Vitality Blast 2023 Schedule: The T20 Blast 2023 is scheduled to kick start from May 20 with a doubleheader match set to be played between Birmingham Bears and Yorkshire Vikings; Derbyshire Falcons and Lancashire Lightning at Edgbaston.
The tournament was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 as the first professional Twenty20 league in the world. It is the top-level Twenty20 competition in England and Wales.
The competition has been sponsored by insurance company Vitality since 2018 and is known as the Vitality Blast. The 18 first-class counties compete for the title, initially playing in two or three geographical divisions, the number varying across the years.
Leicestershire Foxes are the most successful team of the T20 blast while Hampshire Hawks holds the current championship of the Vitality Blast.
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Vitality Blast 2023 Schedule
Vitality Blast 2023 Schedule/T20 Blast 2023 Schedule: Since 2013 the final match of every T20 blast tournament was scheduled to play in Edgbaston.
Updates
- The Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler Peter Siddle is set to return to Somerset for the upcoming season of the County Championship and the T20 Blast 2023.
Following are the details of the Vitality Blast 2023 Schedule/T20 Blast 2023 Schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| Saturday 20 May | Birmingham Bears v Yorkshire Vikings | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Lancashire Lightning | Edgbaston | |
| Wednesday 24 May | Kent Spitfires v Gloucestershire | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Worcestershire Rapids | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Somerset v Hampshire Hawks | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Thursday 25 May | Lancashire Lightning v Leicestershire Foxes | Emirates Old Trafford |
| Middlesex v Surrey | Lord’s | |
| Friday 26 May | Gloucestershire v Glamorgan | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol |
| Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex | Ageas Bowl | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Birmingham Bears | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Durham | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons | Trent Bridge | |
| Surrey v Kent Spitfires | Kia Oval | |
| Sussex Sharks v Somerset | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Yorkshire Vikings | New Road | |
| Saturday 27 May | Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws | Emirates Old Trafford |
| Sunday 28 May | Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws | Emirates Old Trafford |
| Sunday 28 May | Somerset v Glamorgan | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
| Surrey v Sussex Sharks | Kia Oval | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Durham | Headingley | |
| Monday 29 May | Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Incora County Ground, Derby | |
| Durham v Notts Outlaws | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Middlesex v Gloucestershire | Merchant Taylors’ School | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Leicestershire Foxes | New Road | |
| Tuesday 30 May | Essex Eagles v Gloucestershire | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Kent Spitfires v Somerset | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Notts Outlaws v Yorkshire Vikings | Trent Bridge | |
| Wednesday 31 May | Hampshire Hawks v Surrey | Ageas Bowl |
| Middlesex v Glamorgan | Merchant Taylors’ School | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Birmingham Bears | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Thursday 1 June | Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester |
| Sussex Sharks v Essex Eagles | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Lancashire Lightning | Headingley | |
| Friday 2 June | Derbyshire Falcons v Birmingham Bears | Incora County Ground, Derby |
| Durham v Lancashire Lightning | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Essex Eagles v Hampshire Hawks | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Glamorgan v Kent Spitfires | Sophia Gardens | |
| Gloucestershire v Surrey Cricket | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Leicestershire Foxes | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Notts Outlaws v Worcestershire Rapids | Trent Bridge | |
| Somerset v Middlesex | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Saturday 3 June | Birmingham Bears v Notts Outlaws | Edgbaston |
| Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks | Ageas Bowl | |
| Sunday 4 June | Durham v Leicestershire Foxes | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Gloucestershire v Middlesex | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Kent Spitfires v Surrey Cricket | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Notts Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning | Trent Bridge | |
| Somerset v Essex Eagles | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Sussex Sharks v Glamorgan | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | New Road | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Derbyshire Falcons | Headingley | |
| Tuesday 6 June | Durham v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Essex Eagles v Sussex Sharks | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Yorkshire Vikings | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Middlesex v Hampshire Hawks | Radlett | |
| Wednesday 7 June | Birmingham Bears v Derbyshire Falcons | Edgbaston |
| Glamorgan v Surrey | Sophia Gardens | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Somerset | Ageas Bowl | |
| Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Worcestershire Rapids | Blackpool | |
| Thursday 8 June | Middlesex v Sussex Sharks | Lord’s |
| Notts Outlaws v Durham | Trent Bridge | |
| Friday 9 June | Birmingham Bears v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Notts Outlaws | Incora County Ground, Derby | |
| Glamorgan v Essex Eagles | Sophia Gardens | |
| Gloucestershire v Somerset | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Kent Spitfires v Hampshire Hawks | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Durham | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Sussex Sharks v Surrey | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Worcestershire Rapids | Headingley | |
| Friday 16 June | Durham v Derbyshire Falcons | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Essex Eagles v Glamorgan | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Middlesex v Kent Spitfires | Lord’s | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Lancashire Lightning | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Somerset v Surrey | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Hawks | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Birmingham Bears | New Road | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Leicestershire Foxes | Headingley | |
| Saturday 17 June | Gloucestershire v Kent Spitfires | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol |
| Sunday 18 June | Derbyshire Falcons v Yorkshire Vikings | Chesterfield |
| Glamorgan v Gloucestershire | Sophia Gardens | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Durham Cricket | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Worcestershire Rapids | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Middlesex v Essex Eagles | Lord’s | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Notts Outlaws | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Surrey v Hampshire Hawks | Kia Oval | |
| Monday 19 June | Essex Eagles v Somerset | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Tuesday 20 June | Durham v Birmingham Bears | Seat Unique Riverside |
| Gloucestershire v Hampshire Hawks | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Notts Outlaws | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Surrey v Glamorgan | Kia Oval | |
| Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires | 1st Central County Ground, Hove | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Lancashire Lightning | New Road | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Headingley | |
| Wednesday 21 June | Glamorgan v Somerset | Sophia Gardens |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons | County Ground, Northampton | |
| Thursday 22 June | Essex Eagles v Kent Spitfires | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol | |
| Surrey v Middlesex | Kia Oval | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Notts Outlaws | New Road | |
| Yorkshire Vikings v Birmingham Bears | Headingley | |
| Friday 23 June | Birmingham Bears v Worcestershire Rapids | Edgbaston |
| Durham v Yorkshire Vikings | Seat Unique Riverside | |
| Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks | Sophia Gardens | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Essex Eagles | Ageas Bowl | |
| Kent Spitfires v Middlesex | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Derbyshire Falcons | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Leicestershire Foxes v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester | |
| Somerset v Gloucestershire | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Friday 30 June | Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes | Incora County Ground, Derby |
| Essex Eagles v Middlesex | Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Glamorgan | Ageas Bowl | |
| Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks | Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Notts Outlaws v Birmingham Bears | Trent Bridge | |
| Surrey v Somerset | Kia Oval | |
| Worcestershire Rapids v Durham | New Road | |
| Saturday 1 July | Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire | 1st Central County Ground, Hove |
| Sunday 2 July | Birmingham Bears v Durham | Edgbaston |
| Derbyshire Falcons v Worcestershire Rapids | Incora County Ground, Derby | |
| Glamorgan v Middlesex | Sophia Gardens | |
| Hampshire Hawks v Gloucestershire | Ageas Bowl | |
| Lancashire Lightning v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire Foxes | Trent Bridge | |
| Somerset v Kent Spitfires | Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | |
| Surrey v Essex Eagles | Kia Oval | |
| Thursday 6 July | Quarter-final 1 | To Be Confirmed |
| Quarter-final 2 | To Be Confirmed | |
| Friday 7 July | Quarter-final 3 | To Be Confirmed |
| Quarter-final 4 | To Be Confirmed | |
| Saturday 15 July | Semi-final 1 | Edgbaston |
| Semi-final 2 | Edgbaston | |
| Vitality Blast Final | Edgbaston |
