Patel upset with no ball call
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Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel believes the Outlaws were denied a chance of winning the Twenty20 Cup, claiming the final delivery of the match should have been ruled a no-ball.
Leicestershire Foxes claimed the title for the second time in three years with a four-run victory but Jim Allenby's final delivery, which was hit for six, looked to be borderline in terms of whether or not it was over waist high.
If it was, it should have been ruled a no-ball giving the hosts another delivery with five runs required for victory.
Patel had no doubts. He told Sky Sports: "It was clearly a no-ball and it's cost us a chance to win the final.
"We got so close but someone has to lose and it's us today."
The Foxes reduced the Outlaws to 173 for eight after Darren Maddy (86) and Allenby shared a stand of 133 to finish on 177 for two with the match completed in teeming rain at Trent Bridge.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad, strongly tipped to be an England star of the future, said: "It was superb. It was a great atmosphere and I'm so happy to win."
Broad admitted it had whetted his appetite, with great things predicted for the son of former England batsman, Chris.
"This is what it's all about - big crowds and big games. I really enjoyed it," he added.
Allenby was one of the Foxes' heroes after taking two of the final wickets to finish with two for 23 as well as his superb innings.
"It's awesome, I've been doing it the last few games," he said.
"With the wickets we got in the middle we managed to peg them back."
Wicketkeeper Paul Nixon admitted he had never taken victory for granted.
"I was always concerned, they have got big players for big occasion but we held our nerve and stuck to our plans.
"It's special, we've had a very big week, we've had a death in the family and it's great to give back to people who have helped us on our way."
Nottinghamshire skipper Stephen Fleming was gracious in defeat, saying: "We had a good start and we had some good hitters down the order. We got really close but it just didn't quite go our way."
Man-of-the-match Maddy said: "It is a competition I seem to excel in. I don't know why but it seems to have worked again today and I'm very happy.
"We managed to post what was just enough to win it."
Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel was unhappy the final ball of the match had not been ruled a no-ball.
Allenby's delivery looked to be borderline in terms of whether or not it was over waist high.
But Patel had no doubts. He said: "It was clearly a no-ball and it's cost us a chance to win the final.
"We got so close but someone has to lose and it's us today."
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