Notts Outlaws score highest ever T20 total to beat Derbyshire Falcons by 94 runs

Notts Outlaws hit their highest ever T20 score to beat Derbyshire Falcons comfortably by 94 runs. Falcons won the toss and captain Shan Masood put Outlaws in to bat first at Trent Bridge on Thursday (June 23) night, who brought in Sol Budinger and Zak Chappell for Calvin Harrison and Dane Paterson.

Outlaws put the disappointment of the Leicestershire Foxes game well and truly behind them, smashing 247/6 off their 20 overs with Ben Duckett top scoring with 63. In reply, Falcons scored 153/9, with Outlaws keeping them comfortably at arm's length throughout the chase, with Chappell and Samit Patel each picking up three wickets.

Outlaws started the innings quickly, with 22 scored in the second over off Sam Conners. The 50 partnership for the opening wicket stand between Joe Clarke and Alex Hales came up in just 3.4 overs.

Hales smashed his way to 55 within the opening five, but got out at the end of the fifth to Mattie McKiernan, after top edging to Luis Reece at long-on, his innings coming to an end after 23 balls. At the end of the powerplay, Outlaws were 86/1, putting to bed any potential hangover from the poor performance against Leicestershire two days ago.

Towards the end of the eighth over off Wayne Madsen, Clarke looped one into the air for the bowler who took an easy catch to dismiss the opener for a 17-ball 38. Ben Duckett continued the quick tempo in the 10th off Madsen, hitting three boundaries in a row, as Outlaws reached 124/2 at the halfway stage.

The 50 partnership for the third wicket came up off 30 balls in the 13th between Duckett and Steven Mullaney. Mullaney hit three consecutive sixes in the 14th off George Scrimshaw, although the first was a top edge that just cleared the ropes and over the deep fine