Vitality Blast men's competition | Team-by-team preview

The Vitality Blast men's T20 cricket competition is set to begin on Friday, featuring a restructured format with three groups of six counties (North, South, Central and West) and a 12-match group stage per county, with Finals Day scheduled at Edgbaston on 18 July. The ECB Reporters Network has published team-by-team previews, with Derbyshire Falcons captained by Aneurin Donald, who scored 449 runs in 2025, and supported by overseas players including Caleb Jewell, Akif Javed, and Mohammad Ghazanfar. Key concerns for the Falcons include bowling depth following injuries to Harry Moore and Pat Brown, while Matt Montgomery's arrival from Nottinghamshire is expected to bolster their batting.