All of Notts and The Blaze's home T20 matchdays will be Trent Bridge double-headers - four on Fridays, and two on Sundays - with the 2026 Vitality Blast fixture list now confirmed.

Notts Outlaws and The Blaze will host Yorkshire on Friday 22 May to commence their T20 campaigns, with the home fixture list concluding on Friday 10 July.

T20 Season Tickets have also been placed on sale, entitling access to all 12 scheduled home group-stage matches across six double-headers.

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2026 Vitality Blast fixtures

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The Blast Off opener against the White Rose is followed by a second double-header on Sunday 31 May, as Notts and The Blaze entertain Durham. 

Warwickshire Bears' men and women then provide the opposition on Friday 5 June, before Notts welcome Derbyshire Falcons and The Blaze host Lancashire Thunder on Sunday 7 June.

The home group stage action concludes with two more double-headers: Notts face Lancashire and The Blaze host Surrey on Friday 3 July, before the Outlaws take on Leicestershire and The Blaze entertain Somerset on Friday 10 July.

The men's quarter-finals are set to follow on Wednesday 15 July, before women's Finals Day at the Kia Oval on Friday 17 July, and men's Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday 18 July.

"Fixture release day is always exciting for players, coaches, members and supporters, as the summer ahead starts to take shape," said Director of Cricket Mick Newell.

"We've been supporters of double-headers for a long time, with the way they can let supporters make a whole day of the T20 experience, so we're really looking forward to hosting six of them next summer.

"Hopefully the scheduling across Fridays and Sundays will provide plenty of opportunities for members and supporters to take in both Notts and The Blaze's games.

"There's lots of work for both teams to do before we get to the season, of course, but I know they're really excited to get stuck in."

The men's and women's competitions will each feature 12-game group stages in 2026.

The men’s competition has been revamped into a three-groups-of-six structure, with every side playing the others in their group home and away, plus two games from the other groups at random.

For the Outlaws, that new feature means a trip to Kent Spitfires, a side they have not faced in the shortest format since 2007, and a home tie against Warwickshire Bears.

Meanwhile, the women’s Blast retains its single-group structure, with the major change from 2025 being that Yorkshire step up from Tier 2 to make it a nine-team competition.

For more details on the competition structures, consult our frequently asked questions here...

Both the Outlaws and the Blaze’s group stage campaigns end as they began, as they both face Yorkshire in a double-header at Headingley on Sunday 12 July.

Nottinghamshire’s Rothesay County Championship schedule, as well as both sides’ Metro Bank One Day Cup games and details of the women's T20 County Cup, will follow on Thursday 27 November, with start times for all fixtures still to be confirmed.

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