T20 BLAST 2025: Everything you need to know before the weekend blast

Many global white ball talents will drive past the man's explosion.

North Group

Bear It was hit on the eve of the tournament as Beau Webster missed after being called by Australia for the World Test Championship, and Hasan Ali would not be able to get in the first three matches after signing a central contract in Pakistan.

Northamptonshire Already signed Floyd Pope in Australia's leg after countryman Ashton Agar was excluded from injury. The Pope got its name on the tournament team in the big rave earlier this year, and South African batsman Matthew Breetzke is back.

Durham Jimmy Neesham, an all-around player from New Zealand, has signed. The left-handed is a veteran of 83 T20 international players, with a black hat for 76 ODI games.

Neesham will also have the right arm seam, and he will play for his sixth county after serving in Derbyshire, Essex, Kent, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

Durham also signed New Zealand seaman Zak Foulkes who was with the Bears last summer for the group stage, but was still around South Africans David Bedingham and Codi Yusuf and took Somerset bowling all-around Kasey Aldridge for a month on loan.

Australian pacemaker Ben Dwarshuis is back Worcestershire rapids15 wickets were taken away in 2021, Kiwi's Jacob Duffy will join in the first eight games Leicestershire Dutch all-rounder Logan Van Beek can be called on to welcome Pakistan’s Shan Masood (formerly Yorkshire and Derbyshire) to the explosion.

Lancashire Joined fellow Australian all-around Ashton Turner of Durham, and The Nortes canceled Their fellow Daniel Sams, who spent his final three seasons at Essex, scored more than 2,000 runs in T20 cricket and 214 wickets in T20 cricket, while senior Australian Australian all-around Moises Henriques has played for Surrey and Glamorgan.

But England batsman Alex Hales won't be showing up this summer.

The 36-year-old is a 4,285-player record in the club's history and he debuted 17 years ago in this format, winning five titles.

Instead, he will represent the Cavaliers riders in Major League Baseball and the Caribbean Premier League.

Yorkshire New Zealand Quick Will O'Rourke and Australian all-around player Will Sutherland have signed for the group stage Derby County Australian batsman Caleb Jewell and teenager Afghan spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, while Kiwi Quick Blair Tickner is also in the collective stage.

South Group

Australia's happens to be D'Arcy Short has joined the defending champion Gloucestershire.

Lefty can also be bowl spinning, he plays for his country in the white ball format and has been named "Player of the match" twice in Australia's big rave. Short joined the county with fellow Cameron Bancroft.

Somerset County Somerset arrived in its final season, with Australian seaman Riley Meredith retrieving 14 wickets, averaging 22.78 and welcome back to New Zealand's Matt Henry, who became the leading ticket inspector in the 2023 explosion with 31 shots in the 2023 explosion and was the final match in the final when Somerset continues to win the trophy.

Essex Pakistan's speed bowler Mohammad Amir has been re-signed. The 33-year-old previously played for the club from 2017 to 2019, occupying 371 wickets in 322 T20 games worldwide and will join Simon Harmer, South Africa in Essex.

Hampshire Eagle Let young South African batsmen Lhuan-Dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis call for James Vince to return.

Surrey Has signed the event with Miracle Kiwi Captain Mitchell Santner, who will be linked to New Zealander Nathan Smith, while neighbors Middlesex Having Kane Williamson's team in 10 group matches also makes Ireland's quick Josh Josh Little appeal.

Glamorgan Haydn Kerr, Australian all-round player Sussex Shark Australians Daniel Hughes and Nathan McAndrew on their squad may also choose to use their fellow seaman Gurinder Sandhu, who will stay at the club for red ball cricket after the explosion.

Australian pacemaker Wes Agar and bowling all-around Tom Rogers are back Kent strong man Sam Billings will ride the side after an impressive turn in 2024, and Fred Klaassen will also be available.