The inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is set to usher in a new era for franchise cricket in Europe, with six city-based teams from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands competing for the first ETPL title. The ETPL is being organised by Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) and will feature a mix of established international T20 stars and some of Europe’s leading cricketers from other Associate member countries in the region.
The tournament will run from 26 August to 20 September 2026, with the opening phase taking place at Voorburg in the Netherlands before the competition moves to Malahide in Ireland for the latter stages.
The inaugural ETPL will feature six (6) franchises, with two (2) teams representing each of the three (3) founding cricket boards.
Ireland: Belfast Wolves, Dublin Guardians
Scotland: Edinburgh Castle Rockers, Glasgow Cosmic
Netherlands: Amsterdam Flames, Rotterdam Dockers
The six (6) teams will compete in a double round-robin league, with every franchise facing each of the other five (5) teams twice. At the end of the league stage, the team finishing first will qualify directly for the Final, while the teams finishing second and third will meet in the Qualifier. The winner of the Qualifier will join the league table topper in the Final.
ETPL 2026 Schedule
26th August 2026: Rotterdam Dockers vs Amsterdam Flames (Scorecard)
27th – 28th August 2026: Belfast Wolves vs Dublin Guardians (Scorecard) ; Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Glasgow Cosmic (Scorecard) ; Amsterdam Flames vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers (Abandoned)
29th – 30th August 2026: Glasgow Cosmic vs Dublin Guardians (Scorecard) ; Rotterdam Dockers vs Belfast Wolves (Abandoned) ; Amsterdam Flames vs Belfast Wolves (Scorecard) ; Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Dublin Guardians (Scorecard)
01st – 02nd September 2026: Glasgow Cosmic vs Rotterdam Dockers (Scorecard) ; Dublin Guardians vs Rotterdam Dockers (Scorecard) ; Belfast Wolves vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers (Scorecard)
03rd – 05th September 2026: Amsterdam Flames vs Glasgow Cosmic (Scorecard) ; Glasgow Cosmic vs Belfast Wolves (Scorecard) ; Rotterdam Dockers vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers (Scorecard) ; Dublin Guardians vs Amsterdam Flames (Scorecard)
06th September 2026: Glasgow Cosmic vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers (Scorecard) ; Amsterdam Flames vs Rotterdam Dockers (Scorecard)
09th – 11th September 2026: Dublin Guardians vs Belfast Wolves (Scorecard) ; Rotterdam Dockers vs Glasgow Cosmic (Scorecard) ; Belfast Wolves vs Amsterdam Flames (Scorecard) ; Dublin Guardians vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers (Scorecard)
12th – 13th September 2026: Belfast Wolves vs Rotterdam Dockers (Scorecard) ; Dublin Guardians vs Glasgow Cosmic (Scorecard) ; Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Amsterdam Flames (Scorecard) ; Belfast Wolves vs Glasgow Cosmic (Scorecard)
15th – 17th September 2026: Amsterdam Flames vs Dublin Guardians (Scorecard) ; Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Rotterdam Dockers (Scorecard) ; Glasgow Cosmic vs Amsterdam Flames (Scorecard) ; Edinburgh Castle Rockers vs Belfast Wolves (Scorecard) ; Rotterdam Dockers vs Dublin Guardians (Scorecard)
19th September 2026: Qualifier (Scorecard)
20th September 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)