The 2021 Vitality Blast was the 2021 season of the T20 Blast,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales.[2] It was the fourth season in which the domestic T20 competition, 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]
Dates | 9 June – 18 September 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Kent Spitfires (2nd title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 133 |
Most runs | Josh Inglis (531) (Leicestershire Foxes) |
Most wickets | Naveen-ul-Haq (26) (Leicestershire Foxes) |
Official website | Vitality Blast |
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]
Format edit
Each county played seven matches at home, and seven matches away, with the top four counties in each group progressing to the Quarter-finals. The top two ranked counties from each group will host the Quarter-finals, to play against the lower-seeded team in other group.[3]
Teams edit
The teams were placed into the following groups:[3]
- North Group: Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northants Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings
- South Group: Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
North Group edit
Source:[29]
South Group edit
Source:[29]
North Group edit
Source:[30]
June edit
Derbyshire Falcons
168/7 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
171/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
152/6 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
152/8 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Worcestershire Rapids 1.
Birmingham Bears
144/8 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
147/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Lancashire Lightning
172/8 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
156/5 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rishi Patel (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Durham
181/8 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
161/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Birmingham Bears
229/5 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
211/9 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Notts Outlaws 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
209/6 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
186 (19 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry Came (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
185/7 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
153/9 (20 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Lancashire Lightning
132/4 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
133/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
160/8 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
161/7 (19 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
168/9 (20 overs) |
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Durham
170/8 (19 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Louis Kimber (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Notts Outlaws
214/7 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
200/7 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lyndon James (Notts Outlaws) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
240/4 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
222/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Notts Outlaws
195/5 (20 overs) |
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Durham
182/8 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Birmingham Bears
170/3 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
115 (18.5 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Derbyshire Falcons
196/5 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
197/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Conor McKerr (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
216/6 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
122 (16.3 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Birmingham Bears
190/7 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
155 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Lancashire Lightning
151/6 (20 overs) |
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Durham
153/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steven Croft (Lancashire Lightning) played in his 200th T20 match.[31]
- Points: Durham 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Northants Steelbacks
141/8 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
143/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 1, Northants Steelbacks 1.
Notts Outlaws
152/6 (15 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
150/6 (15 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Sol Budinger (Notts Outlaws) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Durham 1.
Yorkshire Vikings
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
135 (19 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Durham
185/4 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
163/8 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacob Bethell (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Notts Outlaws
172 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
172/4 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
Leicestershire Foxes
200/2 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
166/7 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Inglis (Leicestershire Foxes) scored his first century in a T20 match.[32]
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
86/8 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
89/0 (6.2 overs) |
Alex Hales 60* (24)
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- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
174/8 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
132 (18.4 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
191/5 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
179/5 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Durham
157/5 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
158/1 (17.5 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Freddie Heldreich (Northants Steelbacks) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Durham 0.
Birmingham Bears
167/9 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
170/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Durham
178/8 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
181/2 (19.3 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Durham 0.
Lancashire Lightning
130/7 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
131/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
207/3 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Vikings
173 (19.5 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Notts Outlaws
137/9 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
137/9 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 1, Derbyshire Falcons 1.
Durham
164/8 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
130 (18.3 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Durham 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Notts Outlaws
173/6 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
166/7 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
224/3 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
142 (19.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
156/7 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
157/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
138 (19.5 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
141/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
81 (15.5 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
86/0 (8.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Northants Steelbacks
173/5 (20 overs) |
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Durham
143 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Campbell and Harry Crawshaw (Durham) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Durham 0.
July edit
Lancashire Lightning
159/6 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
125 (18.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Leicestershire Foxes
154 (20 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
156/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Notts Outlaws
177/9 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
63 (13.4 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
180/4 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
171/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Harry Duke (Yorkshire Vikings) made his T20 debut.
Durham
115/4 (15.1 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
88/2 (8.2 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Leicestershire Foxes were set a revised target of 88 runs from 9 overs due to rain.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Durham 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
153/8 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Birmingham Bears
125 (18 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Sidebottom (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Northants Steelbacks
142/8 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
144/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Durham
176/9 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Falcons
180/4 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Doneathy (Durham) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Durham 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
60/3 (7 overs) |
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Notts Outlaws
65/0 (3.4 overs) |
Alex Hales 31* (9)
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- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Birmingham Bears
169/5 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids
152/6 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Lancashire Lightning
199/5 (20 overs) |
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Durham
193/5 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Durham 0.
Notts Outlaws
173 (19.2 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
177/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Notts Outlaws 0.
Yorkshire Vikings
128/7 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
131/6 (19 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Birmingham Bears
191/5 (20 overs) |
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Northants Steelbacks
177/8 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Bears) and Emilio Gay (Northants Steelbacks) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Notts Outlaws
221/4 (20 overs) |
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Durham
143 (16 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Worcestershire Rapids
169/6 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
171/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
South Group edit
Source: [30]
June edit
Somerset
185/7 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
187/7 (18.5 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Somerset 0.
Kent Spitfires
176/6 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire Hawks
138/9 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- James Logan (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
Gloucestershire
179/6 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
175/9 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0.
Surrey
223/7 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
169/9 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Blake Cullen (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
Gloucestershire
177/7 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
178/5 (17.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Crocombe and Archie Lenham (Sussex Sharks) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Somerset
187/6 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
188/3 (16 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Somerset 0.
Kent Spitfires
178/8 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
162/8 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Green (Middlesex) took a hat-trick.[33]
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Middlesex 0.
Hampshire Hawks
155/6 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
142 (19.2 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Buttleman (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire Hawks
154/7 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
155/1 (16.2 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
Essex Eagles
153/6 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
156/3 (19 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Kent Spitfires
183/5 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
178/8 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Glamorgan
166/8 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
167/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Glamorgan 0.
Hampshire Hawks
215/6 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
217/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
Somerset
204/7 (20 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
157 (18 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Essex Eagles
128/8 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
130/3 (14 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Kent Spitfires
144/7 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
104 (17.4 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Glamorgan 0.
Middlesex
179/5 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
157/5 (18 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire were set a revised target of 156 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Middlesex 0.
Surrey
53/2 (5 overs) |
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- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Surrey 1, Sussex Sharks 1.
Glamorgan
150/9 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
129/9 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Cullen (Glamorgan) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Middlesex 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Surrey 1, Hampshire Hawks 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Somerset 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Essex Eagles 1, Gloucestershire 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Somerset 1, Glamorgan 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Gloucestershire 1, Hampshire Hawks 1.
Kent Spitfires
236/3 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
169 (19.2 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Surrey
118 (16.4 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
119/2 (15.3 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Ben Geddes (Surrey) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Surrey 0.
Kent Spitfires
147/7 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
149/2 (13.4 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Glamorgan 1.
Surrey
146/8 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
149/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Leach (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Somerset 2, Surrey 0.
Middlesex
183/2 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
184/8 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) scored his first century in a T20 match.[34]
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Middlesex 0.
Gloucestershire
216/2 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan
182/8 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Glamorgan 0.
Middlesex
174/7 (20 overs) |
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Surrey
175/5 (19 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
Somerset
172/9 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire Hawks
165/8 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Prest (Hampshire Hawks) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Somerset 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
Gloucestershire
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
135 (19.5 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Kent Spitfires
167/9 (20 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
31/4 (5 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Essex Eagles were set a revised target of 60 runs from 5 overs.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Glamorgan
170/8 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex
171/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Glamorgan 0.
Surrey
175/7 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
43/1 (4.5 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Rains during Sussex Sharks' innings prevented any further play.
- Points: Surrey 1, Sussex Sharks 1.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 1, Middlesex 1.
Kent Spitfires
168/8 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
169/0 (15.4 overs) |
Tom Banton 107* (51)
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- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Glamorgan
153/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey
152/9 (20 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Pearce (Glamorgan) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Surrey 0.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Kent Spitfires 1.
Somerset
153 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex Eagles
151/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Essex Eagles were set a revised target of 148 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Somerset 0.
Surrey
146/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Hawks
126/8 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire Hawks 0.
July edit
Middlesex
166/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex Sharks
103/9 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Harrison Ward (Sussex Sharks) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Gloucestershire
161/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
165/2 (19.2 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Glamorgan
104 (17 overs) |
v
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Essex Eagles
108/2 (12.2 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Glamorgan 0.
Sussex Sharks
201/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan
168 (18.4 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Glamorgan 0.
Somerset
152 (18.1 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
114/6 (16 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Middlesex were set a revised target of 120 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
- Points: Somerset 2, Middlesex 0.
Hampshire Hawks
176/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
166/5 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Kent Spitfires
191/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey
180/6 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0.
Gloucestershire
171/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
161/8 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh de Caires (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Middlesex 0.
Surrey
128/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Kent Spitfires
129/1 (15.3 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0.
Hampshire Hawks
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
100 (16 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Toby Albert (Hampshire Hawks) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Somerset 0.
Essex Eagles
146/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex Sharks
148/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Oli Carter (Sussex Sharks) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire Hawks
171/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex Eagles
153 (19.2 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Gloucestershire
177/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey
178/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Kent Spitfires
157/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
80 (16.3 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Elliot Hooper (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Middlesex 0.
Somerset
181/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan
107 (17.4 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0.
Sussex Sharks
183/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Hawks
184/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2 , Sussex Sharks 0.
Glamorgan
184/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Hawks
187/4 (13 overs) |
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hampshire Hawks 2, Glamorgan 0.
Middlesex
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex Eagles
160/9 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Rymell (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Kent Spitfires
130/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex Sharks
134/6 (17.1 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Somerset
183/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
160/6 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Standings edit
North Group edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Notts Outlaws | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1.503 |
2 | Yorkshire Vikings[a] | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.305 |
3 | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0.205 |
4 | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.006 |
5 | Worcestershire Rapids | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | −0.629 |
6 | Leicestershire Foxes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.019 |
7 | Durham | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.228 |
8 | Derbyshire Falcons[b] | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.326 |
9 | Northants Steelbacks | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.871 |
- ^ Yorkshire Vikings finished above Lancashire Lightning on average points per completed match basis.[7]
- ^ Derbyshire Falcons' two matches scheduled to play against Northants Steelbacks (16 July) and Yorkshire Vikings (18 July) were cancelled due to COVID-19.[9] As a result, the North Group qualifications were decided on an average points per completed match basis.[10]
advances to Quarter-Finals
South Group edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.657 |
2 | Somerset | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.371 |
3 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0.479 |
4 | Hampshire Hawks | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.388 |
5 | Surrey | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.332 |
6 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.201 |
7 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.468 |
8 | Middlesex | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.389 |
9 | Glamorgan | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −1.371 |
advances to Quarter-Finals
Knock-out stage edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
N1 | Notts Outlaws | 123 | ||||||||||||
S4 | Hampshire Hawks | 125/9 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | Hampshire Hawks | 150 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | Somerset | 153/8 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Somerset | 185/3 | ||||||||||||
N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 184/9 | ||||||||||||
SF1 | Somerset | 142/9 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | Kent Spitfires | 167/7 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Yorkshire Vikings | 177/7 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Sussex Sharks | 178/5 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | Sussex Sharks | 147 | ||||||||||||
QF4 | Kent Spitfires | 168/8 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Kent Spitfires | 162/7 | ||||||||||||
N4 | Birmingham Bears | 141 |
Quarter-finals edit
Yorkshire Vikings
177/7 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
178/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yorkshire played their home match at the Riverside Ground because Headingley was used for England's third Test against India the following day.[37]
Hampshire Hawks
125/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Notts Outlaws
123 (19.4 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire Lightning
184/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
185/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Kent Spitfires
162/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Birmingham Bears
141 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
Finals Day edit
Semi-finals edit
Hampshire Hawks
150 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
153/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Kent Spitfires
168/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex Sharks
147 (19.1 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
Final edit
Kent Spitfires
167/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
142/9 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Notes edit
- ^ 2 out of 7 home matches of Gloucestershire in group stage were played at College Ground, Cheltenham.
- ^ 3 out of 7 home matches of Middlesex in group stage were played at Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett.
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