The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) revamped women’s domestic season will feature the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast, running from the 30th of May to the 27th of July 2025, following the T20 County Cup Finals Day on May 26. The fixtures reveal that all 18 first-class counties will host at least one double-header featuring both women’s and men’s Blast matches next season.
The 2025 season marks the first time all women’s and men’s county teams will compete side by side in the Blast. The eight fully professional Tier 1 teams—Durham, Essex, Hampshire (The Blaze), Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, and Warwickshire (Bears)—will participate in the Women’s T20 Blast competition, while the remaining 10 teams will compete in Women’s T20 Blast League 2.
The Women’s T20 Blast kicks off with the Blast-Off weekend from May 29 to June 1, featuring 10 double-headers and all eight women’s counties in action. The group stage wraps up with the Friday Finale on July 18, showcasing eight women’s matches as teams compete for the three Finals Day spots. The inaugural Women’s T20 Blast concludes with Finals Day at the Kia Oval on Sunday, July 27.
The Women’s T20 Blast will feature the eight Tier 1 teams competing in a double round-robin format, playing 14 group-stage matches (home and away). The top three teams will advance to Finals Day.
They will be joined by teams from Women’s T20 Blast League 2, where 10 counties are split into two groups of five. Each county will play eight group-stage matches, with the top two from each group qualifying for Finals Day.
North Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire
South Group: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex Sharks
Fixtures for 2025 Women’s Blast Competition
*denotes double-header with Men’s Blast
(Friday) 30 May
*Hampshire Hawks v Essex (Utilita Bowl)
*Somerset v Surrey (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
*The Blaze v Bears (Trent Bridge)
(Saturday) 31 May
*Bears v Durham Cricket (Edgbaston)
Lancashire Thunder v The Blaze (Emirates Old Trafford)
(Sunday) 1 June
*Durham Cricket v Lancashire Thunder (Seat Unique Riverside)
*Essex v Somerset (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
*Middlesex v Glamorgan (Merchant Taylors’ School) – League Two
*Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Leicestershire Foxes (County Ground, Northampton) – League Two
*Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire (1st Central County Ground, Hove) – League Two
Yorkshire v Derbyshire Falcons (Headingley) – League Two
(Wednesday) 4 June
Essex v Bears (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
*Lancashire Thunder v Hampshire Hawks (Emirates Old Trafford)
(Thursday) 5 June
*Surrey v Hampshire Hawks (Kia Oval)
(Friday) 6 June
*Bears v Somerset (Edgbaston)
*The Blaze v Essex (County Ground, Derby)
(Saturday) 7 June
Hampshire Hawks v Durham Cricket (Arundel)
Lancashire Thunder v Surrey (Emirates Old Trafford)
The Blaze v Somerset (Trent Bridge)
(Sunday) 8 June
*Bears v Lancashire Thunder (Edgbaston)
Surrey v Durham Cricket (Kia Oval)
Middlesex v Kent (Radlett) – League Two
*Sussex Sharks v Glamorgan (1st Central County Ground, Hove) – League Two
Worcestershire Rapids v Derbyshire Falcons (Visit Worcestershire New Road) – League Two
Worcestershire Rapids v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Visit Worcestershire New Road) – League Two
*Yorkshire v Leicestershire Foxes (Headingley) – League Two
(Wednesday) 11 June
*Durham Cricket v Bears (Seat Unique Riverside)
Surrey v The Blaze (Kia Oval)
(Thursday) 12 June
*Essex v Hampshire Hawks (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
(Friday) 13 June
Durham Cricket v The Blaze (Seat Unique Riverside)
Somerset v Lancashire Thunder (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
(Sunday) 15 June
Bears v Hampshire Hawks (Edgbaston)
Essex v Surrey (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
*Somerset v Durham Cricket (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
Glamorgan v Middlesex (Venue TBC) – League Two
*Gloucestershire v Kent (Seat Unique Stadium,Bristol) – League Two
*Leicestershire Foxes v Worcestershire Rapids (Uptonsteel County Ground) – League Two
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons (County Ground, Northampton) – League Two
(Tuesday) 17 June
*Hampshire Hawks v Surrey (Utilita Bowl)
(Wednesday) 18 June
Bears v Essex (Edgbaston)
*Surrey v Lancashire Thunder (Kia Oval)
(Thursday) 19 June
*Somerset v Hampshire Hawks (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
*The Blaze v Lancashire Thunder (Uptonsteel County Ground)
(Friday) 20 June
*Bears v The Blaze (Edgbaston)
*Durham Cricket v Essex (Seat Unique Riverside)
(Saturday) 21 June
Derbyshire Falcons v Yorkshire (County Ground, Derby) – League Two
(Sunday) 22 June
Middlesex v Gloucestershire (Radlett) – League Two
Sussex Sharks v Kent (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
(Friday) 27 June
Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks (Venue TBC) – League Two
Kent v Gloucestershire (Spitfire Ground, Canterbury) – League Two
Leicestershire Foxes v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Venue TBC) – League Two
Yorkshire v Worcestershire Rapids (Headingley) – League Two
(Saturday) 28 June
Derbyshire Falcons v Worcestershire Rapids (Chesterfield) – League Two
(Sunday) 29 June
Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol) – League Two
*Middlesex v Sussex Sharks (Lord’s) – League Two
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Yorkshire (County Ground, Northampton) – League Two
(Friday 4) July
*Durham Cricket v Somerset (Seat Unique Riverside)
The Blaze v Hampshire Hawks (Chesterfield)
(Saturday) 5 July
*Lancashire Thunder v Essex (Emirates Old Trafford)
*Sussex Sharks v Middlesex (1st Central County Ground, Hove) – League Two
(Sunday) 6 July
*Hampshire Hawks v Somerset (Utilita Bowl)
Lancashire Thunder v Bears (Venue TBC)
*Surrey v Essex (Kia Oval)
*The Blaze v Durham Cricket (Trent Bridge)
Kent v Glamorgan (Spitfire Ground, Canterbury) – League Two
Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons (Venue TBC) – League Two
*Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Worcestershire Rapids (County Ground, Northampton) – League Two
(Tuesday) 8 July
*Somerset v Essex (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
(Wednesday) 9 July
*Bears v Surrey (Edgbaston)
Hampshire Hawks v Lancashire Thunder (Falkland)
(Friday) 11 July
Durham Cricket v Hampshire Hawks (Seat Unique Riverside)
Somerset v Bears (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
*The Blaze v Surrey (Trent Bridge)
(Sunday) 13 July
Essex v The Blaze (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
*Hampshire Hawks v Bears (Utilita Bowl)
*Lancashire Thunder v Durham Cricket (Emirates Old Trafford)
*Surrey v Somerset (Kia Oval)
*Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (Sophia Gardens) – League Two
*Kent v Middlesex (Spitfire Ground, Canterbury) – League Two
*Worcestershire Rapids v Leicestershire Foxes (Visit Worcestershire New Road) – League Two
*Yorkshire v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Headingley) – League Two
(Tuesday) 15 July
*Durham Cricket v Surrey (Seat Unique Riverside)
(Wednesday) 16 July
Essex v Lancashire Thunder (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
Somerset v The Blaze (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
(Thursday) 17 July
*Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks (Cheltenham College) – League Two
(Friday) 18 July
Essex v Durham Cricket (Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford)
Hampshire Hawks v The Blaze (Utilita Bowl)
Lancashire Thunder v Somerset (Venue TBC)
Surrey v Bears (Kia Oval)
*Derbyshire Falcons v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (County Ground, Derby) – League Two
*Glamorgan v Kent (Sophia Gardens) – League Two
*Leicestershire Foxes v Yorkshire (Uptonsteel County Ground) – League Two
(Sunday) 20 July
Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes (Venue TBC) – League Two
Gloucestershire v Middlesex (Cheltenham College) – League Two
Kent v Sussex Sharks (Spitfire Ground, Canterbury) – League Two
Worcestershire Rapids v Yorkshire (Visit Worcestershire New Road) – League Two
(Saturday) 26 July
League Two semi-final 1
League Two semi-final 2
League Two final (all County Ground, Northampton)
(Sunday) 27 July
Blast women’s competition semi-final
Blast women’s competition final (Kia Oval)
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