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About the T20 Blast

The T20 Blast is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. It is the oldest professional T20 league in the world.

History & Legacy

It is the oldest professional T20 league in the world, having been established in 2003 as the Twenty20 Cup.

The tournament features 18 counties split into North and South groups, with the top four from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.

In 2024, Gloucestershire claimed their first title, defeating Sussex in a thrilling final.

🏆 Past Winners (Year by Year)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Venue	Result	Player of the Match
2003	Surrey	Warwickshire	Nottingham	won by 9 wickets	Adam Hollioake
2004	Leicestershire	Surrey	Birmingham	won by 7 wickets	Brad Hodge
2005	Lancashire	Surrey	London	won by 6 wickets	Andrew Flintoff
2006	Leicestershire	Nottinghamshire	Birmingham	won by 4 runs	Jeremy Snape
2007	Kent	Gloucestershire	Birmingham	won by 4 wickets	Ryan McLaren
2008	Middlesex	Kent	London	won by 3 runs	Tyron Henderson
2009	Hampshire	Somerset	Birmingham	won by 6 wickets	Dominic Cork
2010	Hampshire	Somerset	Southampton	won by 3 runs	Michael Lumb
2011	Leicestershire	Somerset	Birmingham	won by 18 runs	Josh Cobb
2012	Hampshire	Yorkshire	Cardiff	won by 10 runs	Sean Ervine
2013	Northamptonshire	Surrey	Birmingham	won by 102 runs	David Willey
2014	Warwickshire	Lancashire	Birmingham	won by 4 runs	Laurie Evans
2015	Lancashire	Northamptonshire	Birmingham	won by 7 wickets	Karl Brown
2016	Northamptonshire	Durham	Birmingham	won by 4 wickets	Josh Cobb
2017	Nottinghamshire	Birmingham Bears	Birmingham	won by 22 runs	Dan Christian
2018	Worcestershire	Sussex	Birmingham	won by 6 wickets	Brett D'Oliveira
2019	Essex	Worcestershire	Birmingham	won by 4 wickets	Simon Harmer
2020	Nottinghamshire	Surrey	Birmingham	won by 6 wickets	Dan Christian
2021	Kent	Somerset	Birmingham	won by 25 runs	Daniel Bell-Drummond
2022	Hampshire	Lancashire	Birmingham	won by 8 runs	Nathan Ellis
2023	Somerset	Essex	Edgbaston	won by 14 runs	Matt Henry
2024	Gloucestershire	Sussex	Edgbaston	won by 8 wickets	David Payne