The 2026 edition of the Men's Vitality Blast kicks off on Friday 22nd May, with Finals Day being held at Edgbaston on Saturday 18th July - here are the international players in each squad.
There is a new-look group stage format with three groups of six counties: North, South, Central and West, and each team playing 12 matches. With all the squads finalised, here is a complete list of all the overseas players, and when they will be playing.
Overseas players in each T20 Blast squad
North
Derbyshire Falcons: Caleb Jewell (Australia), Akif Javed (Pakistan), Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, second half)
Durham: David Bedingham (South Africa)
Lancashire Lightning: Chris Green (Australia), Ben McDermott (Australia)
Leicestershire Foxes: Ashton Turner (Australia), Ajaz Patel (New Zealand), Nick Kelly (New Zealand)
Notts Outlaws: George Linde (South Africa)
Yorkshire: Hasan Ali (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Logan van Beek (Netherlands, first half)
South
Essex: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Wiaan Mulder (South Africa, first six games)
Hampshire Hawks: Delano Potgieter (South Africa, until Tristan Stubbs arrives), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa, after IPL), Hilton Cartwright (Australia, all)
Kent Spitfires: Tom Rogers (Australia), Keith Dudgeon (South Africa), Dian Forrester (South Africa – when commitments with A tour permit)
Middlesex: Eathan Bosch (South Africa)
Surrey: Sean Abbott (Australia)
Sussex Sharks: Daniel Hughes (Australia)
Central and West
Glamorgan: Nathan McAndrew (Australia), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Colin Ingram (South Africa)
Gloucestershire: D’Arcy Short (Australia), Liam Scott (Australia, five group matches), Cameron Bancroft (Australia)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Chris Lynn (Australia), Nathan McSweeney (Australia)
Somerset: Riley Meredith (Australia, seventh group game onwards), Daniel Sams (Australia)
Warwickshire Bears: Usman Tariq (Pakistan), Beau Webster (Australia)
Worcestershire Rapids: Sikandar Raza (Pakistan), Usama Mir (Pakistan)
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