T20 Blast Champions List (2003–2025): Who Won, Who Dominated, and What the History Books Say

Look at the T20 Blast champions list from 2003 to 2025 and one number jumps out immediately: thirteen.

Thirteen different counties have won this competition across 23 seasons.

No team has gone back-to-back. The defending champion has been knocked out every single year.

That is either a coincidence or a window into what makes the T20 Blast different from every other major franchise tournament in world cricket. There is no dominant machine.

No dynasty with a five-year reign. Just county cricket doing what it has always done — refusing to let one team stay on top for long.

T20 Blast Champions List

This is the complete T20 Blast champions list from 2003 to 2025, built for anyone who wants the full record: every winner, every runner-up, every margin, and the broader story of how those titles are distributed across English county cricket.

The Complete T20 Blast Champions List (2003–2025)

Every winner, runner-up, match margin, and final venue across all 23 editions.

T20 Blast Winners by Era: How the Competition Has Evolved

The history of the T20 Blast champions list splits naturally into three distinct phases, each with its own character and dominant counties.

The Early Era (2003–2009): Leicestershire’s Window

The first seven seasons produced seven different winners, but one county ran closer to a dynasty than anyone else. Leicestershire Foxes won in 2003, 2004, and 2006 — three titles in four years — before the competition widened out. Surrey won the inaugural edition. Somerset took their first title in 2005. Sussex’s Dwayne Smith essentially won a final single-handedly in 2009. But Leicestershire’s early consistency set a benchmark nobody matched for over a decade.

The format was newer, crowds were smaller, and the cricket was rawer. But the competition was already unpredictable — six different venues hosted finals in the first seven years.

The Middle Era (2010–2018): Hampshire’s Spread and the Rise of Finals Day

This is when the T20 Blast became the event it is now. Edgbaston locked in Finals Day, crowds grew, and the competition’s profile rose. Hampshire won in 2010 and 2012, becoming the first county to win the title in two different home ground settings. Northants won twice (2013, 2016). Lancashire and Birmingham Bears both collected their first titles during this stretch.

The 2010 final — the only one ever decided by wicket count after a tie — belongs entirely to this era. So does David Willey’s 2013 performance, which remains the most dominant individual display in a T20 Blast final.

The Modern Era (2019–2025): Somerset’s Resurgence and First-Time Champions

The most recent seven seasons have produced the most variety. Five counties won for the first time: Essex (2019), Worcestershire (2018, just before this window), Gloucestershire (2024). Somerset — perpetual runners-up for years — won in 2023 and 2025 to sit level with Leicestershire and Hampshire at the top of the all-time list. Notts Outlaws picked up their second title in 2020.

If the early era belonged to Leicestershire and the middle era to Hampshire, the current era has no clear owner — which is precisely what makes it interesting.

Every T20 Blast Champion: Season-by-Season

• 2025 — Somerset

Hampshire posted 194/6, Toby Albert (85) and James Vince (52) building a total that looked competitive. It wasn’t. Will Smeed’s innings turned the chase into a statement, Somerset winning by six wickets with balls left. Their third title, and their most convincing final performance.

Key Performer: Will Smeed (Player of the Match)

• 2024 — Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire’s first title arrived in the most efficient way possible. Somerset were dismissed for 124 on a sluggish pitch, Matt Taylor and David Payne taking three wickets each. Miles Hammond (58*) and Cameron Bancroft (53) shared a 112-run opening stand and it was done — 30 balls unused. A debut title that never looked in doubt after the powerplay.

Key Performer: Matt Taylor (Player of the Match)

• 2023 — Somerset

Matt Henry showed what a world-class seamer can do in T20 conditions when the pitch offers something. His 4/24 strangled Essex’s chase of 146 before it got started. Tom Banton (39) and Tom Abell (42*) had provided the platform in the first innings. Henry won the match with the ball.

Key Performer: Matt Henry (Player of the Match)

• 2022 — Hampshire Hawks

The greatest T20 Blast final ever played, by most measures. Hampshire set 152, Ben McDermott scoring 62 to make the innings work. Lancashire chased brilliantly, and arriving at the final ball, they needed one run. Nathan Ellis yorked the batter. One run. Hampshire won by one. Their third title.

Key Performer: Ben McDermott (Player of the Match)

• 2021 — Kent Spitfires

Jordan Cox scored 58* and saved a boundary in the deep that changed the game’s momentum entirely — both contributions in the same afternoon. Kent posted 167/7 and defended it comfortably, Somerset restricted to 142. A 25-run margin that felt more comfortable than Finals Day usually allows.

Key Performer: Jordan Cox (Player of the Match)

• 2020 — Notts Outlaws

Surrey were always short with 127/7 to defend. Jake Ball and Dan Christian squeezed any scoring chances out of the powerplay, and Ben Duckett’s 53* turned the chase into a non-event. Notts were home in 16.2 overs. Clean, clinical, and their second title.

Key Performer: Dan Christian (Player of the Match)

• 2019 — Essex Eagles

One run, last ball, maiden title. Simon Harmer’s 3/16 had held Worcestershire to 145/9. Essex were wobbling in the chase when Ravi Bopara steadied things with an unbeaten 36. He hit the winning runs off the final delivery. Essex have not been back to a final since.

Key Performer: Simon Harmer (Player of the Match)

• 2018 — Worcestershire Rapids

Moeen Ali played the kind of all-round final that gets replayed for years. He took 3/30 to restrict Sussex to 157/6, then came in and hit 41 to launch the chase. Ben Cox saw it home with 46*, finishing in the final over. Worcestershire’s first and, so far, only title.

Key Performer: Ben Cox (Player of the Match)

• 2017 — Notts Outlaws

No contest in terms of performance. Brendan Taylor’s 65 off 49 built Notts to 190/4, Harry Gurney’s 4/17 dismantled Birmingham Bears despite Sam Hain’s brave 72. Samit Patel’s all-round day earned him the match award. Notts’ maiden title, won by 22 runs.

Key Performer: Samit Patel (Player of the Match)

• 2016 — Northants Steelbacks

Josh Cobb’s 80 in the chase was the turning point. Durham had posted 153/8 on the back of Keaton Jennings’ 88, but Ben Sanderson’s 3 wickets had kept the total manageable. Cobb made the chase look like a training session. Northants’ second title, four wickets to spare.

Key Performer: Josh Cobb (Player of the Match)

• 2015 — Lancashire Lightning

Lancashire’s first T20 Blast title came after years of finals heartbreak. Ashwell Prince and Alex Davies built their innings to 166/7, James Faulkner took two wickets when Northants needed runs, and the 13-run win felt bigger than the margin suggested. A long time coming.

Key Performer: Alex Davies (Player of the Match)

• 2014 — Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire)

Home advantage matters, and Birmingham Bears used it. Laurie Evans’ unbeaten 53 steered them to 181/5, Karl Brown (55) gave Lancashire a genuine chance in the chase, but Boyd Rankin tightened the screws at the death and Lancashire fell four short. Their first title. Their home crowd.

Key Performer: Laurie Evans (Player of the Match)

• 2013 — Northants Steelbacks

David Willey hit 60 and took 4/9 in the same final. Those two lines cover it entirely. Northants posted 194/2, Duckworth-Lewis settled the rest after rain, and Surrey’s total came nowhere near the revised target. A 102-run winning margin. The most dominant individual performance in T20 Blast final history.

Key Performer: David Willey (Player of the Match)

• 2012 — Hampshire Royals

Away from home at Sophia Gardens, Hampshire defended 150/6 with composure. Chris Wood’s 3/26 did the bowling work, and Yorkshire’s David Miller fell 10 runs short with 72. Hampshire’s second title, collected in unfamiliar surroundings with familiar composure.

Key Performer: David Miller (Player of the Match)

• 2011 — Leicestershire Foxes

Josh Cobb took 4/22 to bowl Somerset out for 127/9 as they chased 146. Will Jefferson’s 35 had given Leicestershire a foundation with the bat, but it was Cobb’s spell that won the match. Their third title — and the last Leicestershire have won to date.

Key Performer: Josh Cobb (Player of the Match)

• 2010 — Hampshire Royals

Both teams scored 173. Hampshire won because they lost fewer wickets. Neil McKinzie made 52* to anchor their innings, Sean Ervine added 44, and a competition rule most fans had forgotten about decided who lifted the trophy. The only tied T20 Blast final in history.

Key Performer: Neil McKinzie (Player of the Match)

• 2009 — Sussex Sharks

Dwayne Smith scored 59 off 26 balls. Sussex posted 172/7. James Kirtley took 3/9. Somerset were bowled out for 109. The margin was 63 runs, which tells you everything about how one-sided this final was from the moment Smith finished his innings.

Key Performer: Dwayne Smith (Player of the Match)

• 2008 — Middlesex Crusaders

Owais Shah’s 75 gave Middlesex 187/6 to defend — the joint-highest first-innings score in a T20 Blast final at that point. Kent came within three runs, Shaun Udal’s economical spell through the middle overs making all the difference. Middlesex have not reached a final since.

Key Performer: Owais Shah (Player of the Match)

• 2007 — Kent Spitfires

Kent’s debut title was a tidy chase. Gloucestershire set 147, Matt Walker (45) got Kent started, and Darren Stevens (30*) finished it with two balls remaining. Ryan McLaren was named Player of the Match in a final that was controlled throughout without ever being comfortable.

Key Performer: Ryan McLaren (Player of the Match)

• 2006 — Leicestershire Foxes

Darren Maddy carried his bat to 86* at Trent Bridge, Leicestershire, posting 177/2. Jeremy Snape kept the middle overs tight at 1/20, and Notts Outlaws fell four runs short. Leicestershire’s third title in four years. The last time any county won a third T20 Blast title — until Somerset matched it in 2025.

Key Performer: Darren Maddy (Player of the Match)

• 2005 — Somerset Sabres

Somerset’s first title. Lancashire were restricted to a modest total by Andrew Caddick, Marcus Trescothick and James Hildreth chased it down comfortably, and Graeme Smith’s all-round display earned him the match award. A seven-wicket win at The Oval that started Somerset’s long relationship with this competition.

Key Performer: Graeme Smith (Player of the Match)

• 2004 — Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire made it two from two, defeating Surrey by seven wickets in a controlled chase. Adam Hollioake could not build the Surrey partnerships needed, Brad Hodge guided the reply, and Leicestershire confirmed they were the early competition’s benchmark county.

Key Performer: Brad Hodge (Player of the Match)

• 2003 — Surrey Lions

Ali Brown chased down Warwickshire’s 115 with nine wickets to spare at Trent Bridge. Jimmy Ormond won the match award. Nobody watching that afternoon knew the T20 Blast would still be packing out Edgbaston 22 years later. Surrey have not won it since.

Key Performer: Jimmy Ormond (Player of the Match)

T20 Blast All-Time Title Rankings

Frequently Asked Questions

• Which county leads the T20 Blast all-time winners list?

Three counties are tied at the top with three titles each: Leicestershire Foxes (2003, 2004, 2006), Hampshire (2010, 2012, 2022), and Somerset (2005, 2023, 2025).

• Who won the 2025 T20 Blast?

Somerset won the 2025 final at Edgbaston, defeating Hampshire by six wickets. Will Smeed was named Player of the Match after powering the chase of 195.

• What is the largest margin of victory in a T20 Blast final?

Northants Steelbacks defeated Surrey by 102 runs (via Duckworth-Lewis) in the 2013 final — the biggest winning margin in the competition’s history. David Willey scored 60 and took 4/9 in the same match.

• How many counties have won the T20 Blast exactly once?

Eight counties have won the T20 Blast once: Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, Lancashire, Birmingham Bears, Worcestershire, Essex, and Gloucestershire.

• Why has no team ever won the T20 Blast back-to-back?

There is no structural reason — it is simply a reflection of how competitive the format is and how quickly county rosters change through player availability and overseas selections each season.

• When did the T20 Blast final move to Edgbaston permanently?

Edgbaston became the permanent Finals Day venue from 2011 onwards, following earlier finals at Trent Bridge (2003), The Oval (2005), Edgbaston (various), Rose Bowl (2008, 2010), and Sophia Gardens (2012).

Conclusion:

The T20 Blast champions list does not lie.

Three counties — Leicestershire, Hampshire, and Somerset — have found a way to reach the top more than once.

Everyone else has either won it once and not returned or reached finals without converting.

The competition has never rewarded complacency, never handed a title to the favourites without a fight, and never produced back-to-back champions.

Somerset in 2025 sits at the top of the all-time rankings alongside Leicestershire and Hampshire.

Whether that matters at all when the 2026 competition starts is the question the T20 Blast has been asking since 2003 — and answering differently every year.

Final Verdict:

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