🏏 The 2026 Vitality Blast season has lift off at Lord’s with a double-header between Middlesex and Kent on Friday 22 May.
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Lord’s is the place to be in May to see Middlesex in Vitality Blast action as they launch their 2026 campaign. Two doubleheaders – on Friday 22 May and Sunday 24 May – will showcase Middlesex on the hallowed turf in NW8. Middlesex in Vitality Blast tickets are on sale.
Middlesex get their T20 campaign underway with women’s and men’s action on Friday 22 May. First up Middlesex’s women take on their Kent counterparts in League 2 (Tier 2) of the competition. Then later in the day attention turns to Middlesex’s men who take on Kent Spitfires in Group C (Tier 1) of the men’s competition (see below for the competition format).
For the men’s side anticipation levels for the new season are high with Blackcaps star Kane Williamson leading the way. Williamson is the all-time leading Test run-scorer for New Zealand and widely regarded as one of the greatest modern-day batters in the game. He will be available for at least ten of Middlesex’s 14 Vitality Blast group fixtures.
For the women’s side all eyes will be on Issy Routledge. Named Player of the Year in 2025, Routledge scored 238 runs for Middlesex and took five wickets. She played a crucial part in Middlesex’s League 2 victory over Yorkshire, scoring an unbeaten 31 in the final and weighing in with two wickets.
A packed house is expected for the opening T20 action of the year at Lord’s. Can Middlesex’s women and men get the better of Kent? All will be revealed in NW8. Don’t miss out on the chance to watch some world-class stars in action on the hallowed turf at the Home of Cricket!
MIDDLESEX IN VITALITY BLAST TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
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🕚 Play starts at 2pm
🚊🚗 Travel tips: Lord’s is close to the centre of London and easy to reach by tube, train, bus and bike. The nearest tube station to Lord’s is St John’s Wood which is approximately five minutes’ walk from the ground. St John’s Wood is on the Jubilee Line. Westminster Council offer parking close to Lord’s at Kingsmill Terrace (NW8 6AA). See this How To Get To Lord’s guide for more information.
COMPETITION FORMAT IN 2026
The Vitality Blast is English domestic cricket’s 20-overs-a-side competition. Matches follow the standard T20 format. Bowlers are allotted four overs each max. In each innings the first six overs are the powerplay with no more than two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
Round robin matches in both the men’s and women’s competition takes place from Friday 22 May to mid-July.
Middlesex’s men play in Tier 1 (Group C) of the competition. Middlesex’s women play in Tier 2 (League 2) of the competition.
Quarter-finals in the men’s competition take place on Wednesday 15 July with the four winning teams advancing to Men’s Vitality T20 Blast Finals Day on Saturday 18 July at Edgbaston. This will feature two semi-finals and the final.
There are no quarter-finals in the women’s competition. The top four teams in League 2 advance directly to Women’s League 2 Finals day on Saturday 12 July at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. This will include two semi-finals followed by the final.
Women’s Tier 2, League 2. Nine teams: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks and Worcestershire Rapids.
Men’s Tier 1, Group C. Six teams: Essex, Kent Spitfires, Hampshire Hawks, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.
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