Belfast Wolves moved  into second place when they bounced back from their defeat to rivals Dublin Guardians to defeat Amsterdam Flames by five wickets.

After bowling out the Flames with the last ball of the innings for 141, the chase was always under control and David Miller finished it in style by hitting the first two balls of the 19th over for six and when Chris Jordan hit the last ball for four, it was all over with six balls to spare.

The Flames, put into bat, were under pressure from the start with Saurabh Netravalkar and Mark Adair removing openers Yuraj Samra and Steve Smith with their fourth and seventh balls respectively and although Bas de Leede (39 off 20) and Curtis Campher (22 off 13) put on 61 for the third wicket in just 29 balls, that was their highpoint.

Another seven balls accounted for both batters and the middle order of Tim David, Michael Bracewell and Jordan Neill were swept away in three of the next four overs – two wickets for Freddie Klaassen and one for Matthew Humphreys to leave the Flames 102 for seven with seven overs still to bat.

Flames skipper Scott Edwards was still there but the return of Mark Adair saw him back to the players’ tent for 20 and Adair picked up his third wicket with the last ball of the innings. Netravalkar was the most economical bowler with two for 15 and Humphreys also took two, for 32.

With Devon Conway rested, Harry Manenti opened with Paul Stirling and he hit a run-a-ball 33 while Stirling blasted away at the other, hitting five fours in his 26 from just 16. Neill had the satisfaction of bowling his Ireland ODI captain and end the opening stand of 35 in four overs.

Lorcan Tucker enjoyed his most productive innings of the tournament so far with 16 off 12 balls before driving straight to Smith at cover but although Mark Chapman and Glenn Maxwell both lost their wickets, Miller was always in control and his 42 from 26 balls (four sixes his only boundaries!) eased the Wolves to victory.