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The '''2018 Vitality Blast''' is the 2018 season of the [[Twenty20 Cup|t20 Blast]], a professional [[Twenty20 cricket]] league in England and Wales. It is the first season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]], has been branded as the '''Vitality Blast''' due to a new sponsorship deal. The league consists of the [[County cricket#First-class counties|18 first-class county]] teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The finals day will take place at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]] in [[Birmingham]] on 15 September 2018. [[Nottinghamshire Outlaws]] are the champions going into the tournament having beaten the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Birmingham Bears]] by 22 runs in the 2017 final. |
The '''2018 Vitality Blast''' is the 2018 season of the [[Twenty20 Cup|t20 Blast]], a professional [[Twenty20 cricket]] league in England and Wales. It is the first season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]], has been branded as the '''Vitality Blast''' due to a new sponsorship deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/617915/vitality-announced-as-new-title-partner-for-t20-cricket|title=Vitality announced as new title partner for T20 cricket |work=England and Wales Cricket Board|date=2018-07-02|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref> The league consists of the [[County cricket#First-class counties|18 first-class county]] teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The finals day will take place at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]] in [[Birmingham]] on 15 September 2018. [[Nottinghamshire Outlaws]] are the champions going into the tournament having beaten the [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Birmingham Bears]] by 22 runs in the 2017 final.<ref name=groups>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/522693|title=Kia Super League & Vitality Blast Tickets on Sale |work=England and Wales Cricket Board|date=2018-03-01|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref> |
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==Competition format== |
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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. 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. |
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.<ref name=groups/> 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. |
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Revision as of 07:51, 12 September 2018
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| Dates | 4 July 2018 – 15 September 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Participants | 18 |
| Official website | Vitality Blast |
The 2018 Vitality Blast is the 2018 season of the t20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It is 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 consists of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The finals day will take place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 15 September 2018. Nottinghamshire Outlaws are 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
League stage
North Division |
South Division
Source: CricInfo[3]
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The top four teams from each division qualified for the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Worcestershire Rapids | 137/5 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Gloucestershire | 136/8 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Worcestershire Rapids | |||||||||||||
| N3 | Lancashire Lightning | |||||||||||||
| N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 134/4 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Kent Spitfires | 133/9 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Durham Jets | 140/7 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Sussex Sharks | 144/5 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Sussex Sharks | |||||||||||||
| S1 | Somerset | |||||||||||||
| N4 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 190 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Somerset | 209/5 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Kent Spitfires (H)
133/9 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
134/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field first.
Durham Jets (H)
140/7 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
144/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Durham Jets won the toss and elected to bat first.
25 August
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
136/8 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Rapids (H)
137/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field first.
26–27 August
Scorecard |
Somerset (H)
209/5 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
190 (20 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected elected to field first.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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| Aaron Finch | Surrey | 9 | 9 | 589 | 182.35 | 131* | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Bell | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 14 | 580 | 139.09 | 131 | 1 | 4 |
| Laurie Evans | Sussex Sharks | 13 | 12 | 554 | 138.50 | 96 | 0 | 6 |
| [4] Source: ESPNCricInfo | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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| Pat Brown | Worcesteshire Rapids | 14 | 27 | 14.00 | 8.19 | 3/21 | 10.26 |
| Matthew Parkinson | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 23 | 17.04 | 7.44 | 3/19 | 13.74 |
| Nathan Rimmington | Durham Jets | 14 | 22 | 18.55 | 8.97 | 4/28 | 12.41 |
| [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.
- ^ Twenty20 Cup (England) Table - 2018, CricInfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most runs | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Vitality Blast, 2018 | | Most wickets | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
