Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Amsterdam Flames, Match 24, Sep 13, 2026: commentary
| Edinburgh Castle Rockers | 118 | 18.3 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Flames | 120/2 | 14.5 ov |
Amsterdam Flames win by 8 wickets
Result
Amsterdam Flames win by 8 wickets
AFL 1ST
- 14.5
Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Mark Watt. Amsterdam Flames: 120/2(rr 8.00)
- 14.5
FOUR! Mark Watt to Bas de Leede. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Amsterdam Flames cruised to a convincing eight-wicket victory, chasing down 118 with ease. Yuvraj Samra provided the early impetus with a fluent 40. Steve Smith added a steady 25 before falling to Mitchell Santner. Bas de Leede then anchored the chase brilliantly, remaining unbeaten on 22. Despite Santner and Jack Jarvis claiming a wicket each, the bowlers struggled to contain the Flames' batting attack and fell to a comfortable defeat. Michael Bracewell is the Player of the Match.
- 14.4
Mark Watt to Tim David. Stock ball full toss, wide down leg side backing away driving, Played to long on for 1 run.
- 14.3
Mark Watt to Bas de Leede. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, Played to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Smuts.
- 14.2
Mark Watt to Bas de Leede. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Gous.
- 14.1
Mark Watt to Bas de Leede. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Santner.
- 14.0
Over 14. 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. Amsterdam Flames: 114/2(rr 8.14)
- 13.6
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gous.
- 13.5
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, left for no runs, fielded by Gous.
- 13.4
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Gous.
- 13.4
Wide Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, left for 1 run, fielded by Gous.
- 13.3
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Watt.
- 13.2
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, Played to long off for 2 runs, fielded by McMullen.
- 13.1
Mitchell Santner to Tim David. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, left for no runs, fielded by Gous.
- 13.0
Over 13. 6 runs. Bowler: Mark Watt. Amsterdam Flames: 111/2(rr 8.54)
- 12.6
Mark Watt to Tim David. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.
- 12.6
Wide Mark Watt to Tim David. Stock length ball, down leg side backing away sweeping, Missed (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Gous.
- 12.5
Mark Watt to Tim David. Stock length ball, off stump backing away driving, Played to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Boult.
- 12.4
Mark Watt to Tim David. Stock ball half volley, to leg backing away driving, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 12.3
Mark Watt to Bas de Leede. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, Played to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Adair.
- 10.1
OUT! Caught. Jack Jarvis to Yuvraj Samra. Length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, outside edge, caught by Gous. An important breakthrough for Edinburgh Castle Rockers.
- 7.2
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Santner to Steve Smith. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to point, caught by Adair. Not a great shot from Smith.
ECR 1ST
- 18.3
Over 19. 2 runs. Bowler: Tim Pringle. Edinburgh Castle Rockers: 118/10(rr 6.21)
- 18.3
OUT! Caught. Tim Pringle to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by de Leede. Edinburgh Castle Rockers were bowled out for a total of 118 runs. Ross Adair was the top scorer with a quickfire 32, while Brandon McMullen contributed a valuable 26 to provide some stability. The Amsterdam Flames maintained pressure with regular wickets, led by a sensational spell from Michael Bracewell, who finished with five wickets. The other bowlers also contributed evenly. Now, let's get ready for the chase.
- 18.2
Tim Pringle to Trent Boult. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by David.
- 18.1
Tim Pringle to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to third man for 1 run, fielded by Klein.
- 18.0
Over 18. 1 run. Bowler: David Payne. Edinburgh Castle Rockers: 116/9(rr 6.44)
- 17.6
David Payne to Trent Boult. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 17.5
David Payne to Trent Boult. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Smith.
- 17.4
David Payne to Trent Boult. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Edwards.
- 17.3
David Payne to Trent Boult. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 17.2
OUT! Caught. David Payne to Jack Jarvis. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by David. Good grab by Tim David.
- 17.1
David Payne to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by David.
- 17.0
Over 17. 5 runs. Bowler: Tim David. Edinburgh Castle Rockers: 115/8(rr 6.76)
- 16.6
Tim David to Jack Jarvis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
- 16.5
Tim David to Jack Jarvis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to silly mid off for no runs, run save by David.
- 16.4
Tim David to Jack Jarvis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Smith.
- 16.3
OUT! Caught. Tim David to Mark Watt. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Campher. Easiest of catches in the deep.
- 16.2
Tim David to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot glancing, Played to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Payne.
- 16.1
FOUR! Tim David to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
- 16.0
Over 16. 4 runs. Bowler: Bas de Leede. Edinburgh Castle Rockers: 110/7(rr 6.88)
- 15.6
Bas de Leede to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Neill.
- 13.5
OUT! Caught. Michael Bracewell to Andrew Tye. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Smith. Hard luck for the batter.
- 11.3
OUT! Bowled. Michael Bracewell to Gareth Delany. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, missed. Cleaned him up!
- 9.5
OUT! Caught. Michael Bracewell to Laurie Evans. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Neill. Edinburgh Castle Rockers are in trouble. They lost their fifth wicket.
- 7.6
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Michael Bracewell to Andries Gous. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Bracewell. Soft dismissal.
- 7.3
OUT! Stumped. Michael Bracewell to Brandon McMullen. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed, by Edwards. What a delivery from Michael Bracewell.
- 3.1
OUT! Caught. Kyle Klein to JJ Smuts. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Neill. Straight into the hands.
- 2.6
OUT! Caught. Jordan Neill to Ross Adair. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, outside edge, caught by Edwards. Edged and gone.