The T20 Blast Women, officially known as the Vitality Blast Women for sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's Twenty20 county cricket competition in England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Launched in 2025, it serves as the successor to the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Format The tournament is split into two categories: one contested by the eight counties in League 1, and the second featuring the 10 remaining counties in League 2.
Teams Eight teams from League 1 are competing in the inaugural 2025 season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, the Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, and The Blaze (Nottinghamshire). Yorkshire will be awarded tier-one status and join the league in 2026, then Glamorgan in 2027, while further two teams will be awarded tier-one status in 2029.
The remaining ten teams compete in League 2, in which each county plays eight group-stage matches (home-and-away) against the other four counties in their group. The teams are divided into the following groups.
North groupSouth group Derbyshire Falcons Leicestershire Foxes Northants Steelbacks Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Glamorgan Gloucestershire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Sussex Sharks
Divisions League OneLeague Two North groupSouth group Birmingham Bears Durham Essex Hampshire Lancashire Thunder Somerset Surrey The Blaze Derbyshire Falcons Leicestershire Foxes Northants Steelbacks Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings Glamorgan Gloucestershire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Sussex Sharks
Winners League One SeasonWinnerWinning MarginRunner-upVenueCitySource2025SurreyWon by 5 wicketsBirmingham BearsThe OvalLondonScorecard2026Won by 10 wicketsThe OvalLondonScorecard
League Two SeasonWinnerWinning MarginRunner-upVenueCitySource2025MiddlesexWon by 10 wicketsYorkshireCounty GroundNorthamptonScorecard2026Won by 32 runsSophia GardensCardiffScorecard
See also T20 Blast (men's competition) Women's T20 County Cup
References
External links Vitality Blast at the England and Wales Cricket Board