Nottinghamshire v Lancashire - Friends Life T20 - North Group - Nottinghamshire win by 8 wickets - Live Score and Update
Lancashire 178/4 (20/20 ov) v Nottinghamshire 52/2 (4.4/5 ov, target 49) - Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (D/L method)
On Tuesday, fans were yet again left drenched at Trent Bridge, Nottingham as rains affected the outcome of the Friends Life T20 match between Lancashire and hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 where Lancashire, after clobbering a massive total of 178 runs, still lost the game when the required target was revised to 49 runs in five overs as rain wrecked the second innings.
After failing in the bowling department, Notts could thank the skies for bringing down rain, which reduced the asking total to something achievable as compared to a massive total that was bulldozed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806.
Notts openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 and AD Hales knew that they needed to bat fast with the reduced number of overs and wet outfield which made their work a bit more difficult.
However, the two batsmen failed to prosper as they could muster only 11 runs together, after which AD Hales was caught by Brown off the bowling of SD Parry, before he made four runs off four deliveries.
Lumb then forged a potent partnership alongside MH Wessels as the duo launched a fiery batting onslaught to reach the required target.
This was the time when Lancashire needed their bowlers to come up to speed and bolster an attack restricting the two batsmen from coming closer to the required target.
While Lumb exhibited his class, Wessels exposed his smash hitting abilities as he hammered an innings of 21 runs off just eight deliveries.
Meanwhile, Lumb hammered a knock of 22 runs off 12 deliveries before losing his wicket at a time when the side had bolstered a total of 40 runs on the board.
Nonetheless, Wessels and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dawid-Malan-c1344 Voges conveniently reached the required target in 4.4 overs to win their side the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moore-c77694 from Lancashire, was named as the Player of the Match for bolstering an amazing total of 80 runs.
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