire
176/5 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
177/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles
143/6 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
143/8 (20 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex Eagles 1, Surrey 1.
Surrey
161/4 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
162/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0.
Essex Eagles
139/6 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire
140/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hampshire 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Middlesex
165/5 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
168/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Hollman (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Middlesex 0.
Kent Spitfires
195/5 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
194/7 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Middlesex
167/7 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
156/8 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire
77/5 (11 overs) |
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Surrey
81/1 (10.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Surrey were set a revised target of 80 runs from 11 overs.
- Felix Organ (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire 0.
Kent Spitfires
192/6 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
163/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Middlesex
113/9 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
116/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Davies (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
Sussex Sharks
159/5 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire
146/6 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Calvin Harrison (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles
195/8 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
198/6 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Plom (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Kent Spitfires
141/8 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
145/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Middlesex
142/6 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire
123 (18.5 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles
197/5 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
185/8 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Hampshire
182/6 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
183/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Hampshire 0.
Surrey
218/5 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
188/5 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
- Surrey's score of 218 was a record high total for a T20 match at Lord's [44]
Essex Eagles
168/3 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire
114/9 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Hampshire 0.
Middlesex
184/6 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
182/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Sussex Sharks
165/7 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
167/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Essex Eagles
167/9 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
171/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire
138/8 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
143/1 (15.2 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire 0.
Middlesex
155/8 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
158/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Middlesex 0.
Essex Eagles
136/9 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
137/6 (18.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Allison, Robin Das and Feroze Khushi (Essex Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Sharks 0.
Hampshire
141/9 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
121 (18 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thilan Walallawita (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Shaheen Afridi (Hampshire) took a hat-trick and four wickets in four balls.[45]
- Points: Hampshire 2, Middlesex 0.
Kent Spitfires
159/8 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
161/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Standings[edit]
Central Group[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucestershire | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.017 |
| 2 | Northants Steelbacks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.053 |
| 3 | Birmingham Bears | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.634 |
| 4 | Somerset | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.653 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.304 |
| 6 | Worcestershire Rapids | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.789 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
North Group[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1.315 |
| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.250 |
| 3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | −0.180 |
| 4 | Durham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.421 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.297 |
| 6 | Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −1.583 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
South Group[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0.651 |
| 2 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.377 |
| 3 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0.108 |
| 4 | Middlesex | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −0.296 |
| 5 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −0.003 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.803 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
Knock-out stage[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 169/2 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Kent Spitfires | 113/7 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 74/4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Gloucestershire | 73/7 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Gloucestershire | 114/3 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Northants Steelbacks | 113 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 127/7 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 129/4 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Sussex Sharks | 95 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 140/8 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 94/4 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 95/5 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 139/7 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 139/7 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
Surrey
169/2 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kent Spitfires
113/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire Lightning
140/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sussex Sharks
95 (17.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Northants Steelbacks
113 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Gloucestershire
114/3 (11.5 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Leicestershire Foxes
139/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Notts Outlaws
139/7 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Notts Outlaws progressed to the semi-finals on account of scoring more runs in the powerplay.
Finals Day[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
Gloucestershire
73/7 (11 overs) |
v
|
Surrey
74/4 (9.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
Lancashire Lightning
94/4 (11 overs) |
v
|
Notts Outlaws
95/5 (8.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
Final[edit]
Surrey
127/7 (16 overs) |
v
|
Notts Outlaws
129/4 (13.2 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
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