Notts keeper Tom Moores wants win over Derbyshire in T20 to be wake-up call

Jake Ball celebrates the wicket of Matthew Critchley. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The Outlaws moved four points clear at the top of the North Group with the win.

But Moores said it had acted as a timely reminded following what he described as a below-par display.

Moores said: "It got a bit closer than we would have liked at times, but that's T20 cricket and we backed all our bowlers to get over the line.

"It was quite nice to get that feeling, we've played so well throughout the tournament that we haven't had that many twitchy moments.

"I think it's come at a really good time, the fact that we didn't probably play our best game, I think the lads would admit that, so it gives us a bit of a nudge at the right time.

"We are getting to the business end of the tournament and sometimes to get a bit of an awakening as to where we can get better is quite a good thing."

It was no surprise when the Outlaws elected to bat first and although they lost Chris Nash in the second over when he chipped to deep midwicket to give Dustin Melton his first T20 wicket, Alex Hales and Joe Clarke laid the platform for another imposing total.

The pair added 93 in 8 overs before Hales skied Hughes to long on and although Clarke was dropped on 50 by Critchley he pulled Hughes to long on in the next over.

Despite that lapse, the Falcons had managed to keep their discipline in the field but the Outlaws moved into overdrive as 45 came from the last four overs.

The Falcons lost Luis Reece first ball, bowled by Wasim Imad, and Billy Godleman was lbw sweeping Matthew Carter but Madsen and Leus du Plooy lifted them to 56 for 2 at the end of the powerplay.

Mullaney had du Plooy caught at mid off but with Madsen astutely finding the gaps, the Falcons were still in the chase on 92 for 3 at the halfway point.

The Falcons needed a big over and Hughes delivered in the 16th, pulling Samit Patel for six and sweeping him for two fours.

Ball returned to have Critchley lbw and bowled a superb penultimate over which cost only five leaving the Falcons needing 23 off the last over.