Nottinghamshire Vs. Lancashire FLt20.

White and Hales storm Lightning.

Alex Hales (right) made 82 and Graeme White
took 5-22 as Notts won by 60 runs.

Lancashire were beaten comprehensively by Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Trent Bridge, falling 60 runs short of the hosts daunting total of 194-6, as they were bowled out in the 17th over.

Both teams had already qualified from the group stages, but the visitors response was halted by left-arm spinner Graeme White, who claimed figures of 5-22 amidst the poor reply of Lancashire, who suffered only their third defeat of this campaign so far.

The Outlaws capitalised on being put in to bat by Glen Chapple, as the unforgiving partnership of Alex Hales and Michael Lumb smashed 59 before the first wicket fell. Lumb's quick fire 30 was abruptly ended by Chapple, when he picked out Kabir Ali at mid-on, but Hales continued his onslaught on the Lancashire bowlers.

Hales hit a total of 6 sixes and 3 fours, taking full advantage of the short boundary as he raced to a half-century from just 33 balls. The England international looked certain to pass three-figures but was run out by a direct-hit from Tom Smith, falling for 82.

Other contributions from 'Riki' Wessles (22) and wicket-keeper Chris Read (19) boosted the Nottinghamshire total, but the innings was slowed-down by spinner Steven Croft, who bowled four overs for just 17 runs.

Captain Chapple led by example with 2-31, but his colleagues were treated to a much more frustrating time with the ball. Ali leaked 49 runs from his allocation, picking up the wicket of Samit Patel, and Mitch McClenaghan was similarly expensive, returning with 1-41.

After being subjected to such a belligerent performance, Lancashire's response began in the worst way imaginable, as Stephen Moore chipped the ball back to Patel, and the first ball would set the tone for the innings as a whole.

Tom Smith followed his score of 42 against Yorkshire with 22, but he was the first of many victims to be claimed by White, as Lancashire limped to 51-3. Steven Croft managed 23, but his cameo was brought to an end when he was trapped LBW by White.

With a high score of just 27 from Ashwell Prince, the visitors were never likely to compete and a delay for heavy rain provided a minor respite to Lancashire who had fallen to 82-5.

The Lightning were eventually put out of their misery when Prince launched the ball in the air, with former Lancashire player Steven Mullaney taking the decisive catch, as Patel finished with 3-34.

In stark contrast to the elation of the previous match versus Yorkshire, the visitors were on the wrong end of a comprehensive defeat and by completing the double over Lancashire, Notts have earned a home tie in the quarter-finals.