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Finals Day will now be held before the Hundred starts
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Counties to be divided into three regional groups of six
The men’s T20 Vitality Blast will be reduced from 14 to 12 group-stage games from 2026 to streamline the competition and ease the workload on players in the latest reshuffle of English domestic cricket.
The reduction in the number of games will allow the competition to be played in a block, with Finals Day held before the Hundred starts in August, rather than going into hibernation during the summer holidays before stumbling back to life in September.
Written by Tanya Aldred
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/11/t20-blast-lose-two-matches-per-team-in-2026-domestic-cricket-reshuffle under the title “T20 Blast to lose two matches per team in 2026 in latest domestic cricket reshuffle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
