England is not only the founder of traditional cricket but also the founder T20 format which they started and afterwards IPL and BBL took this format to new heights. Vitality Blast 2021 schedule is a long one consisting of 133 matches to be played over the course of 35 days in United Kingdom.
T20 Blast schedule 2021 consist of 133 matches planned during 33 days. Blast T20 fixtures will start from 9th June, 2021 but due to other domestic matches these fun filled 33 days of cricket will end on 18th September, 2021 as per T20 Blast timetable issued by ECB.
| Event | Vitality Blast 2021 |
| Venue | England |
| No. of Matches | 133 |
| No. Of Days | 35 |
| Format | Double Round Robin |
| Total Teams | 18 |
| Current Champion | Notts Outlaw |
| Most Titles | Leicestershire Foxes (3 Times) |
To easily manage Vitality Blast 2021 Fixtures. 18 Vitality T20 blast teams have been divided into two groups North and South with each group comprises of 9 teams. Each group team will play each other twice during the league phase.
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
Vitality Blast 2021 Start Date
Vitality blast 2020 edition was postponed because of COVID 19 but vitality blast 2020 new schedule is changed in to blast 2021 edition. As per the Vitality T20 Blast 2021 schedule Vitality blast 2021 competition will start from 9th June, 2021 and as many as 4 matches scheduled on the event inaugural day. Also on many days 4 vitality blast 2021 upcoming matches in a single day which will provide an entertainment feast to fans.
You can say as per Vitality blast 2021 schedule tournament will be completing in two phases. one is of league phase and other is of finals day.
Just for info league phase of vitality blast 2021 complete on 18 July, 2021 and on that particular day all 18 teams will be competing each other during 9 matches.
Vitality Blast 2021 Finals Day
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As per current time table of vitality blast 2021 finals day will start from after a gap of almost a month from 24 Aug when top 4 team from both groups will compete in quarter finals.
Vitality Blast 2021 Schedule
Complete Vitality Blast 2021 Schedule is below:
| Date | Match # | Mode | Group | Match | Venue | Time(GMT) |
| 9-Jun | 1 | D | North | Lancashire vs Derbyshire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 1:30 PM |
| 2 | D/N | North | Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire. | New Road, Worcester | 4:30 PM | |
| 3 | D/N | South | Kent vs Hampshire. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 5:30 PM | |
| 4 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Essex. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 5:30 PM | |
| 10-Jun | 5 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM |
| 6 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Surrey. | Lord’s, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 7 | D/N | North | Lancashire vs Leicestershire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 5:30 PM | |
| 8 | D/N | North | Yorkshire vs Warwickshire. | Headingley, Leeds | 5:30 PM | |
| 11-Jun | 9 | D/N | North | Leicestershire vs Derbyshire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 5:30 PM |
| 10 | D/N | North | Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 11 | D/N | North | Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire. | County Ground, Northampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 12 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Surrey. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 5:30 PM | |
| 13 | D/N | South | Essex vs Hampshire. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 14 | D/N | North | Durham vs Yorkshire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 15 | D/N | South | Kent vs Middlesex. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 5:30 PM | |
| 16 | D/N | South | Gloucestershire vs Sussex. | County Ground, Bristol | 5:30 PM | |
| 12-Jun | 17 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Hampshire. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM |
| 13-Jun | 18 | D | North | Leicestershire vs Durham. | Grace Road, Leicester | 1:30 PM |
| 19 | D | North | Derbyshire vs Warwickshire. | County Ground, Derby | 1:30 PM | |
| 20 | D | North | Northamptonshire vs Nottinghamshire. | County Ground, Northampton | 1:30 PM | |
| 21 | D | South | Glamorgan vs Essex. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 1:30 PM | |
| 22 | D | North | Worcestershire vs Lancashire. | New Road, Worcester | 1:30 PM | |
| 23 | D | South | Kent vs Gloucestershire. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1:30 PM | |
| 14-Jun | 24 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Glamorgan. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM |
| 15-Jun | 25 | D/N | North | Derbyshire vs Lancashire. | County Ground, Derby | 5:30 PM |
| 26 | D/N | North | Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire. | County Ground, Northampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 27 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Kent. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 5:30 PM | |
| 28 | D/N | South | Essex vs Sussex. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 29 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Hampshire. | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 5:30 PM | |
| 30 | D/N | North | Durham vs Nottinghamshire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 31 | D/N | North | Yorkshire vs Leicestershire. | Headingley, Leeds | 5:30 PM | |
| 16-Jun | 32 | D/N | North | Worcestershire vs Yorkshire. | New Road, Worcester | 5:30 PM |
| 33 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Kent. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM | |
| 34 | D/N | North | Leicestershire vs Warwickshire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 5:30 PM | |
| 17-Jun | 35 | D/N | North | Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire. | County Ground, Derby | 5:30 PM |
| 36 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Gloucestershire. | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 5:30 PM | |
| 37 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Sussex. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 38 | D/N | North | Durham vs Lancashire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 18-Jun | 39 | D/N | North | Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire. | New Road, Worcester | 5:30 PM |
| 40 | D/N | North | Nottinghamshire vs Derbyshire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 41 | D/N | South | Essex vs Gloucestershire. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 42 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Somerset. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM | |
| 43 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Middlesex. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM | |
| 44 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Hampshire. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 45 | D/N | North | Yorkshire vs Durham. | Headingley, Leeds | 5:30 PM | |
| 46 | D/N | North | Warwickshire vs Lancashire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 19-Jun | 47 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Glamorgan. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 6:00 PM |
| 20-Jun | 48 | D | North | Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire. | County Ground, Northampton | 1:30 PM |
| 49 | D | North | Lancashire vs Nottinghamshire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 1:30 PM | |
| 50 | D | North | Durham vs Warwickshire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 1:30 PM | |
| 51 | D | North | Yorkshire vs Derbyshire. | Headingley, Leeds | 1:30 PM | |
| 52 | D | South | Kent vs Essex. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1:30 PM | |
| 53 | D | South | Gloucestershire vs Hampshire. | County Ground, Bristol | 1:30 PM | |
| 21-Jun | 54 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Essex. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM |
| 22-Jun | 55 | D/N | South | Gloucestershire vs Kent. | County Ground, Bristol | 5:30 PM |
| 56 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Glamorgan. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM | |
| 57 | D/N | North | Derbyshire vs Leicestershire. | County Ground, Derby | 5:30 PM | |
| 58 | D/N | North | Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 23-Jun | 59 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Somerset. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM |
| 60 | D/N | North | Durham vs Northamptonshire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 61 | D/N | North | Yorkshire vs Worcestershire. | Headingley, Leeds | 5:30 PM | |
| 24-Jun | 62 | D/N | North | Warwickshire vs Derbyshire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:30 PM |
| 63 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Essex. | Lord’s, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 64 | D/N | South | Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan. | County Ground, Bristol | 5:30 PM | |
| 25-Jun | 65 | D/N | North | Worcestershire vs Durham. | New Road, Worcester | 5:30 PM |
| 66 | D/N | North | Leicestershire vs Yorkshire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 5:30 PM | |
| 67 | D/N | North | Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire. | County Ground, Derby | 5:30 PM | |
| 68 | D/N | North | Northamptonshire vs Lancashire. | County Ground, Northampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 69 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Hampshire. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 5:30 PM | |
| 70 | D/N | South | Essex vs Kent. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 71 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Gloucestershire. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM | |
| 72 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Middlesex. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 26-Jun | 73 | D | North | Warwickshire vs Durham. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1:30 PM |
| 74 | D | North | Yorkshire vs Northamptonshire. | Headingley, Leeds | 1:30 PM | |
| 75 | D | North | Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1:30 PM | |
| 27-Jun | 76 | D | South | Surrey vs Sussex. | Kennington Oval, London | 1:30 PM |
| 77 | D | South | Middlesex vs Glamorgan. | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | 1:30 PM | |
| 78 | D | North | Worcestershire vs Leicestershire. | New Road, Worcester | 1:30 PM | |
| 28-Jun | 79 | D/N | South | Hampshire vs Middlesex. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 5:30 PM |
| 80 | D/N | South | Kent vs Somerset. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 5:30 PM | |
| 29-Jun | 81 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Surrey. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM |
| 82 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Kent. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM | |
| 83 | D/N | South | Essex vs Somerset. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 84 | D/N | North | Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 5:30 PM | |
| 30-Jun | 85 | D/N | North | Northamptonshire vs Durham. | County Ground, Northampton | 5:30 PM |
| 86 | D/N | North | Warwickshire vs Yorkshire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 87 | D/N | South | Hampshire vs Surrey. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 1-Jul | 88 | D/N | North | Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 5:30 PM |
| 89 | D/N | South | Essex vs Glamorgan. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 5:30 PM | |
| 90 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Sussex. | Lord’s, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 91 | D/N | North | Lancashire vs Worcestershire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 5:30 PM | |
| 92 | D/N | South | Gloucestershire vs Somerset. | County Ground, Bristol | 5:30 PM | |
| 2-Jul | 93 | D/N | North | Derbyshire vs Worcestershire. | County Ground, Derby | 5:30 PM |
| 94 | D/N | South | Somerset vs Middlesex. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 5:30 PM | |
| 95 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Sussex. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM | |
| 96 | D/N | North | Durham vs Leicestershire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 97 | D/N | North | Yorkshire vs Lancashire. | Headingley, Leeds | 5:30 PM | |
| 98 | D/N | North | Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 99 | D/N | South | Kent vs Surrey. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 5:30 PM | |
| 100 | D/N | South | Hampshire vs Gloucestershire. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 9-Jul | 101 | D | South | Gloucestershire vs Middlesex. | College Ground, Cheltenham | 1:30 PM |
| 102 | D/N | North | Worcestershire vs Warwickshire. | New Road, Worcester | 4:30 PM | |
| 103 | D/N | South | Hampshire vs Somerset. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 104 | D/N | North | Lancashire vs Northamptonshire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 5:30 PM | |
| 105 | D/N | North | Durham vs Derbyshire. | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 5:30 PM | |
| 106 | D/N | South | Surrey vs Kent. | Kennington Oval, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 107 | D/N | South | Sussex vs Essex. | County Ground, Hove | 5:30 PM | |
| 108 | D/N | North | Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 16-Jul | 109 | D | South | Hampshire vs Essex. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 1:00 PM |
| 110 | D | South | Gloucestershire vs Surrey. | College Ground, Cheltenham | 1:30 PM | |
| 111 | D/N | North | Warwickshire vs Worcestershire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:30 PM | |
| 112 | D/N | North | Lancashire vs Durham. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 5:30 PM | |
| 113 | D/N | South | Middlesex vs Kent. | Lord’s, London | 5:30 PM | |
| 114 | D/N | South | Glamorgan vs Somerset. | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 5:30 PM | |
| 115 | D/N | North | Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire. | County Ground, Northampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 116 | D/N | North | Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 5:30 PM | |
| 117 | D/N | South | Hampshire vs Sussex. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 5:30 PM | |
| 17-Jul | 118 | D/N | North | Lancashire vs Yorkshire. | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 5:30 PM |
| 18-Jul | 119 | D | South | Hampshire vs Glamorgan. | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 1:30 PM |
| 120 | D | North | Leicestershire vs Worcestershire. | Grace Road, Leicester | 1:30 PM | |
| 121 | D | North | Nottinghamshire vs Durham. | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1:30 PM | |
| 122 | D | South | Somerset vs Gloucestershire. | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 1:30 PM | |
| 123 | D | South | Essex vs Middlesex. | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1:30 PM | |
| 124 | D | North | Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1:30 PM | |
| 125 | D | North | Derbyshire vs Yorkshire. | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | 1:30 PM | |
| 126 | D | South | Kent vs Sussex. | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1:30 PM | |
| 24-Aug | 127 | D/N | – | TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 1 | TBC | 5:30 PM |
| 25-Aug | 128 | D/N | – | TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 2 | TBC | 5:30 PM |
| 26-Aug | 129 | D/N | – | TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 3 | TBC | 5:30 PM |
| 27-Aug | 130 | D/N | – | TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 4 | TBC | 5:30 PM |
| 18-Sep | 131 | D | – | TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 1 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 10:00 AM |
| 18-Sep | 132 | D | – | TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 2 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1:30 PM |
| 18-Sep | 133 | D/N | – | TBC vs TBC, Final | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:15 PM |
Vitality Blast 2021 Oversease Players
Many players form top international cricketing nations are part of various T20 blast teams for 2021 edition. List of foreign players in Vitality blast 2021.
- Players form Australia is part of blast 2021 edition.
- Top South Africa players also part of 2021 blast cricket.
- New Zealand batters and bowlers are also representing various sides in blast 2021 season.
- Afghanistan players are also part of blast teams in 2021 just like they are part of IPL 2021 edition, Big Bash 2021 edition and PSL 2021 edition.
