The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Wales first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003 as the first professional Twenty20 league in the world. Since then, all the cricket-playing countries have followed suit and the game has changed in the last two decades. T20 Blast has played a key role in revolutionizing the sport as it is the oldest T20 league. The first edition of the tournament was played back in 2003. It was known as the Twenty20 Cup from 2003 to 2009, the Friends Provident T20 and Friends Life T20 from 2010 to 2013, and the Natwest T20 Blast from 2014 to 2017. Surrey Lions had won the opening season of the T20 Blast in 2003 as they had beaten Warwickshire Bears by nine wickets. Hampshire Hawks are the current defending champions as they defeated Lancashire Lightning in 2022 by one run. Leicestershire Foxes and Hampshire Hawks have both won the tournament thrice and they are the most successful teams in the competition. There are a total of 18 teams, which is the most for any T20 league in the world. Luke Wright is the highest run-scorer of the tournament with 5026 runs while Danny Richard Briggs is the leading wicket-taker of the competition with 205 scalps in 179 matches.
T20 Blast Cricket betting 2023:
T20 Blast 2022 commenced on 25th May and the final was played on July 16. The schedule of the next season is yet to be announced by the ECB.
T20 Blast teams 2023:
There are a total of 18 teams that take part in the T20 Blast 2023. They are divided into two groups - North and South. In the North Group, there are teams like Warwickshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Durham, Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Worcestershire. In the South Group, there are teams like Surrey, Somerset, Essex, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Sussex, Middlesex, and Kent.
T20 Blast Standings:
As a bettor, it is important for you to be aware of the previous season's standings and records, which will help you in making the right bets.
| South Group | P | W | L | D | NRR | |
| 1 | Surrey | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.572 |
| 2 | Somerset | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.685 |
| 3 | Essex | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.849 |
| 4 | Hampshire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.198 |
| 5 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -0.028 |
| 6 | Glamorgan | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -0.122 |
| 7 | Sussex | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | -0.358 |
| 8 | Middlesex | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | -1.005 |
| 9 | Kent | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | -0.655 |
| North Group | P | W | L | D | NRR | |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.331 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.364 |
| 3 | Derbyshire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.131 |
| 4 | Leicestershire | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.058 |
| 5 | Yorkshire | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.625 |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -0.04 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -0.141 |
| 8 | Durham | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | -0.509 |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -1.807 |
Surrey had topped the South Group while Warwickshire had finished at the top spot in North Group.
T20 Blast playoffs:
T20 Blast follows a different route in the knockout matches as compared to other leagues. The top four teams of both group qualify for the later stages. These teams then play the quarterfinals against one another.
T20 Blast odds:
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T20 Blast betting
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T20 Blast 2022 pre-match:
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T20 Blast winners:
As mentioned earlier, Leicestershire Foxes and Hampshire Hawks have both won the tournament thrice, whereas, Kent Spitfires, Notts Outlaws, and Northlands Steelbacks have been crowned champions just once.
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Indian Premier League, National T20 Cup, Pakistan Super League, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Tami Nadu Premier League
