2005 Twenty20 Cup

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2005 Twenty20 Cup

| fromdate = {{Start date|2005|06|22|df=y}}

| todate = {{End date|2005|07|30|df=y}}

| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board

| cricket format = Twenty20

| tournament format = Group stage and knockout

| champions = Somerset Sabres

| count = 1

| participants = 18

| matches = 79

| attendance =

| most runs = Owais Shah
(410 for Middlesex){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Twenty20_Cup_2005/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=11 October 2009 }}

| most wickets = Nayan Doshi
(17 for Surrey){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Twenty20_Cup_2005/Bowling_by_Wickets.html |title=Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Ordered by Wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=11 October 2009 }}

| previous_year = 2004

| previous_tournament = 2004 Twenty20 Cup

| next_year = 2006

| next_tournament = 2006 Twenty20 Cup

}}

The 2005 Twenty20 Cup was the third edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The finals day took place on 30 July at The Oval, and was won by the Somerset Sabres.

Fixtures and results

=Group stage=

==Midlands/Wales/West Division==

width=200\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=20\|T !width=20\|N/R !width=20\|Pts !width=60\|Net R/R
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Northamptonshire Steelbacks \|8	4	2	0	2	10	+1.174
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Warwickshire Bears \|8	4	3	0	1	9	+0.791
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Somerset Sabres \|8	4	3	0	1	9	+1.088
align=left\|Gloucestershire Gladiators \|8	3	3	0	2	8	−1.442
align=left\|Worcestershire Royals \|8	3	4	0	1	7	−0.464
align=left\|Glamorgan Dragons \|8	2	5	0	1	5	−1.090

==North Division==

width=200\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=20\|T !width=20\|N/R !width=20\|Pts !width=60\|Net R/R
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Lancashire Lightning \|8	6	1	0	1	13	+1.773
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Leicestershire Foxes \|8	5	2	0	1	11	+0.255
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Derbyshire Phantoms \|8	4	3	0	1	9	−0.452
align=left\|Yorkshire Phoenix \|8	3	5	0	0	6	−0.708
align=left\|Durham Dynamos \|8	2	5	0	1	5	−0.872
align=left\|Nottinghamshire Outlaws \|8	2	6	0	0	4	+0.138

==South Division==

width=200\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=20\|T !width=20\|N/R !width=20\|Pts !width=60\|Net R/R
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Surrey Lions \|8	5	3	0	0	10	+0.641
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|Middlesex Crusaders \|8	4	3	0	1	9	+0.164
align=left\|Sussex Sharks \|8	3	2	0	3	9	+0.136
align=left\|Hampshire Hawks \|8	3	2	0	3	9	+0.203
align=left\|Essex Eagles \|8	3	3	0	2	8	−0.067
align=left\|Kent Spitfires \|8	1	6	0	1	3	−1.021

=Quarter-finals=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 18 July 2005

| team1 = Lancashire Lightning

| score1 = 189/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 172 (19.3 overs)

| team2 = Derbyshire Phantoms

| runs1 = Mal Loye 73 (32)

| wickets1 = Tom Lungley 2/29 [3]

| runs2 = Michael Di Venuto 41 (25)

| wickets2 = Gary Keedy 3/26 [4]

| result = Lancashire won by 17 runs{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83042.html |title=Quarter-Final: Lancashire v Derbyshire in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11}}

| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester

| umpires = Peter Hartley and Neil Mallender

| motm = Andrew Symonds (Lancs)

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 18 July 2005

| team1 = Leicestershire Foxes

| score1 = 159/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 140/7 (20 overs)

| team2 = Middlesex Crusades

| runs1 = Darren Maddy 36 (33)

| wickets1 = Chris Peploe 2/17 [4]

| runs2 = Scott Styris 73 (55)

| wickets2 = Charl Willoughby 3/11 [4]

| result = Leicestershire won by 19 runs{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83043.html |title=Quarter-Final: Leicestershire v Middlesex in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = Grace Road, Leicester

| umpires = Trevor Jesty and Alan Whitehead

| motm = Charl Willoughby (Leics)

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 18 July 2005

| team1 = Northamptonshire Steelbacks

| score1 = 154/8 (20.0 overs)

| score2 = 155/6 (19.5 overs)

| team2 = Somerset Sabres

| runs1 = Usman Afzaal 35 (23)

| wickets1 = Ian Blackwell 3/16 [4]

| runs2 = Matthew Wood 58 (53)

| wickets2 = Bilal Shafayat 2/13 [2]

| result = Somerset won by 4 wickets{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83044.html |title=Quarter-Final: Northamptonshire v Somerset in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = County Ground, Northampton

| umpires = Jeff Evans and John Holder

| motm = Matthew Wood (Soms)

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 18 July 2005

| team1 = Surrey Brown Caps

| score1 = 149/8 (20 overs)

| score2 = 117/8 (15 overs)

| team2 = Warwickshire Bears

| runs1 = Mark Ramprakash 34 (34)

| wickets1 = Jonathan Trott 2/19 [2]

| runs2 = Jim Troughton 21 (18)

| wickets2 = Rikki Clarke 2/20 [3]

| result = Surrey won on bowl out{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83045.html |title=Quarter-Final: Surrey v Warwickshire in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = The Oval, London

| umpires = David Constant and Allan Jones

| motm = Tim Murtagh (Surrey)

| rain = Warwickshire target was 118 runs in 15 overs

}}

=Finals Day=

==Semi-finals==

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 30 July 2005

| team1 = Lancashire Lightning

| score1 = 217/4 (20 overs)

| score2 = 195/7 (20 overs)

| team2 = Surrey Brown Caps

| runs1 = Andrew Symonds 52* (30)

| wickets1 = Nayan Doshi 2/35 [4]

| runs2 = Ali Brown 51 (32)

| wickets2 = Andrew Symonds 1/21 [2]

| result = Lancashire won by 22 runs{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83164.html |title=Semi Final: Surrey v Lancashire in 2005|publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = The Oval, London|

| umpires = Ian Gould and George Sharp

| motm = Andrew Flintoff (Lancs)

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 30 July 2005

| team1 = Somerset Sabres

| score1 = 157/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 153/8 (20 overs)

| team2 = Leicestershire Foxes

| runs1 = Matthew Wood 38 (31)

| wickets1 = Dinesh Mongia 3/30 [4]

| runs2 = Darren Maddy 56 (39)

| wickets2 = Richard Johnson 3/21 [3]

| result = Somerset won by 4 runs{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83165.html |title=Semi Final: Leicestershire v Somerset in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = The Oval, London|

| umpires = John Holder and Peter Willey

| motm = Carl Gazzard (Soms)

}}

==Final==

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 30 July 2005

| team1 = Lancashire Lightning

| score1 = 114/8 (16 overs)

| score2 = 118/3 (14.1 overs)

| team2 = Somerset Sabres

| runs1 = Stuart Law 59 (45)

| wickets1 = Richard Johnson 3/26 [3]

| runs2 = Graeme Smith 64* (47)

| wickets2 = Andrew Flintoff 2/33 [4]

| result = Somerset Sabres won by 7 wickets{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83166.html |title=Final: Lancashirev Somerset in 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2009-10-11 }}

| venue = The Oval, London

| umpires = Ian Gould and Peter Willey

| motm = Graeme Smith (Soms)

| rain = Match was reduced before play to 16 overs per side

}}