The 2025 T20 Blast group stage starts on Thursday (May 29). Here are all the overseas players currently signed up for the competition.
When will T20 Blast 2025 be played?
A total of 52 matches will be played from May 29 onward. After the group stage concludes on July 17, there’s a significant gap before the playoff stage begins with the quarterfinals on September 3, leading to the semi-finals and the final on September 13.
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Find the full T20 Blast 2025 schedule here.
How many teams will play in T20 Blast 2025?
Like last edition, a total of 18 teams divided into the North Group and the South Group will be vying for the title. Gloucestershire are the current title-holders, having won against Somerset in the 2024 final.
Here are the group-wise teams for T20 Blast 2025:
North Group: Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings.
South Group: Essex, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Sussex Sharks, Surrey.
T20 Blast 2025: Where to watch live
The tournament can be seen live in the United Kingdom (UK) on the Sky Sports Network. It is also available for streaming in India as well. Find the full details here.
List of overseas players in T20 Blast 2025
Birmingham Bears: Tom Latham (New Zealand, full), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, availability tbc)
Derbyshire Falcons: Caleb Jewell (Australia, all group stage), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, all group stage), Blair Tickner (New Zealand, all group stage)
Durham: David Bedingham (South Africa, full competition alongside South Africa commitments), Zak Foulkes (New Zealand, all group stage), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand, full competition), Codi Yusuf (South Africa, all group stage)
Lancashire Lightning: Chris Green (Australia, all group stage), Ashton Turner (Australia, all group stage)
Leicestershire Foxes: Logan van Beek (Netherlands, full competition), Shan Masood (Pakistan, full competition)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Matt Breetzke (South Africa, all group stage), Lloyd Pope (Australia, all group stage)
Notts Outlaws: Daniel Sams (Australia, full competition), Moises Henriques (Australia, full competition)
Worcestershire Rapids: Ben Dwarshuis (Australia, full competition), Jacob Duffy (New Zealand, first eight matches)
Yorkshire: Will O’Rourke (New Zealand, first eight group games with possible extension), Will Sutherland (Australia, all group stage)
Essex: Simon Harmer (South Africa, full competition), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, full competition)
Glamorgan: Colin Ingram (South Africa, full competition), Hayden Kerr (Australia, full competition)
Gloucestershire: D’Arcy Short (Australia, all group matches), Cameron Bancroft (Australia, full competition)
Hampshire Hawks: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa, 10 matches from June 13), Dewald Brevis (South Africa, full competition)
Kent Spitfires: Wes Agar (Australia, all group matches), Tom Rogers (Australia, all group matches)
Middlesex: Kane Williamson (New Zealand, full competition) and Josh Little (Ireland, full competition)
Somerset: Riley Meredith (Australia, full competition), Matt Henry (New Zealand, first 11 group matches)
Surrey: Mitchell Santner (New Zealand, first eight matches), Nathan Smith (New Zealand, full competition)
Sussex Sharks: Nathan McAndrew (Australia, all group stage), Gurinder Sandhu (Australia, all group stage), Daniel Hughes (Australia, full competition)
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