Live: Final Vitality Blast double-header of 2026

Yorkshire have won by 18 runs.

AJ Tye 3-18 from 3.3 overs.

If Essex beat Surrey at The Kia Oval tonight, we will have a home quarter-final on Wednesday. If not, we’ll be away.

Dillon Pennington’s brisk 37 is ended, caught at long-0n off AJ Tye.

Nottinghamshire are 165-8 after 18.

They need 29 off two overs.

Make that nine down. Hassan Ali bowls Olly Stone. 165-9 after 19.1.

Benny Howell 17 and Dillon Pennington 23 are keeping the flame burning for Nottinghamshire.

They need 48 to win.

Jafer Chohan has just bowled Liam Patterson-White.

Yorkshire have this game by the throat.

George Linde caught at cover off Joe Root, who then gets Jack Haynes caught at deep square-leg.

It’s 106-6 in the 13th over.

AJ Tye has got Tom Moores caught at deep backward square-leg.

Freddie McCann caught and bowled off Dom Bess’s second ball.

Notts’ 46-3 in the sixth over.

Hassan Ali has removed Joe Clarke for 23, caught at mid-off by Joe Root.

Nottinghamshire are 44-2 chasing 194.

Freddie McCann and Jack Haynes together now.

Logan van Beek has removed George Munsey caught at mid-on by AJ Tye at the second attempt.

Nottinghamshire are 32-1 in the fourth over chasing 194.

Jack Haynes in now alongside Joe Clarke, who has 18.

Joe Clarke has hit four of his first seven balls for four has 17 as the visitors chase 194.

Yorkshire’s 193 all out confirmed, and the Nottinghamshire chase is underway.

Not quite 100 percent sure how it’s happened, but there’s a lot of confusion with the score.

We think Yorkshire have finished on 193 all out.

Jonny Bairstow bowled, seemingly off an inside-edge, by Sri Lankan left-arm quick Binura Fernando for 33.

AJ Tye has also been bowled by George Linde.

After a bright start, Yorkshire have hit a speed bump.

Dom Bess caught behind Olly Stone, 0.

It’s 145-6 in the 16th over.

Liam Patterson-White scoots one through and Revis is trapped in front pulling.

144-5 after 15 overs.

After hitting a couple of sixes and fours in the previous over off Benny Howell, Moeen has found wide long-on against Liam Patterson-White’s spin.

142-4 in the 15th.

Matthew Revis in now alongside Jonny Bairstow on 27.

Jonny Bairstow has just twice reverse swept boundaries off George Linde’s left-arm spin to move to 19.

Nottinghamshire have hit back strongly outside of the powerplay.

Joe Root has skewed to short third-man for two off Benny Howell.

Yorkshire 95-3 in the 10th over.

Jonny Bairstow joined by Moeen Ali.

Will Luxton is caught behind cutting against the left-arm spin of Liam Patterson-White for 38.

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root now at the crease.

Yorkshire are 89-1 in the eighth over.

Adam Lyth has been trapped lbw by Benny Howell for a superb 52.

Joe Root in now alongside Will Luxton, who has 35.

Adam Lyth has reached another fifty off 24 balls.

Yorkshire 85-0 in the seventh over. Will Luxton has 33.

Yorkshire are 83-0 after six overs, with Adam Lyth 49 off 23 balls.

There’s a huge score incoming here if things continue to go well.

The White Rose are 43-0 after 3.1 overs, with Will Luxton 22 and Adam Lyth 20.

As per usual, a 200 plus total is looking on the cards.

Adam Lyth has 12, including a six over backward square-leg, and Will Luxton has 6.

A new opening partnership for the second game running as Will Luxton and Adam Lyth stride to the middle.

Yorkshire – Adam Lyth, Jonny Bairstow c/w, Will Luxton, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Matthew Revis, AJ Tye, Hassan Ali, Logan van Beek, Dom Bess, Jafer Chohan. 

With five balls to spare.

Great game.

Credit to Charli Knott, who finished 84 not out.

Charli Knott on strike against Hannah Rainey on 80 not out.

Beth Langston has bowled Josie Groves. The Blaze are 117-6, needing six off 10 balls.

Too late, you feel.

Kirstie Gordon miscues to mid-off for 24 against Jess Woolston.

The Blaze need seven to win from two overs at 116-6.

Charli Knott 79 not out.

The Blaze are 101-5 in the 17th over, needing 22 more for victory.

Charli Knott 65 not out and Kirstie Gordon 23.

Charli Knott has just reached her fifty, off 36 balls.

Kirstie Gordon is with her on 13.

The Blaze need 49 to win.

They need 62 more.

Holly Garton brilliant for her 2-17.

Charli Knott has 47 off 32 balls, and you feel as if Yorkshire are going to need to get her out to win this game.

Jess Woolston has bowled a pulling Emma Jones as The Blaze totter in their pursuit of 123.

Charli Knott the key now on 32 not out.

Sarah Glenn has trapped Georgia Elwiss lbw for 0.

Yorkshire have a great chance now as they defend 123.

Holly Garton has struck again, getting Marie Kelly caught at mid-on.

The Blaze in early bother chasing 123.

Charli Knott and Georgia Elwiss together now.

Kathryn Bryce bowled by Jess Jonassen, and Yorkshire have a glimmer of hope defending 123.

Marie Kelly and Charli Knott together now for The Blaze.

Our young leg-spinner has struck with her first ball.

Sarah Bryce is caught behind, and The Blaze are 4-1 in the second over chasing 123.

Garton did the same at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday when she got Meg Lanning.

Great start to our defence.

Sarah Bryce and Marie Kelly are opening the batting for The Blaze.

Jess Jonassen has the new ball.

Two more wickets fall in the last over, Holly Garton run out and Jess Woolston bowled by Grace Ballinger, who finishes with 3-31 from 3.5 overs.

The third Yorkshire batter to make 23.

Bowled by Grace Ballinger.

Yorkshire 120-8 in the 20th over.

Beth Langston is caught at mid-off against Kirstie Gordon’s spin.

Hannah Rainey in now alongside Sterre Kalis, 14.

Sarah Glenn caught at deep backward square-leg off a top-edged pull at Charley Phillips before Alice Clarke is run out later in the over.

Yorkshire in a spot of bother here.

Lauren Winfield-Hill, on 29, has been trapped lbw by Charli Knott’s off-spin.

Yorkshire have had a lot of starts but need someone to go on.

Sarah Glenn and Sterre Kalis both new to the crease.

Erin Thomas miscues Grace Ballinger to mid-off for 23.

Lauren Winfield-Hill has started nicely for Yorkshire and has 27. Sterre Kalis in now.

Erin Thomas has 20 and Lauren Winfield-Hill has 16.

Jess Jonassen has played nicely for 23 but has miscued Kirstie Gordon to mid-on.

Yorkshire 44-2 after six overs.

Lauren Winfield-Hill in now alongside Erin Thomas, who has 11.

Jess Jonassen has 14 of them and has just hit two fabulous boundaries almost arrow straight down the ground off Grace Ballinger’s left-arm swing. One was aerial and the other along the ground.

Ami Campbell hit back-to-back boundaries off Charley Phillips but has chipped to mid-wicket.

Jess Jonassen in now alongside Erin Thomas.

Ami Campbell and Erin Thomas are opening the batting for Yorkshire.

There will be no quarter-final draw this evening for the men.

The quarter-final ties are done on seedings.

So, Seed 1 plays 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5.

Just to give you an idea, as things stand, Northamptonshire are Seed 1 and Essex Seed 8 on the basis of Northamptonshire being the best placed group leader and Essex being the worst placed team currently in a quarter-final qualifying position.

It would be Surrey v Yorkshire at present.

Yorkshire: Erin Thomas, Ami Campbell, Lauren Winfield-Hill c/w, Jess Jonassen, Sterre Kalis, Sarah Glenn, Alice Clarke, Beth Langston, Hannah Rainey, Holly Garton, Jess Woolston.  

It’s a big day at Headingley today, where the sun’s shining and it’s a scorcher of day.

Our women kick things off at 11.30am against The Blaze. We’re looking for a fourth successive victory to end the Vitality Blast on a high, with The Blaze arriving at Headingley having already qualified for Friday’s Finals Day at The Kia Oval. Unfortunately, the White Rose won’t be there.

Our men are chasing a win which would secure a quarter-final berth. In truth, they are likely to qualify even with a defeat given the strength of their net run-rate. But a win could still secure a home quarter-final on Wednesday.

Nottinghamshire have already won the North Group, with Yorkshire second.

The other game which could impact Yorkshire’s men today is Lancashire v Durham at Emirates Old Trafford. If Lancashire win and win big, then Yorkshire will need to avoid a heavy defeat here. Even then, they may well advance as one of the two best third-placed finishers across the three groups.

Our previews for today’s game, with Rich Pyrah talking about Sterre Kalis and Adam Lyth talking about his impressive Blast form, are linked below.

The stream is embedded at the top of the page.

Enjoy the day.

Preview: Yorkshire Women v The Blaze, Vitality Blast

Preview: Yorkshire Men v Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Vitality Blast