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AF vs RD, 17th T20, ETPL 2026 summary
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178-2(17.4)
Amsterdam Flames won by 8 wickets 🏆
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(20.0)176-6
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P'ship : 113(68)
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The Netherlands' leg ends here in the ETPL, and we are having a couple of days off before we move to Ireland for the next phase, which will begin on Wednesday, 9th September.
That's all from The Hague. Amsterdam Flames win by eight wickets with 14 balls to spare, chasing 177 with remarkable ease. Faf, Wiese, De Leede and David all had their moments, but it was the final pair who owned the night. One side found 176 through a late surge; the other made it look insufficient through sustained aggression. A fine contest for half the innings, and then a one-sided finish.
Scott Edwards (Amsterdam Flames Captain): (On comparing the two wins) "Yeah, a little bit different. I thought we were okay in the Powerplay again. I think we got a couple of nice breakthroughs. And then once again, the spinners through the middle were sensational for us. Yeah, probably didn't close as we would have liked, but that was a pretty clinical batting performance by the boys.
(On the turnaround in the team's form) Yeah, I think the same as probably most franchises where you get together last minute. So, it's a little bit about building that connection with each other, from the batting group understanding how other guys bat, how you bat well together, and similarly for the bowling group. I feel like we're on the way with that. We've played a lot better cricket in these last three games and are on a bit of a roll, which is nice.
(On moving from familiar conditions to Ireland) Yeah, obviously, we've still got a couple of Irish boys that'll have some knowledge in Ireland. But yeah, we probably feel like we got on a little bit of a run in terms of knowing these conditions and the style we wanted to play, and potentially that shifts a little bit depending on what those conditions are in Ireland."
(On the turnaround in the team's form) Yeah, I think the same as probably most franchises where you get together last minute. So, it's a little bit about building that connection with each other, from the batting group understanding how other guys bat, how you bat well together, and similarly for the bowling group. I feel like we're on the way with that. We've played a lot better cricket in these last three games and are on a bit of a roll, which is nice.
(On moving from familiar conditions to Ireland) Yeah, obviously, we've still got a couple of Irish boys that'll have some knowledge in Ireland. But yeah, we probably feel like we got on a little bit of a run in terms of knowing these conditions and the style we wanted to play, and potentially that shifts a little bit depending on what those conditions are in Ireland."
Bas de Leede (Player of the Match): (On the importance of the win) "Very happy. You know, to go off to Ireland with three wins under our belt is massively important for us for the rest of the tournament. So yeah, really happy with the win today.
(On his innings and partnership with Tim David) Yeah, you know, Tim's a pretty relaxed guy to bat with, which I like. He talks a lot about having fun and backing your strengths. So, the chat out there was just to take it deep, and if we saw an opportunity to gain momentum, to go and take it. So yeah, really happy with the way that we could finish that game and finish the game off with balls to spare.
(On balancing aggression and preserving the partnership) Yeah, I mean, at one point I was struggling to hit the ball well, so it was easy to sort of preserve the partnership. But no, there's always a fine line, and I think the conditions here at Voorburg make you play a certain way and sort of not limit your options, but make you change the normal options that you would take. So I think we've done that really well the past couple of days.
(On playing at home in the Netherlands) Yeah, I mean, to have this tournament here, obviously at my home club Voorburg, was really special. And thank you to all the fans that came out to watch over the last week and a half. It's been amazing and, you know, it's the start of something really special if it may continue over the next few years."
(On his innings and partnership with Tim David) Yeah, you know, Tim's a pretty relaxed guy to bat with, which I like. He talks a lot about having fun and backing your strengths. So, the chat out there was just to take it deep, and if we saw an opportunity to gain momentum, to go and take it. So yeah, really happy with the way that we could finish that game and finish the game off with balls to spare.
(On balancing aggression and preserving the partnership) Yeah, I mean, at one point I was struggling to hit the ball well, so it was easy to sort of preserve the partnership. But no, there's always a fine line, and I think the conditions here at Voorburg make you play a certain way and sort of not limit your options, but make you change the normal options that you would take. So I think we've done that really well the past couple of days.
(On playing at home in the Netherlands) Yeah, I mean, to have this tournament here, obviously at my home club Voorburg, was really special. And thank you to all the fans that came out to watch over the last week and a half. It's been amazing and, you know, it's the start of something really special if it may continue over the next few years."
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: BAS DE LEEDE
Time for the Post-Match Presentations...
Faf du Plessis (Rotterdam Dockers Captain): (On how they could have better defended 176) "Good question. First of all, I thought we could have possibly got 180. It felt like it wasn't a 170 pitch. We could have got some runs towards the end there, but I thought as a batting unit, we were losing wickets every two or three overs. Just when you feel like you can put the pressure back on the opposition, then you have to build a partnership again. So, I always thought we needed to get wickets in the Powerplay, and they had a really good Powerplay and put us under pressure. You've got to give credit to Bas [de Leede], as he played a really good innings.
(On whether they were 10 runs short) Oh, you're always going to compete. I would say you're 10 runs short, just the feeling that I had when I went off the field. But you're always in the game. You just have to take wickets in that first six, and we didn't. So then it was a case of how can we squeeze through the middle, and if you're only getting sevens through the middle and you're not getting wickets, it's really difficult. We tried - we used our weapons in Anrich Nortje to try and get him back and Roelof. But yeah, they chased that down really well.
(On creating pressure and finding wickets in the middle overs) Yeah, it's bowling pressure. The old cliché is of hunting in pairs as a bowling unit. You put dots, you put back-to-back overs together where the batsmen are going at five, six, seven an over, and you just feel like the pressure is building. And we didn't do that. We didn't back up two overs in a row where it felt like, for me in the field, pressure was building. Every time we had a good over, the next over we would just release the pedal a little bit, and then they would put us back on it. So, after the Powerplay, it didn't feel like we were in control of that rate. That's what you're trying to do: make sure you can squeeze a little bit, maybe get a wicket or two to bring the rate down again, and we couldn't do that through the middle.
(On the team's performance during this Voorburg leg) Yeah, I mean, obviously a good start in the first four games. I would say the one thing possibly that we needed, to be honest, is three wickets in the Powerplay, and we've done that now two games in a row. You just have to feel like, once again, you can put the bowlers under pressure doing that. You look at them - there was one wicket, maybe two. I always feel two wickets in the Powerplay these days are like you give two wickets in the way that you want to play. But if you're three or four down, like we were yesterday, then I feel like you're behind the eight ball. So, I think definitely one area.
(On Logan's return and the next leg in Dublin) Logan came back today in his first game after an injury. Obviously, tough day at the office for him. He's a good player, so I'm expecting that he will pull it up again and we go to Dublin."
(On whether they were 10 runs short) Oh, you're always going to compete. I would say you're 10 runs short, just the feeling that I had when I went off the field. But you're always in the game. You just have to take wickets in that first six, and we didn't. So then it was a case of how can we squeeze through the middle, and if you're only getting sevens through the middle and you're not getting wickets, it's really difficult. We tried - we used our weapons in Anrich Nortje to try and get him back and Roelof. But yeah, they chased that down really well.
(On creating pressure and finding wickets in the middle overs) Yeah, it's bowling pressure. The old cliché is of hunting in pairs as a bowling unit. You put dots, you put back-to-back overs together where the batsmen are going at five, six, seven an over, and you just feel like the pressure is building. And we didn't do that. We didn't back up two overs in a row where it felt like, for me in the field, pressure was building. Every time we had a good over, the next over we would just release the pedal a little bit, and then they would put us back on it. So, after the Powerplay, it didn't feel like we were in control of that rate. That's what you're trying to do: make sure you can squeeze a little bit, maybe get a wicket or two to bring the rate down again, and we couldn't do that through the middle.
(On the team's performance during this Voorburg leg) Yeah, I mean, obviously a good start in the first four games. I would say the one thing possibly that we needed, to be honest, is three wickets in the Powerplay, and we've done that now two games in a row. You just have to feel like, once again, you can put the bowlers under pressure doing that. You look at them - there was one wicket, maybe two. I always feel two wickets in the Powerplay these days are like you give two wickets in the way that you want to play. But if you're three or four down, like we were yesterday, then I feel like you're behind the eight ball. So, I think definitely one area.
(On Logan's return and the next leg in Dublin) Logan came back today in his first game after an injury. Obviously, tough day at the office for him. He's a good player, so I'm expecting that he will pull it up again and we go to Dublin."
10:01 PM IST, 6:31 PM Local Time: There was a point when Rotterdam Dockers looked set to post something merely competitive. Then there was David Wiese. And then there was Tim David. Rotterdam's 176/6 had looked imposing after Wiese's extraordinary finish, but Amsterdam Flames chased it down with even greater authority, reaching 178/2 in 17.4 overs to win by eight wickets with 14 balls remaining. The chase had everything - an explosive Powerplay, a brief wobble, a long partnership through the middle overs, and then a brutal finish. Bas de Leede and Tim David added an unbeaten 113, and once David found his range, the contest was over remarkably quickly.
Let's rewind a bit...
Rotterdam's innings began with almost no momentum, just five runs from the first two overs, but the recovery was spectacular. Faf du Plessis and Michael Levitt changed the tempo, and the Dockers blasted 36 runs across overs three and four, reaching 50 in only 5.1 overs. Levitt made 16 from 14 before Tim Pringle produced a fine return catch at 3.4, while Aryan Dutt removed Vikramjit Singh for six at 4.6 after a successful LBW review. Despite those setbacks, Rotterdam still finished the Powerplay on 55/2, with Faf already setting himself up for a substantial innings.
Rotterdam's innings began with almost no momentum, just five runs from the first two overs, but the recovery was spectacular. Faf du Plessis and Michael Levitt changed the tempo, and the Dockers blasted 36 runs across overs three and four, reaching 50 in only 5.1 overs. Levitt made 16 from 14 before Tim Pringle produced a fine return catch at 3.4, while Aryan Dutt removed Vikramjit Singh for six at 4.6 after a successful LBW review. Despite those setbacks, Rotterdam still finished the Powerplay on 55/2, with Faf already setting himself up for a substantial innings.
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