T20 blast men: Cricket News & Match Updates

Metro Bank One Day Cup: England's eight Tier 1 women’s domestic cricket teams will play in their version of the T20 Blast and One-Day Cup from 2025, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) aims to align the structure of its new domestic competitions with their male counterparts.

Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire were given Tier 1 status by the ECB in April this year as part of restructuring women's domestic cricket from next year. The two competitions will replace the Charlotte Edwards Cup and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, which were women's T20 and 50-over contests since 2020.

In the T20 Blast, the eight women’s teams will compete as Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire), Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey and The Blaze (Nottinghamshire). In the One-Day Cup, the eight women’s teams will compete as Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire and The Blaze.   Read More...