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2021 T20 Blast

2021 Vitality Blast
Dates9 June – 18 September 2021
Administrator(s)England 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
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The 2021 Vitality Blast was the ninteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales.[2] run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), that was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal.[3] The Notts Outlaws were the defending champions.[4]

In June 2021, Samit Patel, playing for the Notts Outlaws, became the first English player to do the double in T20 cricket of taking 250 wickets and scoring 5,000 runs.[5][6]

In July 2021, Derbyshire's match against Essex in the 2021 County Championship was abandoned before the start of day two due to a positive COVID-19 case in the squad.[7] As a result, Derbyshire's final two T20 Blast group-stage games, against the Northants Steelbacks and the Yorkshire Vikings, were also cancelled.[8][9] Therefore, the North Group qualifications were decided based on an average points per completed match basis.[10]

Following matches completed on 9 July 2021, the Notts Outlaws were the first team to qualify from the North Group for the quarter-finals.[11] On the same day, they were joined by the Kent Spitfires from the South Group.[12] After the matches completed on 16 July 2021, the Yorkshire Vikings from the North Group had qualified,[13] along with Somerset from the South Group.[14] On 17 July 2021, Lancashire Lightning won the Roses Match against the Yorkshire Vikings to qualify from the North Group.[15] On the final day of group stage matches, the Birmingham Bears from the North Group,[16][17] and the Sussex Sharks and the Hampshire Hawks from the South Group had all qualified for the quarter-finals.[18][19]

In the first quarter-final match, the Sussex Sharks beat the Yorkshire Vikings to become the first team to reach Finals Day.[20] The Hampshire Hawks reached the Finals Day, after they knocked out defending champions the Notts Outlaws in the second quarter-final match.[21] Somerset became the third team to reach Finals Day, after they defeated the Lancashire Lightning in their quarter-final match.[22] In the last quarter-final match, the Kent Spitfires beat the Birmingham Bears to progress to the Finals Day.[23] It was the first time in the tournament's history that all the teams taking part in Finals Day had come from the South Group.[24]

On Finals Day, Somerset beat Hampshire Hawks by two wickets in the first semi-final to advance into the final.[25] In the second semi-final, Kent Spitfires beat the Sussex Sharks by 21 runs to advance.[26] It was the first time that Kent had reached the domestic T20 final since the 2008 tournament.[27] In the final, the Kent Spitfires beat Somerset by 25 runs to win the tournament and their second domestic T20 title.[28]

  1. ^ "County cricket: ECB confirms T20 Blast and One-Day Cup fixtures for 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Vitality Blast and Royal London Cup fixtures announced as 2021 schedule takes shape". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "All you need to know about the 2021 Vitality Blast". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ "T20 Blast: Notts Outlaws beat Surrey to win trophy for second time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Samit Patel enters record books as Notts hold off Derbyshire in rain-reduced thrash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "T20 Blast: Holders Notts Outlaws and Glamorgan only winners on night of rain-offs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Derbyshire's match against Essex abandoned after positive Covid-19 test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Doubts grow over viability of county competitions as clubs face difficulty putting out sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Club Statement: Vitality Blast fixtures cancelled by ECB". Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Derbyshire Falcons out of T20 Blast after final two North Group matches are cancelled". The Cricketer. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire openers secure home quarter-final after seven-over thrash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ "T20 Blast round-up: Alex Hales helps Notts book home quarter-final; Kent also qualify". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "T20 Blast round-up: James Vince keeps Hampshire hopes alive with scores of 63 & 102". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. ^ "T20 Blast: Somerset thrash Glamorgan to reach last eight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Lancashire join Yorkshire in quarter-finals after visitors' sporting act". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Bears qualify for Blast quarter-finals". Warwickshire CCC. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Josh Inglis' second Blast ton sends Worcestershire crashing out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Sussex Sharks overcome table-topping Kent Spitfires to book place in knockout stages". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  19. ^ "T20 Blast: Hampshire progress after hammering Glamorgan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  20. ^ "T20 Blast: Sussex beat Yorkshire to reach Finals Day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  21. ^ "T20 Blast: Hampshire Hawks upset holders Notts Outlaws to reach Finals Day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  22. ^ "T20 Blast: Tom Abell's 78 not out takes Somerset past Lancashire Lightning in quarter-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond fifties help Kent to victory over Birmingham Bears". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  24. ^ "T20 Blast: Kent beat Birmingham Bears to secure first all-South Group Finals Day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Josh Davey seals stunning heist as Somerset come back from the dead in first semi-final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Daniel Bell-Drummond leads command performance as Kent power into Blast final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  27. ^ "T20 Blast Finals Day: Kent beat Sussex to reach T20 Blast final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  28. ^ "T20 Blast final: Kent Spitfires beat Somerset to lift trophy for second time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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