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Rotterdam Dockers vs Dublin Guardians, ETPL, Today Match Prediction
RTD vs DBG Win Probability
Toss Winner - Dublin Guardians won the toss and choose to bowl first
Dublin Guardians won by 5 wickets
Can Rotterdam top the table?
- Faf du Plessis scored 407 runs in 9 matches for the Rotterdam Dockers.
- Anrich Nortje is the leading wicket taker in the tournament (19 wickets in 9 matches for the Dockers).
- The Dockers four of the six wins came while bowling first this season.
Rotterdam Dockers to Win!
| Tournament: | European T20 Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Village, Dublin, Ireland |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 12.6°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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RTD vs DBG Match Prediction & Analysis
Rotterdam Dockers and Dublin Guardians lock horns in the 30th match of the European T20 Premier League 2026 on Thursday, 17th September. The match is slated to be played at The Village Ground in Dublin and the scheduled start time is 6:45 PM IST.
The Rotterdam Dockers are at 3rd place on the table with 13 points in 9 matches with six wins, two losses and one no result, while the Dublin Guardians are at bottom of the table with 2 points in 9 matches with one win and eight losses.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
RTD
W
W
W
L
L
RTD
176/5 in 20.0 8.8
181/6 in 20.0 9.05
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
DBG
L
L
L
W
L
DBG
214/5 in 20.0 10.7
155/9 in 20.0 7.75
159/10 in 19.3 8.15
162/4 in 18.5 8.6
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Rotterdam Dockers Preview
The Rotterdam Dockers make it three wins in a row after edging past the Edinburgh Castle Rockers by five runs. This is the third consecutive win for the Dockers after a bit of a stumble in the mid-tournament where they lost two matches in a row, and with this win they better their chances to finish at the top of the table and qualify to the final directly.
Batting first, skipper Faf du Plessis led from the front with a dynamic 54 off 35 balls, while Heinrich Klaasen blitzed 47 off 27 deliveries to propel Rotterdam to a competitive total of 181/6.
Defending 181, Rotterdam held their nerve under pressure. Shubham Ranjane broke the game open through the middle overs, finishing with decisive figures of 3/22. Despite late hitting from Edinburgh, the Dockers closed out the game to secure crucial points.
The Dockers have the best chance of making it to the final as they go up against one of the least successful and out-of-form teams, the Dublin Guardians, a side they defeated by seven wickets earlier in the season. In the batting department, a lot will depend on their skipper Faf du Plessis, who has scored 407 runs in 9 matches, while Colin Munro is a big-match player.
If these two get going at the top, combined with the firepower of Klaasen, Ranjane, and Wiese in the middle order, the Dockers have a solid batting lineup.
With the ball, Anrich Nortje has been breathing fire all season, sitting as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 19 wickets, and he is well supported by David Wiese with 16 wickets. With Logan van Beek and Shubham Ranjane also coming good in the last couple of matches, the Dockers have a really good chance of topping the table.
Rotterdam Dockers Predicted Playing XI:
Colin Munro, Faf du Plessis (c), Michael Levitt, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Vikramjit Singh, Shubham Ranjane, David Wiese, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Anrich Nortje, Jasper Davidson
Rotterdam Dockers Key Players From Previous Game Of European T20 Premier League, 2026
Rotterdam Dockers Actual Playing XI:
Faf du Plessis, Michael Levitt, David Wiese, Shubham Ranjane, Jasper Davidson, Saqib Zulfiqar, Heinrich Klaasen, Logan van Beek, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Anrich Nortje, Colin Munro
Dublin Guardians Preview
The Dublin Guardians poor run of form in the tournament continues as they suffered a heavy 59-run defeat against the Amsterdam Flames. The Guardians have lost eight of the nine matches played in the tournament so far and are eliminated.
They haven't been able to perform collectively with both bat and ball this season. Opting to bowl first, Dublin's bowlers were taken apart by an aggressive batting display. Despite Craig Young picking up three wickets, he conceded 50 runs, while only Ravichandran Ashwin maintained control with 1 for 29 as Amsterdam racked up a massive 214/5.
Chasing a daunting target of 215, Dublin’s top order crumbled immediately under David Payne's fiery opening burst, crashing to 40/3. Daryl Mitchell fought hard with 33, alongside useful 30s from Noah Croes and Vijay Shankar, but the mounting run rate proved insurmountable as the Guardians managed just 155/9.
Dublin Guardians Predicted Playing XI:
Muhammad Waseem, David Willey, Harry Tector, Daryl Mitchell, Vijay Shankar, George Dockrell, Noah Croes (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Chris Greaves, Joshua Little, Craig Young
Dublin Guardians Key Players From Previous Game Of European T20 Premier League, 2026
Dublin Guardians Actual Playing XI:
Benjamin Calitz, James Vince, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Noah Croes, Matt Hollard, Joshua Little, Peter Hatzoglou, David Willey
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
Dublin is set for cool and mostly sunny conditions on Thursday, with temperatures hovering around 12°C. A brisk breeze blowing at 19 km/h will add a noticeable chill, while high humidity levels of 84% persist. With zero chance of precipitation, dry weather will prevail throughout the day.
RTD vs DBG Pitch Report
The surface at The Village Ground in Dublin has played out evenly for both the batters and bowlers. Teams batting first have crossed the 160-run mark five times in the last eight matches (and six times across the 11 games played).
The average 1st innings score in the ETPL matches at this venue is 158, while the average 2nd innings score is 138, which shows most of the matches have been closely contested. On average, 14 wickets fell per match, with pacers claiming the lion's share compared to the spinners.
Toss: To Bowl
Teams batting first won three of the last five 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: Rotterdam Dockers to win the coin toss
RTD vs DBG
Winning Prediction
The odds are heavily in favour of the Rotterdam Dockers to win this match. They are currently on a three-match winning streak, and with both a chance of topping the table to reach the final and the looming scare of missing out on qualification altogether, this is a do-or-die fixture for them. Up against an out-of-form Dublin Guardians side, we back the Rotterdam Dockers to come out on top and win this match.
Rotterdam Dockers to Win!
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