The 2011 FriendsLife T20 was the ninth edition of what would later become the
T20 Blast
The T20 Blast, officially known as the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. T20 Blast is t ...
, England's premier domestic
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
competition. The tournament ran from 1 June to 27 August 2011. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.
The ECB opted to retain the enlarged schedule from the previous season, despite criticism that the tournament had become bloated. In a vote, counties, perhaps conscious of financial difficulties incurred during the 2010 season, opted against any kind of reduction.
The final saw
Leicestershire Foxes beat
Somerset
Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...
for their third title. Both finalists qualified for the
2011 Champions League Twenty20
The 2011 Champions League Twenty20 was the third edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 19 September to 9 October 2011. The defending champions were the Chennai Super K ...
qualifying stage.
Group stage
North Group
Table
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South Group
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season.
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
References
External links
Tournament Site - CricInfo
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