30 August 2026
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NEWS
Top cricket continues in Voorburg through September 6
The European T20 Premier League in Voorburg, in which more than 20 million euros has been invested, once again featured spectacular cricket from the world's best players on Sunday. Unfortunately, the match had to be shortened to five overs per team due to rain on Sunday morning, but on Sunday afternoon, big sixes were shown again during the match between Dublin and Edinburgh.
Australian world-class player Steven Smith showed a glimpse of his class in the morning with 20 runs. However, the Amsterdam Flames only managed 56 runs in the available five overs. Thanks to 35-year-old Irishman Paul Stirling (25 runs with three sixes), Belfast finished the job in only three overs and five balls.
Edinburgh stronger than Dublin
After a rain delay and hard work by the ground staff, Dublin had the opportunity to show what they were capable of. 109 runs all out was not the result they had hoped for. New Zealander Mitchell Santner was responsible for this: he took five wickets for sixteen runs.
Edinburgh's chase was successful, but it came at the cost of six wickets. Ross Adair hammered 24 in just seven balls and J.J. Smuts 33 from 24 balls. George Dockrell took 3-27 while Indian superstar Ravichandran Ashwin remained wicketless but was economical with 0-20.
With this win, the Edinburgh Castle Rockers move to the top of the table. The Dutch teams are in third (Rotterdam) and fifth (Amsterdam) respectively.
The VCC main ground has been transformed into a British-looking county ground with allure and atmosphere. Tickets are available via etplofficial.com