A pioneer name in the field of T20 leagues, T20 Blast is all in readiness to move into its third decade with the imminent 21st season scheduled to kick-start in a couple of hours from now. First white-ball tournament in the ongoing English domestic season, it will be played between as many as 18 teams for almost a couple of years.
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Four North Group teams will be taking to the ground at Edgbaston on the opening day of the competition. While Derbyshire will play against T20 Blast 2022 runners-up Lancashire in the season opener, it will be followed by a night clash between Warwickshire and Yorkshire at the same venue. South Group teams, on the contrary, will take the field on the second match day, i.e., May 24.
For those who don’t know, teams have been divided into two groups of nine each. Unlike the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023, Vitality T20 Blast 2023 won’t be having matches on an everyday basis due to other domestic formats and England’s international matches being played simultaneously especially from next month onward.
First season of the tournament since England winning ICC T20 World Cup last year, it will comprise numerous T20 World Cup winners and other T20 freelance superstars.
Vitality Blast Live Streaming in India and UK
While some of County Championship 2023 matches were being televised in India by Sony Sports Network, there’s no such official confirmation as of now. As a result, fans are suggested to go through Sony’s sports portfolio at the time of the match.
Speaking of a streaming platform, FanCode will once again come to the rescue of fans in India. The platform will charge a subscription fee of INR 79 from fans who don’t already have a monthly or yearly subscription. It is worth a mention that only a few selected matches will be available for viewing for the Indian audiences.
IT’S TIME FOR THE VITALITY BLAST 🥳
Two big matches await to get #Blast23 going!#BlastOff pic.twitter.com/B6UCMECY4m
— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) May 20, 2023
Tried and tested Sky Sports will be broadcasting the tournament (not all matches) in the UK. As far as the start time is concerned, fans are advised to go the the schedule as there are multiple start times for a tournament with these many matches.
Date – 20/05/2023 (Saturday) – 15/07/2023 (Saturday).
Match start Time – Various starting times.
TV Channel – Yet to be confirmed (India) and Sky Sports (England).
Online platform – FanCode (India) and Sky Sports App (England).
