2020 T20 Blast
| Dates | 27 August – 4 October 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Notts Outlaws (2nd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 97 |
| Most runs | Daniel Bell-Drummond (423) |
| Most wickets | Jake Ball (19) |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,[1] a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales.[2] run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal.[3][4] On 12 August 2020, following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[5]
In the North Group, the Notts Outlaws and Lancashire Lightning qualified for the quarter-finals.[6][7] In the Central Group, Gloucestershire became the first team to qualify.[8] The South Group saw Surrey and Kent Spitfires qualify.[9][10] Following the conclusion of the group stage, the Northants Steelbacks, the Leicestershire Foxes and the Sussex Sharks had also confirmed their spots in the quarter-finals.[11][12]
Surrey,[13] Lancashire Lightning[14] and Gloucestershire[15] all won their quarter-final matches to progress to Finals Day. The match between the Leicestershire Foxes and the Notts Outlaws finished in a tie.[16] The Notts Outlaws advanced to Finals Day after they had scored more runs in the powerplay.[17]
For the first time in the tournament's history, Finals Day was washed out, with all the matches rescheduled to be played on 4 October 2020, the designated reserve day.[18] If no play was possible on the reserve day, the ECB announced that the matches would have been played on 7 October 2020.[19] Play was delayed further on the reserve day due to rain, and as a result the two semi-finals were reduced to 11 overs per side, and the final was shortened to 16 overs per side.[20] Surrey beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in the first semi-final,[21] and the Notts Outlaws beat Lancashire Lightning by five wickets in the second semi-final.[22] In the final, the Notts Outlaws beat Surrey by six wickets to win the tournament and their second domestic T20 title.[23]
Background
[edit]The tournament was scheduled to start on 28 May 2020, and finish on 5 September 2020.[24][25][26] However, on 24 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020.[27][28] In late May 2020, the ECB looked at the scheduling of domestic cricket for the summer, with the t20 Blast likely to go ahead, including the traditional Final's Day at Edgbaston.[29] The ECB also confirmed that no domestic cricket would be played before 1 August 2020.[30][31] On 29 June 2020, the ECB confirmed that the county cricket season would begin on 1 August 2020,[32] with the format agreed in early July.[33]
On 7 July 2020, the majority of counties voted to start the tournament on 27 August 2020,[34] with Finals Day taking place at Edgbaston on 3 October 2020.[35]
Teams
[edit]The teams were placed into the following groups. The top two teams in each group progressed to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by the two best third-placed teams:[36]
- North Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Notts Outlaws, Yorkshire Vikings
- Central Group: Birmingham Bears, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northants Steelbacks, Somerset, Worcestershire Rapids
- South Group: Essex Eagles, Hampshire, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
Fixtures
[edit]North Group
[edit]Lancashire Lightning 190/3 (20 overs) | v | Durham 163/7 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Hartley (Lancashire Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Keaton Jennings (Lancashire Lightning) scored his first century in a T20 match.[37]
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Durham 0.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 1, Leicestershire Foxes 1.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Notts Outlaws 1.
Durham 181/3 (20 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 185/4 (16.2 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Leicestershire Foxes 150/9 (20 overs) | v | |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Tom Taylor (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Tom Bailey (Lancashire Lightning) took his first five-wicket haul in a T20 match.[38]
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 1, Lancashire Lightning 1.
Yorkshire Vikings 220/5 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire Falcons 121/9 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brooke Guest, Sam Conners (Derbyshire Falcons) and George Hill (Yorkshire Vikings) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Durham 147/8 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Durham 0.
Yorkshire Vikings 190 (20 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 194/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Lancashire Lightning 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire Falcons 174/7 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ed Barnes (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 1, Notts Outlaws 1.
v | ||
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Durham 1, Derbyshire Falcons 1.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 1, Leicestershire Foxes 1.
Derbyshire Falcons 98/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 102/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Notts Outlaws 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 124/5 (15 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Yorkshire Vikings 198/3 (20 overs) | v | Durham 169 (19.1 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Durham 0.
Lancashire Lightning 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 169/4 (17 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Durham 223/2 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire Falcons 168/5 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Yorkshire Vikings 188/6 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 192/7 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Notts Outlaws 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire Falcons 185/6 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dustin Melton (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes 130/9 (20 overs) | v | Durham 132/4 (15.2 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nick Welch (Leicestershire Foxes) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Yorkshire Vikings 145/9 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 148/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Wharton (Yorkshire Vikings) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Derbyshire Falcons 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 143/4 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Derbyshire Falcons 2, Leicestershire Foxes 0.
Durham 147 (19.3 overs) | v | Yorkshire Vikings 104 (16.4 overs) |
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Derbyshire Falcons 142/8 (20 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 143/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Samit Patel played in his 100th consecutive T20 match for the Notts Outlaws.[39]
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Lancashire Lightning 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Vikings 160/6 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- George Lavelle (Lancashire Lightning), Matt Revis and Sam Wisniewski (Yorkshire Vikings) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Lancashire Lightning 2, Yorkshire Vikings 0.
Durham 152/5 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 83 (15 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Notts Outlaws 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 163/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat.
- Leicestershire Foxes were awarded five penalty runs following a fake fielding incident in the first over of their innings.[40]
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Notts Outlaws 0.
Derbyshire Falcons 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Vikings 171/4 (20 overs) |
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Birkhead (Yorkshire Vikings) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Yorkshire Vikings 2, Derbyshire Falcons 0.
Leicestershire Foxes 154/5 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 132/5 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leicestershire Foxes 2, Lancashire Lightning 0.
Notts Outlaws 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Durham 132 (19.1 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Notts Outlaws 2, Durham 0.
Central Group
[edit]v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Gloucestershire 1, Northants Steelbacks 1.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Glamorgan 1, Worcestershire Rapids 1.
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 1, Somerset 1.
Worcestershire Rapids 124/7 (20 overs) | v | Northants Steelbacks 128/1 (15.1 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Haynes (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan 150/7 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 135 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Northants Steelbacks 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 162/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- George Bartlett (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Somerset 0.
Glamorgan 140/9 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 141/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points Birmingham Bears 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire 197/3 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 175/8 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Northants Steelbacks 158/7 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 120 (19.5 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Vikai Kelley (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Glamorgan 133/8 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 134/2 (16.1 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire 157/3 (12 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 100 (11.1 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
- Dan Mousley (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Somerset 229/8 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 213/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Adam Finch (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Somerset 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Northants Steelbacks 161/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northants Steelbacks 2, Glamorgan 0.
Gloucestershire 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 151/9 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Birmingham Bears 107/4 (12 overs) | v | Somerset 120/7 (12 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset were set a revised target of 125 runs from 12 overs.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Somerset 0.
Gloucestershire 185/6 (20 overs) | v | Northants Steelbacks 150/6 (20 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Worcestershire Rapids 168/4 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 165/8 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Will Smeed (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Somerset 0.
Birmingham Bears 142/9 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan 129/8 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Glamorgan 0.
Worcestershire Rapids 178/4 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 181/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rob Yates (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Northants Steelbacks 98 (17.2 overs) | v | Glamorgan 99/3 (16 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Gloucestershire 203/6 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 192/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Somerset 0.
Gloucestershire 173/6 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 123 (17.1 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Birmingham Bears 0.
Worcestershire Rapids 178/6 (20 overs) | v | Northants Steelbacks 170/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Worcestershire Rapids 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Somerset 183/3 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan 117 (15.5 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset) made his T20 debut.
- Babar Azam (Somerset) scored his 5,000th run in T20s.[41]
- Points: Somerset 2, Glamorgan 0.
Northants Steelbacks 140/9 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 146/3 (18 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 2, Northants Steelbacks 0.
Birmingham Bears 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
Glamorgan 188/4 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 171/6 (20 overs) |
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Gloucestershire 0.
Somerset 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Gloucestershire 2, Somerset 0.
Birmingham Bears 191/5 (20 overs) | v | Northants Steelbacks 193/7 (18.5 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids 190/3 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan 196/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Glamorgan 2, Worcestershire Rapids 0.
South Group
[edit]Hampshire 139/6 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 52/0 (4.1 overs) |
Daniel Bell-Drummond 28* (16) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Kent Spitfires' innings prevented any further play.
- Scott Currie (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Hampshire 1, Kent Spitfires 1.
Middlesex 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 10/0 (1.3 overs) |
Cameron Delport 8* (4) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Essex Eagles' innings prevented any further play.
- Max Holden (Middlesex) scored his first century in a T20 match.[43]
- Points: Essex Eagles 1, Middlesex 1.
Sussex Sharks 116/5 (15.2 overs) | v | |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Sussex Sharks' innings prevented any further play.
- Gus Atkinson, Dan Moriarty and James Taylor (Surrey) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 1, Surrey 1.
Middlesex 209/4 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 209/5 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 1, Kent Spitfires 1.
Hampshire 176/5 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 177/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 143/8 (20 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex Eagles 1, Surrey 1.
Surrey 161/4 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 162/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Surrey 0.
Essex Eagles 139/6 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 140/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hampshire 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Middlesex 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 168/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Hollman (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Middlesex 0.
Kent Spitfires 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 194/7 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Middlesex 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 156/8 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire 77/5 (11 overs) | v | Surrey 81/1 (10.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Surrey were set a revised target of 80 runs from 11 overs.
- Felix Organ (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire 0.
Kent Spitfires 192/6 (20 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 163/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Middlesex 113/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 116/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Davies (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
Sussex Sharks 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 146/6 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Calvin Harrison (Hampshire) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles 195/8 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 198/6 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Plom (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Surrey 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Kent Spitfires 141/8 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 145/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Middlesex 142/6 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 123 (18.5 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Hampshire 0.
Essex Eagles 197/5 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 185/8 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Hampshire 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 183/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Hampshire 0.
Surrey 218/5 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 188/5 (20 overs) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Points Surrey 2, Middlesex 0.
- Surrey's score of 218 was a record high total for a T20 match at Lord's [44]
Essex Eagles 168/3 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 114/9 (20 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Essex Eagles 2, Hampshire 0.
Middlesex 184/6 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 182/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Middlesex 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Sussex Sharks 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 167/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Sussex Sharks 0.
Essex Eagles 167/9 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 171/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kent Spitfires 2, Essex Eagles 0.
Hampshire 138/8 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 143/1 (15.2 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Hampshire 0.
Middlesex 155/8 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 158/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Middlesex 0.
Essex Eagles 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 137/6 (18.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Allison, Robin Das and Feroze Khushi (Essex Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Sussex Sharks 2, Essex Sharks 0.
Hampshire 141/9 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 121 (18 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thilan Walallawita (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Shaheen Afridi (Hampshire) took a hat-trick and four wickets in four balls.[45]
- Points: Hampshire 2, Middlesex 0.
Kent Spitfires 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 161/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 2, Kent Spitfires 0.
Standings
[edit]Central Group
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucestershire | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.017 |
| 2 | Northants Steelbacks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.053 |
| 3 | Birmingham Bears | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.634 |
| 4 | Somerset | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.653 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.304 |
| 6 | Worcestershire Rapids | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.789 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
North Group
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1.315 |
| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.250 |
| 3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | −0.180 |
| 4 | Durham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.421 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.297 |
| 6 | Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −1.583 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
South Group
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0.651 |
| 2 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.377 |
| 3 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0.108 |
| 4 | Middlesex | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −0.296 |
| 5 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −0.003 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.803 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2020. Source: BBC Sport,[46] England and Wales Cricket Board[47]
Knock-out stage
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 169/2 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Kent Spitfires | 113/7 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 74/4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Gloucestershire | 73/7 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Gloucestershire | 114/3 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Northants Steelbacks | 113 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Surrey | 127/7 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 129/4 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Sussex Sharks | 95 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 140/8 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 94/4 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 95/5 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Notts Outlaws | 139/7 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 139/7 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Surrey 169/2 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 113/7 (20 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire Lightning 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 95 (17.2 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Northants Steelbacks 113 (19.4 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 114/3 (11.5 overs) |
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Leicestershire Foxes 139/7 (20 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 139/7 (20 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Notts Outlaws progressed to the semi-finals on account of scoring more runs in the powerplay.
Finals Day
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Gloucestershire 73/7 (11 overs) | v | Surrey 74/4 (9.4 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
Lancashire Lightning 94/4 (11 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 95/5 (8.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
Final
[edit]Surrey 127/7 (16 overs) | v | Notts Outlaws 129/4 (13.2 overs) |
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
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