5:45 PM IST, 2:15 PM Local Time: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the European T20 Premier League! Time for match number 15 at The Hague where the Dublin Guardians take on the Amsterdam Flames! Ninaad Dixit here and I will soon be joined by my co-commentator Rajarshi Das and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya as we take you through all the proceedings of the contest.
6:29 PM IST, 2:59 PM Local Time: The toss is delayed due to the double header. The morning fixture was wrapped a few minutes ago. The captains are now ready with the toss.
TOSS UPDATES: Dublin Guardians won the toss and elected to bowl
Ravichandran Ashwin (Dublin Guardians captain):"(Decision, and why?) We're going to bowl first. We had a good bat the last time around, probably looking to bowl first and chase this time. Much more confident with the bat now.
(Assessment of the pitch?) Every time there's been a fresh pitch, there's been something in it in the morning, there was something in this morning too. Hopefully it'll play better in the afternoon with the sun coming out.
(On where they are right now?) It's a tough place to be in, we've got nothing to lose. We want to enjoy our cricket, like I've been saying from the first. We want to enjoy, improve every single game. I think there's been an upward trend, hopefully we can turn it around this game.
(Changes) We've got Youngy coming in for Harmeet Singh."
DG won the toss and opt to bowl
Scott Edwards (Amsterdam Flames Captain): [on his decision] "That's my 5th toss loss in a row. We would have bowled first as well.
[takeaways from the morning game] Looked a bit different from the other day. It was a bit skiddy and quicker. It was a pretty good wicket and maybe some under par scores.
[on the takeaway from last win] It was just nice to get out there and play a full game of cricket. We had some really good positive signs with bat and ball. Boys are excited to get in.
[on the tournament] It's been fantastic so far. A bit of nice weather now. It's always good to cap off these last few games of the Netherlands leg.
[on changes] We have got Jordan coming in.
Pitch report:
"We're expecting lots of runs this afternoon. It was a low-scoring game in the first match, but I don't think it is befitting how this pitch is playing. The ball is skidding onto the bat. There was a little bit of early movement; there's a tinge of green, but I think it is holding it all together. Nice and firm. There are a few burn marks in the middle of the pitch, but there's nothing coming out of it, which suggests that it's going to keep coming onto the bat. Both teams made some mistakes with the bat and left the door open for the bowling teams; both lost 4 wickets in the powerplay. It's not the way to go. If you manage to retain your wicket early, I can see lots of runs being scored here in the second half of today. There was no real spin either, just a tiny bit; more of the ball skidding on with the finger spin is still a danger in Voorburg. On the whole, lots of runs in store, is my assessment", reports Steven Finn.
Dublin Guardians Playing XI: James Vince, Noah Croes (wk), Harry Tector, Daryl Mitchell, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Vijay Shankar, George Dockrell, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Joshua Little, Matt Hollard, Craig Young
Amsterdam Flames Playing XI : Yuvraj Samra, Steve Smith, Bas de Leede, Tim David, Scott Edwards (c), Jordan Neill, Curtis Campher, Michael Bracewell, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Richard Gleeson