Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Faf du Plessis Powers Rotterdam Dockers In ETPL Derby Opener
Rotterdam Dockers played Amsterdam Flames in the first match of the European T20 Premier League.
Amsterdam batted first and scored 157 runs for eight wickets.
Bas de Leede was Amsterdam’s best batter with 75 runs.
Rotterdam needed 158 runs to win.
Captain Faf du Plessis scored 83 runs and kept the chase steady.
Ben Manenti added quick runs during an important partnership.
David Wiese then scored 27 runs without being dismissed.
Rotterdam reached the target with five wickets left and 11 balls to spare.
This made Rotterdam the first winner in ETPL history.
Rotterdam Dockers defeated Amsterdam Flames by five wickets in the European T20 Premier League’s opening match.
Chasing 158, Rotterdam reached 158 for five in 18.1 overs, with Faf du Plessis scoring 83 from 55 balls.
David Wiese finished unbeaten on 27 from 17 balls as Rotterdam won with 11 balls remaining.
Bas de Leede top-scored for Amsterdam with 75 from 53 balls, helping the Flames post 157 for eight.
Ben Manenti’s 30 and an 83-run fourth-wicket partnership with du Plessis shifted momentum decisively toward Rotterdam.
- Who
- Rotterdam Dockers and Amsterdam Flames; Faf du Plessis led Rotterdam’s chase, while Bas de Leede top-scored for Amsterdam.
- What
- Rotterdam Dockers beat Amsterdam Flames by five wickets in the opening match of the European T20 Premier League.
- Where
- Sportpark Westvliet in the Voorburg/The Hague area of the Netherlands.
- Why
- Rotterdam successfully chased Amsterdam’s total of 157 for eight, powered by du Plessis’s 83 and support from Ben Manenti and David Wiese.
- Competition
- European T20 Premier League
- Match
- Rotterdam Dockers vs Amsterdam Flames
- Result
- Rotterdam Dockers won by five wickets
- Amsterdam score
- 157 for eight
- Rotterdam score
- 158 for five in 18.1 overs
- Top Rotterdam batter
- Faf du Plessis: 83 from 55 balls
- Top Amsterdam batter
- Bas de Leede: 75 from 53 balls
- Venue
- Sportpark Westvliet