T20 Blast 2022: Where to Watch, Schedule, squads, and all you need to know
The league stage of the tournament starts from May 25 with the finals being played on July 16
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The 20th edition of the T20 Blast, English cricket’s premier 20-over tournament is all set to begin on Wednesday, May 25. Depending on their location in England and Wales, 18 first-class counties have been divided into two region groups: North and South.
Every county will compete in 14 group matches, seven at home and as many away games, with the first game scheduled between Kent Spitfires and Somerset CCC, the finalists of the previous edition.
Each group’s top four finishers advance to the quarterfinals. The winners of those quarterfinal matches will go to Finals Day in Edgbaston, where a semi-final and final will be held to determine the champion.
Whichever team finishes first in the group stages determines the quarter-final host. The semi-final and final will take place on July 16 at Edgbaston, making it the earliest final since 2008. Additionally, a reserve day will be in place for each knockout game.
Here’s all you need to know about the tournament:
Groups:
North Group- Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings.
South Group- Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex Sharks.
Vitality T20 Blast 2022 Schedule
Date | Match | Venue | GMT |
May 25, 2022 | Yorkshire Vikings vs Worcestershire Rapids | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT |
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 18:00 GMT | |
May 26, 2022 | Middlesex vs Gloucestershire | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 15:30 GMT |
Birmingham Bears vs Steelbacks | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Durham Cricket | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 17:30 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Glamorgan | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 18:00 GMT | |
May 27, 2022 | Gloucestershire vs Sussex Sharks | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT |
Lancashire Lightning vs Yorkshire Vikings | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 17:30 GMT | |
Surrey CCC vs Glamorgan | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Durham Cricket | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Worcestershire Rapids | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Hampshire Hawks vs Middlesex | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT | |
Kent Spitfires vs Essex Eagles | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 18:00 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 18:00 GMT | |
May 28, 2022 | Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 13:30 GMT |
May 29, 2022 | Birmingham Bears vs Durham Cricket | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 13:30 GMT |
Lancashire Lightning vs Worcestershire Rapids | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 13:30 GMT | |
Middlesex vs Glamorgan | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 13:30 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Kent Spitfires | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 13:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Essex Eagles | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 13:30 GMT | |
Yorkshire Vikings vs Leicestershire Foxes | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 14:00 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Steelbacks | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 14:00 GMT | |
May 30, 2022 | Hampshire Hawks vs Somerset CCC | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT |
May 31, 2022 | Yorkshire Vikings vs Derbyshire Falcons | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT |
Surrey CCC vs Gloucestershire | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Lancashire Lightning | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Hampshire Hawks | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT | |
June 1, 2022 | Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 13:30 GMT |
Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT | |
Durham Cricket vs Worcestershire Rapids | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Sussex Sharks | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
June 2, 2022 | Birmingham Bears vs Leicestershire Foxes | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17:30 GMT |
Surrey CCC vs Hampshire Hawks | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
Glamorgan vs Essex Eagles | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 18:00 GMT | |
June 3, 2022 | Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears | New Road, Worcester | 13:30 GMT |
Gloucestershire vs Essex Eagles | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT | |
Lancashire Lightning vs Steelbacks | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 17:30 GMT | |
Yorkshire Vikings vs Durham Cricket | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Glamorgan | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
Kent Spitfires vs Surrey CCC | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 18:00 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Middlesex | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 18:00 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Notts Outlaws | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 18:00 GMT | |
June 4, 2022 | Hampshire Hawks vs Sussex Sharks | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT |
June 5, 2022 | Kent Spitfires vs Middlesex | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 13:30 GMT |
Birmingham Bears vs Notts Outlaws | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 13:30 GMT | |
Durham Cricket vs Steelbacks | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 13:30 GMT | |
Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes | New Road, Worcester | 13:30 GMT | |
Glamorgan vs Surrey CCC | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 13:30 GMT | |
June 6, 2022 | Yorkshire Vikings vs Notts Outlaws | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT |
June 7, 2022 | Middlesex vs Hampshire Hawks | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 15:30 GMT |
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Lancashire Lightning | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 17:30 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Kent Spitfires | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT | |
June 8, 2022 | Durham Cricket vs Birmingham Bears | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT |
Surrey CCC vs Sussex Sharks | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
June 9, 2022 | Middlesex vs Surrey CCC | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London | 17:15 GMT |
Gloucestershire vs Somerset CCC | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Worcestershire Rapids | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Hampshire Hawks vs Essex Eagles | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Leicestershire Foxes | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 18:00 GMT | |
June 10, 2022 | Worcestershire Rapids vs Derbyshire Falcons | New Road, Worcester | 16:30 GMT |
Birmingham Bears vs Yorkshire Vikings | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 17:30 GMT | |
Glamorgan vs Hampshire Hawks | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 17:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Kent Spitfires | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Notts Outlaws | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 17:30 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Gloucestershire | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 18:00 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Middlesex | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT | |
June 17, 2022 | Durham Cricket vs Yorkshire Vikings | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 17:30 GMT |
Surrey CCC vs Middlesex | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Gloucestershire | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Birmingham Bears | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Worcestershire Rapids | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 17:30 GMT | |
Hampshire Hawks vs Kent Spitfires | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Sussex Sharks | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT | |
June 18, 2022 | Derbyshire Falcons vs Yorkshire Vikings | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | 13:30 GMT |
Worcestershire Rapids vs Steelbacks | New Road, Worcester | 13:30 GMT | |
Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT | |
June 19, 2022 | Hampshire Hawks vs Surrey CCC | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 13:30 GMT |
Birmingham Bears vs Derbyshire Falcons | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 13:30 GMT | |
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 13:30 GMT | |
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London | 13:30 GMT | |
Glamorgan vs Sussex Sharks | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 13:30 GMT | |
Lancashire Lightning vs Notts Outlaws | Stanley Park, Blackpool | 13:30 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Somerset CCC | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 13:30 GMT | |
June 21 2022 | Surrey CCC vs Somerset CCC | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT |
Glamorgan vs Middlesex | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 17:30 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Leicestershire Foxes | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Kent Spitfires vs Gloucestershire | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 18:00 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Steelbacks | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 18:00 GMT | |
June 22, 2022 | Steelbacks vs Birmingham Bears | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT |
June 23, 2022 | Worcestershire Rapids vs Yorkshire Vikings | New Road, Worcester | 16:30 GMT |
Lancashire Lightning vs Durham Cricket | Stanley Park, Blackpool | 16:30 GMT | |
Middlesex vs Essex Eagles | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London | 17:15 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Derbyshire Falcons | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 17:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Hampshire Hawks | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Surrey CCC | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 18:00 GMT | |
June 24, 2022 | Gloucestershire vs Hampshire Hawks | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 17:30 GMT |
Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws | The Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 17:30 GMT | |
Glamorgan vs Somerset CCC | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 17:30 GMT | |
Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings | The County Ground, Northampton | 17:30 GMT | |
Birmingham Bears vs Worcestershire Rapids | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 18:00 GMT | |
Kent Spitfires vs Sussex Sharks | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 18:00 GMT | |
Essex Eagles vs Surrey CCC | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Lancashire Lightning | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 18:00 GMT | |
July 1, 2022 | Worcestershire Rapids vs Lancashire Lightning | New Road, Worcester | 16:30 GMT |
Middlesex vs Somerset CCC | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London | 17:15 GMT | |
Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:30 GMT | |
Surrey CCC vs Kent Spitfires | The Kia Oval, London | 17:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Steelbacks | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 17:30 GMT | |
Notts Outlaws vs Durham Cricket | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 18:00 GMT | |
Hampshire Hawks vs Gloucestershire | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 18:00 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Essex Eagles | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 18:00 GMT | |
July 2, 2022 | Essex Eagles vs Glamorgan | The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | 18:00 GMT |
July 3, 2022 | Gloucestershire vs Middlesex | The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Bristol | 13:30 GMT |
Kent Spitfires vs Glamorgan | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 13:30 GMT | |
Lancashire Lightning vs Birmingham Bears | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 13:30 GMT | |
Worcestershire Rapids vs Notts Outlaws | New Road, Worcester | 13:30 GMT | |
Sussex Sharks vs Hampshire Hawks | The 1st Central County Ground, Hove | 13:30 GMT | |
Derbyshire Falcons vs Durham Cricket | The Incora County Ground, Derby | 13:30 GMT | |
Leicestershire Foxes vs Yorkshire Vikings | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | 13:30 GMT | |
Somerset CCC vs Surrey CCC | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 17:30 GMT | |
July 7, 2022 | TBC vs TBC – Quarter Final 1 | TBC | 18:30 GMT |
July 9, 2022 | TBC vs TBC – Quarter Final 2 | TBC | 18:30 GMT |
TBC vs TBC – Quarter Final 3 | TBC | 18:30 GMT | |
July 10, 2022 | TBC vs TBC – Quarter Final 4 | TBC | 18:30 GMT |
July 16, 2022 | TBC vs TBC – Semi Final 1 | TBC | 10:00 GMT |
TBC vs TBC – Semi Final 2 | TBC | 13:30 GMT | |
TBC vs TBC – Final | TBC | 17:45 GMT |
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