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Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Rotterdam Dockers, ETPL, Today Match Prediction
ECR vs RTD Win Probability
Toss Winner - Rotterdam Dockers won the toss and choose to bat first
Rotterdam Dockers beat Edinburgh Castle Rockers by 5 runs
Edinburgh and Rotterdam battle out for the top spot
- Tom Curran picked up three wickets against the Rotterdam Dockers.
- Faf du Plessis scored 353 runs in the last 8 matches for the Rotterdam Dockers.
- Brandon McMullen scored 279 runs in the last 8 matches for the Edinburgh Castle Rockers.
Rotterdam Dockers to Win!
| Tournament: | European T20 Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Village, Dublin, Ireland |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 14.6°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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ECR vs RTD Match Prediction & Analysis
Edinburgh Castle Rockers and Rotterdam Dockers face off in the 27th match of the European T20 Premier League 2026 on Tuesday, 15th September. The match is slated to be played at The Village Ground in Dublin, with a scheduled start time of 6:45 PM IST.
Current Standings: Edinburgh Castle Rockers are at the top of the table with 13 points in 8 matches (6 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no result), while the Rotterdam Dockers are in 3rd place with 11 points in 8 matches (5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 no result).
The last time these two met, Edinburgh Castle Rockers defeated the Rotterdam Dockers by 55 runs, defending a score of 144 runs and bowling out Rotterdam Dockers for 93 runs in 18 overs. It was a game for the fast bowlers in this fixture, where 13 of the 20 wickets were picked up by the pacers, and six of the remaining seven by left-arm spinners.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ECR
L
W
W
W
W
ECR
93/10 in 18.0 5.17
148/10 in 19.3 7.59
130/10 in 17.1 7.57
189/5 in 20.0 9.45
RTD
W
W
L
L
W
RTD
172/4 in 19.0 9.05
141/9 in 19.0 7.42
178/2 in 17.4 10.08
176/6 in 20.0 8.8
93/10 in 18.0 5.17
148/10 in 19.3 7.59
178/4 in 20.0 8.9
179/3 in 18.4 9.59
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Edinburgh Castle Rockers Preview
After going unbeaten for their first seven matches in the tournament, where they won six alongside one abandoned match, the Edinburgh Castle Rockers' winning streak came to an end in their last game against the Amsterdam Flames, where they lost by eight wickets
It was a really poor performance from their batters; after being asked to bat first, the Castle Rockers were bowled out for 118 runs in 18.3 overs. Ross Adair top-scored with 32 runs off 16 balls, including three fours and two sixes.
Brandon McMullen continued his good run of form and got off to a quickfire start, scoring 26 runs off 15 balls with three fours, but could not convert it into a big knock. The middle order then collapsed like a pack of cards, offering little to no support to skipper Mitchell Santner (18 runs).
Defending 119 runs was always going to be a tough task for the bowlers. They failed to take early wickets, and as a result, lost the match in 14.5 overs. Mitchell Santner and Jack Jarvis picked up one wicket each.
The Castle Rockers have two matches left in the tournament and remain in a dominant position to qualify directly for the final; all they need is a win in one of their two remaining games. For that to happen, the Castle Rockers' batting line-up will have to come good, especially the middle-order batters, who have not made an impact with the bat in recent matches.
Edinburgh Castle Rockers Predicted Playing XI:
Ross Adair, JJ Smuts, Andries Gous (wk), Brandon McMullen, Laurie Evans, Mitchell Santner (c), Gareth Delany, Andrew Tye, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Trent Boult
Edinburgh Castle Rockers Key Players From Previous Game Of European T20 Premier League, 2026
Edinburgh Castle Rockers Actual Playing XI:
Gareth Delany, JJ Smuts, Brandon McMullen, Mitchell Santner, Jack Jarvis, Finlay McCreath, Tom Curran, Mark Watt, Andries Gous, Laurie Evans, Reece Topley
Rotterdam Dockers Preview
The Rotterdam Dockers are hitting form at the right time in the tournament, as they have bounced back from two consecutive losses with back-to-back wins and are well and truly in the race for the top spot. In their last match, the Dockers defeated the Belfast Wolves by seven wickets.
Bowling first against the Belfast Wolves, the Dockers' bowlers did a really good job of restricting them to 161/6 in 20 overs. Anrich Nortje and Logan van Beek picked up two wickets each, while Shubham Ranjane and David Wiese picked up one wicket each.
Chasing down 162 runs, the Dockers lost the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen for six runs early on, but their skipper Faf du Plessis stepped up, scoring 31 runs off 26 balls. He stitched a 66-run partnership with Michael Levitt, who scored 44 runs off 34 balls.
Once these two batters got out, Heinrich Klaasen (47 runs) and Shubham Ranjane (29 runs) steered their side home in 18 overs with a brisk 75-run partnership in six overs. When the Dockers needed 60 runs off the last six overs, they smashed the 60 runs in four overs, scoring at 15 runs per over.
The Dockers have two matches left in the tournament and can reach 15 points at the end of the league stage if they win both matches. However, if they lose this match, the Castle Rockers will move to 15 points, and the Dockers can reach a maximum total of only 13 points. So, expect the Dockers to go hard in this fixture and win this match.
Rotterdam Dockers Predicted Playing XI:
Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (c), Michael Levitt, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shubham Ranjane, David Wiese, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Anrich Nortje, Jai Moondra
Rotterdam Dockers Key Players From Previous Game Of European T20 Premier League, 2026
Rotterdam Dockers Actual Playing XI:
Faf du Plessis, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Levitt, David Wiese, Shubham Ranjane, Jasper Davidson, Heinrich Klaasen, Logan van Beek, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Anrich Nortje, Colin Munro
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
Dublin will experience mostly cloudy conditions on Tuesday, with temperatures peaking around 14°C. Moderate winds blowing at 18 km/h and a high humidity level of 88% will add a noticeable chill to the air, while an 18% chance of precipitation suggests only a slight possibility of passing showers.
ECR vs RTD Pitch Report
The surface at The Village Ground in Dublin has played out evenly for both the batters and bowlers, teams batting first scored past 160 runs four times in the last eight innings and the average 1st innings score in the ETPL matches played at this venue is 152, while the average 2nd innings score is 131 which shows most of the matches have gone really close. On average 14 wickets fell per match and most of the wickets have been taken by the pacers than spinners.
Toss: To Bowl
Teams bowling first won five of the eight matches played at The Village Ground in ETPL 2026, the surface gets better for batting as the match progresses and if you look at the wins of both the teams they won their recent matches while bowling first. We predict the team that wins the toss will look to bowl first in this fixture.
Toss Prediction: Edinburgh Castle Rockers to win the coin toss
ECR vs RTD
Winning Prediction
It is going to be an even contest between these two strong teams, especially in the bowling department, as both of them have good bowling line-ups. However, in recent matches, the Rotterdam Dockers' batting line-up has been much better than the Edinburgh Castle Rockers', and even their bowlers are amongst the top wicket-takers in the tournament. But the odds are slightly in favour of the Edinburgh Castle Rockers. Expect a close contest, and we are backing the Rotterdam Dockers to win this match against the odds.
Rotterdam Dockers to Win!
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