Edinburgh Castle Rockers will lock horns with Belfast Wolves in the final of the ETPL 2026 season at The Village in Dublin on Sunday, September 20.
Edinburgh Castle Rockers, led by Mitchell Santner, held first place with six wins, three losses and a no result from 10 matches, amassing 13 points. Meanwhile, the Belfast Wolves, led by Scott Edwards, held third place with six wins, three losses, and no result from ten matches, amassing 13 points. In the qualifier, Belfast Wolves secured a seven-wicket win against Amsterdam Flames to make it to the final.
Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves, ETPL 2026, Final, Match Details
Match: Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves, ETPL 2026, Final
Time & Date: 6:45 PM IST, Sunday, September 20
Venue: The Village, Dublin
Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves, ETPL 2026, Final Pitch Report
The surface is expected to give batters an edge over bowlers during the powerplay and death overs. However, bowlers are likely to get a fair share of assistance during the middle overs. The captain winning the toss would likely prefer to bowl first.
Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves, ETPL 2026, Final Probable XIs
Edinburgh Castle Rockers
JJ Smuts, Andries Gous (wk), Brandon McMullen, Laurie Evans, Gareth Delany, Finlay McCreath, Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Curran, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Reece Topley
Belfast Wolves
Paul Stirling, Harry Manenti, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Mark Chapman, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell (c), Chris Jordan, Mark Adair, Gavin Hoey, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Humphreys
Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves, ETPL 2026, Final Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Edinburgh Castle Rockers
These two sides played against each other twice, winning one game each. Comparatively, the Edinburgh Castle Rockers have a well-balanced squad, with strength across the top order, spin, and pace departments. That said, we can expect them to come out on top quite comfortably and win the final match of the campaign.
