T20 Blast Betting Tips

20:05, 24 Mar 2021

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20:05, 24 Mar 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

As much as the purists despise it, the 20-over format is by far the most exciting one in world cricket today. T20Is are a regular fixture of every international assignment and its World Cup, too, is widely popular. Not to mention the array of T20 leagues around the world that has revolutionized the game – almost event to beyond recognition.
As much as the purists despise it, the 20-over format is by far the most exciting one in world cricket today. T20Is are a regular fixture of every international assignment and its World Cup, too, is widely popular. Not to mention the array of T20 leagues around the world that has revolutionized the game – almost event to beyond recognition.
For all that T20 has become, the credit goes to the T20 Vitality Blast, which was launched some 18 years ago by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to revive the falling interest of cricket among fans and to fill up seats.
Of course, the T20 Blast wasn’t called that when it was introduced back in 2003. Its first name was simply Twenty20 Cup. Since then it’s been called Friends Provident t20, Friends Life t20, the Natwest t20 Blast, with the changes necessitated by new sponsors. The current moniker, of which a part if owed to insurance company Vitality, could also be changed after one more season when the current sponsorship runs out.

The distinction

Owing to its pioneering status, the T20 Blast holds several distinctions. It is not just the oldest T20 league in the world, but it also is the largest as it comprises 18 teams. In comparison, the IPL and the Big Bash have eight sides each, although those two feature purpose-built franchises rather than the traditional county clubs inherited by the T20 Blast.

As a result of its gargantuan side, the T20 Blast also produces 97 matches in a typical campaign. But even that near century of matches cannot accommodate a dozen and a half teams in round robin formats. Therefore, the participants are generally divided into three regions namely Central, North and South groups. The top two teams in each group and two of the best third-placed sides are granted qualification in the knockout stages, which are set over the traditional quarter-finals and semi-finals format rather than the fancier ones used in the IPL and elsewhere.

The winners

The first-ever T20 Blast, also the first-ever T20 tournament in history of cricket, was won by Surrey back in 2003. The Adam Hollioake-led side had gone unbeaten the entire tournament, winning its five group matches, edging out Gloucestershire in the semis before completely dismantling Warwickshire in the final.

That was the only time Surrey won the title.

But in T20 Blast there is no shame in winning the title just once. In fact, eight other clubs were just one and done. Moreover, five other clubs have never even won it once, and there is actually no shame in that. When a trophy has 18 suitors every year, a vast majority is bound to end up disappointed.

The club with the most title wins is Leicestershire, who have lifted the trophy three times but never in the T20 Blast era.

In recent times, it’s Nottinghamshire that has done better than most, winning the title on two occasions, once in 2017 and again last season, beating Surrey in the final.

Hampshire and Northamptonshire also have a pair of title victories to their names.

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General betting tips

Due to the vast competition, predicting the outright outcome of an entire T20 Blast campaign is as difficult as it gets in leagues around the world. It’s doubly difficult or nigh on impossible to do so when the tournament is months away and you are not sure what the composition of the squads will be like come kick off.

However, a general rule of thumb is to keep an eye on the finalists of the previous editions. With that in mind, Surrey and Notthinghamshire’s retentions and acquisitions will have to be monitored. Both sides possess a class-A England opener each, with the Notts boasting Alex Hales and Surrey counting on Jason Roy.

Among the outsiders, Sussex could be an interesting choice as they have multiple capable options such as Phil Salt, Luke Wright, the experienced Ravi Bopara and David Wiese as well as pace star Tymal Mills.

Somerset might also be the one to keep track of as for the last two seasons it has managed to sign Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Add him to exciting domestic product Tom Banton and you have a potential dark horse on your hands.

Frequently asked questions

When does the T20 Blast take place?

The T20 Blast operates on the principles of English football season, as in it spans multiple months and is overlapped by other domestic tournaments. This year, its group stage will be held between 9 June and 18 July. The quarter-finals will be staged from August 24 to 27, whereas the Finals day will be on September 18.

Is the T20 Blast prone to match fixing?

The T20 Blast, like most non-Asian leagues, has largely avoided any major corruption scandals. The ECB is very vigilant on this front and the tournament’s pristine track record is a testament to that.

When are the odds for T20 Blast going to be available?

The 2021 T20 Blast schedule has been created and is available on the ECB website. The league is less than three months away but there are still no signs of its odds. Perhaps, the bookmakers will spring into action once we are near the start of the tournament.