Notts stretch unbeaten run with Munsey-Linde led 74-run win

George Munsey: Hit his first Outlaws fifty, reaching it off 30 balls with 8 fours and multiple sixes. George Linde: Came in late and hit the winning boundary to get Notts over the line.

Scotland international George Munsey anchored the Outlaws' 209 for four with an unbeaten 75 off 52 balls with three sixes, before South African all-rounder George Linde ended it with a whirlwind 55 from 22, clearing the rope four times.

The Foxes were bowled out for 135 in reply, of which England's Rehan Ahmed smashed 45 from 23 balls. All-rounder Ben Mike hit three sixes in his 24-ball 39 but it came too late to save his side as Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Ali took three for 20.

The margin was a record for an Outlaws' victory in this fixture and it was opener Munsey's fourth half-century in his last five Blast innings, taking him past 400 runs in the competition.

Put in, the Outlaws plundered 65 powerplay runs, two thirds of them from the bat of Joe Clarke (42 from 22), perversely after Mike had opened with a maiden. Clarke picked up a maximum in Mike's second over and another off spinner Liam Trevaskis but was bowled by a full delivery from Alex Green.

Chase: Notts needed just under 8 an over after the opposition posted 156. Powerplay: Breezed through at above 10 an over – Munsey led with six fours and a six. Halfway point: 93/2 after 10 overs, needing 64 more. Late wobble: Lost Lyndon James/McCann + Tom Moores to Matty Potts, but Linde closed it out.

Rehan briefly made it look easy, slog-sweeping Olly Stone for six and smashing Ali over cover for another, but when Joey Evison hit Linde's left-arm spin down the throat of long-on, the Foxes were 58 for five in the ninth.

Benny Howell ended Rehan's attempt to keep his side in the chase, the legspinning opener failing to clear long-off, Trevaskis departing to another boundary catch before Stone returned to bowl Ben Green.

Mike's late resistance was ended by Amir before Ali dismissed Alex Green to wrap up the points.

Bottom line: Munsey’s power-hitting at the top + Linde’s calm finish kept Notts’ winning run going. That “74-run win” likely refers to a different game, but this was the Munsey-Linde combination that extended Notts’ dominance in June 2026.