The 2024 Vitality Blast, the 22nd edition of England and Wales’ premier T20 cricket tournament, ran from 30 May to 14 September 2024. With 18 teams competing in a thrilling North and South group stage format, cricket fans around the globe followed each intense matchup, eagerly awaiting the finals. Gloucestershire emerged as the 2024 champions, defeating Somerset by 8 wickets in a dramatic final.
2024 Vitality Blast Format
The 2024 Vitality Blast maintained the same format as in previous seasons, featuring two groups: North and South. Each team played 14 group-stage matches — 7 home games and 7 away. This balanced schedule gave teams the opportunity to prove their mettle in different conditions. After the group stage, the top four teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, followed by the all-important Finals Day. Gloucestershire, Sussex, Surrey, and Somerset fought their way through to Finals Day, with Gloucestershire clinching their first title since 2002.
Vitality Blast Teams and Standouts of the 2024 Season
The North and South groups consisted of 9 teams each, with fierce competition among cricketing powerhouses:
North Group Teams: Notts Outlaws, Birmingham Bears, Yorkshire Vikings, Derbyshire Falcons, Worcestershire Rapids, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northants Steelbacks
South Group Teams: Sussex Sharks, Essex Eagles, Surrey, Glamorgan, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires
Gloucestershire’s victory was driven by all-round excellence, while Somerset, despite their loss in the final, displayed resilience throughout the tournament. Notable players from various teams included seasoned campaigners and rising stars, providing high-caliber cricket for the spectators.
Vitality Blast Schedule for 2024
| North Group Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | |
| 30 May 2024 | Durham | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 30 May 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 30 May 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 31 May 2024 | Durham | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 31 May 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 31 May 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 31 May 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Worcestershire Rapids |
| 01 June 2024 | Leicestershire Foxes | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 1 June 2024 | Birmingham Bears | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 02 June 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 02 June 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 6 June 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 7 June 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 7 June 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 7 June 2024 | Leicestershire Foxes | vs. | Durham |
| 7 June 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Worcestershire Rapids |
| 8 June 2024 | Durham | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 09 June 2024 | Leicestershire Foxes | vs. | Worcestershire Rapids |
| 09 June 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 09 June 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 12 June 2024 | Leicestershire Foxes | vs. | Durham |
| 14 June 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 14 June 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 14 June 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 14 June 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 15 June 2024 | Durham | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 16 June 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 16 June 2024 | Durham | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 16 June 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 16 June 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 20 June 2024 | Birmingham Bears | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 20 June 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 21 June 2024 | Durham | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 21 June 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 21 June 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 21 June 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 5 July 2024 | Durham | vs. | Worcestershire Rapids |
| 5 July 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 5 July 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 5 July 2024 | Birmingham Bears | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 6 July 2024 | Leicestershire Foxes | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 07 July 2024 | Yorkshire Vikings | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 07 July 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 07 July 2024 | Durham | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 07 July 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 11 July 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 11 July 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 11 July 2024 | Durham | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 12 July 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 12 July 2024 | Durham | vs. | Notts Outlaws |
| 12 July 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 12 July 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 14 July 2024 | Birmingham Bears | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 14 July 2024 | Durham | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 14 July 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 14 July 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| 17 July 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Lancashire Lightning |
| 18 July 2024 | Northants Steelbacks | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| 18 July 2024 | Worcestershire Rapids | vs. | Derbyshire Falcons |
| 19 July 2024 | Birmingham Bears | vs. | Leicestershire Foxes |
| 19 July 2024 | Derbyshire Falcons | vs. | Durham |
| 19 July 2024 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| 19 July 2024 | Notts Outlaws | vs. | Yorkshire Vikings |
| South Group Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | |
| 30 May 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 30 May 2024 | Hampshire Hawks | vs. | Surrey |
| 31 May 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Glamorgan |
| 31 May 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Middlesex |
| 31 May 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Somerset |
| 31 May 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| 02 June 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 02 June 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| 02 June 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 02 June 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Somerset |
| 6 June 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Glamorgan |
| 7 June 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 7 June 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 7 June 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 7 June 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Surrey |
| 09 June 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 09 June 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Middlesex |
| 09 June 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 11 June 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Somerset |
| 13 June 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 13 June 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Middlesex |
| 14 June 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| 14 June 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 14 June 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 14 June 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Surrey |
| 15 June 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| 16 June 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 16 June 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Glamorgan |
| 20 June 2024 | Hampshire Hawks | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 20 June 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 20 June 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Middlesex |
| 20 June 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 21 June 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 21 June 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 21 June 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 21 June 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Surrey |
| 05 July 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 5 July 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Somerset |
| 5 July 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Middlesex |
| 5 July 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| 06 July 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 07 July 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 07 July 2024 | Somerset | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 07 July 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 10 July 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 11 July 2024 | Essex Eagles | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 11 July 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| 12 July 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Middlesex |
| 12 July 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Hampshire Hawks |
| 12 July 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 12 July 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Somerset |
| 13 July 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 14 July 2024 | Surrey | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 14 July 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Glamorgan |
| 14 July 2024 | Hampshire Hawks | vs. | Somerset |
| 16 July 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Kent Spitfires |
| 18 July 2024 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Middlesex |
| 18 July 2024 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Somerset |
| 18 July 2024 | Hampshire Hawks | vs. | Surrey |
| 19 July 2024 | Glamorgan | vs. | Somerset |
| 19 July 2024 | Hampshire Hawks | vs. | Essex Eagles |
| 19 July 2024 | Kent Spitfires | vs. | Surrey |
| 19 July 2024 | Middlesex | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| Knockout Stage & Finals | |||||
| Quarter-final 1 | 03-09-24 | 18:00 | Durham | vs. | Surrey |
| Quarter-final 2 | 04-09-24 | 19:00 | Lancashire Lightning | vs. | Sussex Sharks |
| Quarter-final 3 | 05-09-24 | 18:30 | Somerset | vs. | Northants Steelbacks |
| Quarter-final 4 | 06-09-24 | 19:00 | Gloucestershire | vs. | Birmingham Bears |
| Semi-final 1 | 14-09-24 | 11:00 | Surrey | vs. | Somerset |
| Semi-final 2 | 14-09-24 | 14:30 | Sussex Sharks | vs. | Gloucestershire |
| Final | 14-09-24 | 18:45 (N) | Somerset | vs. | Gloucestershire |
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