The hundred is much better to watch and generally a far higher standard than the blast.The Hundred starts again today, I know it's not popular on here but I quite like it, Southern Brave are my local team here and their ladies won last year, let's see if they can do it again.
I think a franchise t20 would be better than the hundred format. But I absolutely agree with the idea that fewer teams create a far better tournament. 18 teams is far too many to have a really good competition.