2018 T20 Blast
Dates | 4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) – 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Worcestershire Rapids (1st title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 133 |
Attendance | 931,455 (7,003 per match) |
Most runs | Laurie Evans (614) |
Most wickets | Pat Brown (31) |
Official website | Vitality Blast |
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The 2018 Vitality Blast was the sixteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It was the first season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, has been branded as the Vitality Blast due to a new sponsorship deal.[1] The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The final day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 15 September 2018.
Nottinghamshire Outlaws were the champions going into the tournament having beaten the Birmingham Bears by 22 runs in the 2017 final.[2]
Competition format
The 18 first-class county cricket clubs are taking part in the competition. Teams are initially split into two divisions on a geographical basis (North and South) for the group stage of the competition, each group having nine teams. During the group stage, which ran from July until the middle of August, each county played 14 matches, playing six of the other sides in their group twice, once home and once away, and the other two teams once.[2] The winners of each match received two points for a win, with one point awarded in the case of a tie or if a match was abandoned. Teams are ranked within their groups by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group entered the knockout stage of the competition.
Teams
North Group
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.595 |
2 | Durham Jets | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.556 |
3 | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0.683 |
4 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.073 |
5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.035 |
6 | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.033 |
7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.047 |
8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −0.380 |
9 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −1.398 |
Fixtures
July
4 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 218/3 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 219/6 (19.4 overs) |
Leicestershire Foxes won by 4 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Millns and Jeff Evans Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Northants Steelbacks) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
4 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 155/7 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 159/2 (17.2 overs) |
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Mike Burns and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Ian Bell (Birmingham Bears) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Brookes (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut
5 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Yorkshire Vikings 200/3 (20 overs) | v | Durham Jets 156/4 (20 overs) |
Yorkshire Vikings won by 44 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jeff Evans and Paul Baldwin Player of the match: Adam Lyth (Yorkshire Vikings) |
- Durham Jets won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry Brook and Jonathan Tattersall (Yorkshire Vikings) made their T20 debuts
5 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning 188/6 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 190/5 (19.5 overs) |
Keaton Jennings 50 (33) George Rhodes 2/27 (3 overs) | Joe Clarke 42 (24) Jordan Clark 2/26 (2.5 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley Player of the match: Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire Rapids) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
6 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Worcestershire Rapids 192/7 (20 overs) | v | Birmingham Bears 188/9 (20 overs) |
Sam Hain 70 (44) Pat Brown 3/28 (4 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids won by 4 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Paul Pollard Player of the match: Pat Brown (Worcestershire Rapids) |
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
6 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 219/6 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 161 (17.3 overs) |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 58 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Paul Baldwin Player of the match: Dan Christian (Nottinghamshire Outlaws) |
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Fraine (Nottinghamshire Outlaws) made his T20 debut
6 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Durham Jets 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 120 (18.3 overs) |
Durham Jets won by 33 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ben Debenham and Peter Hartley Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Durham Jets) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
South Group
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Somerset | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.786 |
2 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.627 |
3 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.737 |
4 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.381 |
5 | Surrey | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.989 |
6 | Glamorgan | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.144 |
7 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −1.035 |
8 | Hampshire | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −0.824 |
9 | Middlesex | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.128 |
Fixtures
July
4 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sussex Sharks 181/6 (20 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 145 (19.4 overs) |
Laurie Evans 61 (45) Jamie Porter 2/26 (4 overs) |
Sussex Sharks won by 36 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Ben Debenham and Graham Lloyd Player of the match: David Wiese (Sussex Sharks) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Cook (Essex Eagles) made his T20 debut
5 July 2018 (D/N) Scorecard |
Surrey 158/6 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 161/7 (19 overs) |
Middlesex won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Millns and Neil Bainton Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Middlesex) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jamie Smith and Will Jacks (Surrey) made their T20 debuts
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
N1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 137/5 | ||||||||||||
S4 | Gloucestershire | 136/8 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 169/6 | ||||||||||||
N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 149/9 | ||||||||||||
N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 134/4 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Kent Spitfires | 133/9 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 158/5 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Sussex Sharks | 157/6 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Durham Jets | 140/7 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Sussex Sharks | 144/5 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Sussex Sharks | 202/8 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Somerset | 167/8 | ||||||||||||
N4 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 190 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Somerset | 209/5 |
Quarter-finals
23 August (D/N) Scorecard |
Kent Spitfires (H) 133/9 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 134/4 (18.4 overs) |
Sam Billings 37 (37) Matt Parkinson 3/27 (4 overs) |
Lancashire Lightning won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Lancashire Lightning) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
24 August (D/N) Scorecard |
Durham Jets (H) 140/7 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 144/5 (18.2 overs) |
Laurie Evans 63* (47) Mark Wood 2/25 (4 overs) |
Sussex Sharks won by 5 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Sussex Sharks) |
- Durham Jets won the toss and elected to bat.
25 August Scorecard |
Gloucestershire 136/8 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids (H) 137/5 (18.4 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng) Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (Worcestershire Rapids) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
26–27 August Scorecard |
Somerset (H) 209/5 (20 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 190 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 19 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Somerset) |
- Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
Finals Day
Semi-finals
15 September 11:00 Scorecard |
Worcestershire Rapids 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Lightning 149/9 (20 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids won by 20 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Ben Cox (Worcestershire Rapids) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
15 September 14:30 Scorecard |
Sussex Sharks 202/8 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 167/8 (20 overs) |
Sussex Sharks won by 35 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Luke Wright (Sussex Sharks) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Sussex Sharks 157/6 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Rapids 158/5 (18.3 overs) |
Laurie Evans 52 (44) Moeen Ali 3/30 (4 overs) |
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Ben Cox (Worcestershire Rapids) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Laurie Evans | Sussex Sharks | 15 | 14 | 614 | 135.84 | 96 | 0 | 7 |
Aaron Finch | Surrey | 9 | 9 | 589 | 182.35 | 131* | 2 | 3 |
Ian Bell | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 14 | 580 | 139.09 | 131 | 1 | 4 |
[4] Source: ESPNCricInfo |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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Pat Brown | Worcestershire Rapids | 16 | 31 | 13.35 | 7.64 | 4/21 | 10.4 |
Matthew Parkinson | Lancashire Lightning | 15 | 25 | 16.60 | 7.32 | 3/19 | 13.6 |
Jamie Overton | Somerset | 16 | 24 | 22.50 | 10.25 | 5/47 | 13.1 |
[5] Source: ESPNCricinfo |
References
- ^ "Vitality announced as new title partner for T20 cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Kia Super League & Vitality Blast Tickets on Sale". England and Wales Cricket Board. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ a b "NatWest T20 Blast Tables". BBC Sport. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most runs | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most wickets | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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