Malahide, Sept. 21 -- Edinburgh Castle Rockers created history by becoming the inaugural champions of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), defeating Belfast Wolves by seven wickets in the final on Sunday, with Andries Gous producing a match-winning unbeaten 90 to guide his side to the title.

Edinburgh won the toss and captain Mitchell Santner elected to bowl, backing his attack to restrict the Wolves before pursuing the target. The decision brought early reward when Trent Boult dismissed Paul Stirling for eight, caught by Jack Jarvis, leaving Belfast needing to rebuild, according to a release.

Tim Tector took up that responsibility with authority. The Belfast batter played a composed, determined innings, scoring 84 from 62 balls, wit...