Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning, Vitality Blast

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Notts Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning, Trent Bridge

Nottingham, July 3

Notts Outlaws 181-6 beat Lancashire Lightning 180-7 by one run

Notts Outlaws held off Lancashire Lighting in a last-ball finish to stretch their winning streak to six in the Vitality Blast North Group, winning by a one-run margin at Trent Bridge.

The victory keeps the Outlaws top of the North Group after Scotland international George Munsey continued his current hot form with 51 off 39 balls - his fifth half-century in six innings - backed up by Tom Moores (40 off 36) and George Linde (37 off 24) as Notts made 181 for six.

Liam Livingstone (47 off 31) and Keaton Jennings (42 off 29) did much of the heavy lifting for Lightning, with 17-year-old Joe Moores - nephew of Outlaws head coach Peter - making 30 off 21 balls to keep his side in the hunt.

But ultimately it was Notts and England pace bowler Olly Stone who had the last word, successfully defending nine off the last over, in which Moores was dropped once on the boundary but caught three balls later before Jack Blatherwick and Matty Hurst, needing four off the final delivery, could run only two.

Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings said:

“We’re fairly disappointed. There were a lot of points within that game that I thought we had it nailed down, but obviously Notts nailed their last four overs and put us under the pump.

“The total wasn't above and beyond what we could have or should have been chasing, about par. I thought we played nicely but their big lads came in and just nailed the last four overs. They were clinical. They executed their plans really well throughout.

“Livy and myself made some runs but ultimately we didn’t have one guy to bat through the innings and actually win it for us. If one of us had gone on to get 60 or 70, then we probably win the game.

“But there was a lot of good in our performance. I think Jimmy (Anderson) bowled exceptionally well with the new ball. And we’ve seen what an exciting talent young Joe Moores is to handle that pressure as a 17-year-old. I definitely wasn't playing in front of the Sky cameras in front of 8,000 to 10,000 people on a Friday night when I was 17. Hopefully, he can learn a lot from that experience today.”