Ireland vs Namibia — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · Ireland won by 55 runs
- Match
- 1st ODI · ODI · International
- Scheduled start
- Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
Thu 22 Oct · 9:30 AM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled end
- Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 9:30 PM Bangladesh time
Thu 22 Oct · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled length
- 8 h
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 2:32 PM Bangladesh time
last update Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 7:58 PM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- Namibia chose to bowl
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker (ENG)
- Umpire
- Ewoud Lassen (NAM)
- Umpire
- Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND)
- Data
- Scores fetched Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 9:35 PM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Ireland · 229/9 (50.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Balbirnie | c Jack Brassell b Bernard Scholtz | 20 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
 Paul Stirling (c) | c Michael van Lingen b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 56 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 78.87 |
| CCade Carmichael | lbw b Smit | 45 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 56.25 |
 Harry Tector | c Bernard Scholtz b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 28 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 66.67 |
 Lorcan Tucker † | c Smit b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 28 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 77.78 |
 Curtis Campher | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.47 |
 George Dockrell | st Zane Green b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Andy McBrine | not out | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| GGavin Hoey | b Smit | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LLiam McCarthy | b Jack Brassell | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| JJai Moondra | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruben Trumpelmann | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 |
 JJ Smit | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 |
 Bernard Scholtz | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3.70 |
 Jack Brassell | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.90 |
 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 9.0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4.00 |
| WWaldo Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
Namibia · 174/10 (37.5)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael van Lingen | c Lorcan Tucker b Jai Moondra | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 104.55 |
 Louren Steenkamp | c George Dockrell b Gavin Hoey | 26 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 68.42 |
 Jan Frylinck | c Lorcan Tucker b Gavin Hoey | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
 Gerhard Erasmus (c) | lbw b George Dockrell | 22 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 70.97 |
 Zane Green † | b Curtis Campher | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | run out (Harry Tector/Lorcan Tucker) | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| JJ Smit | c Curtis Campher b George Dockrell | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Liam McCarthy | 50 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 116.28 |
| WWaldo Smith | c Andy McBrine b Gavin Hoey | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Bernard Scholtz | b Jai Moondra | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Jack Brassell | not out | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJai Moondra | 8.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3.40 |
| LLiam McCarthy | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7.40 |
| Curtis Campher | 5.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 |
| GGavin Hoey | 9.0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3.20 |
| Andy McBrine | 6.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.20 |
| George Dockrell | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Commentary
35.4
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run
35.3
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run, hard length delivery on off, Brassell hangs back and punches it to covers
35.2
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run, a brilliant yorker on middle, Brassell gets low and digs it out towards mid-off
35.1
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run, a play and a miss! Shortish and room on offer, Jack Brassell slashes and misses
Time for Drinks!
34.6
Gavin Hoey to Jack Brassell, 1 run, oh, nicely bowled! A googly on a back of a length outside off, turns in. Brassell reads it late off the pitch but manages to chop it through point
34.5
Gavin Hoey to Jack Brassell, no run, full outside off, Jack Brassell leans ahead and strokes it to mid-off
34.4
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, Trumpelmann goes deep in the crease to the shorter one and knocks it down to long-on
34.3
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on the shorter side just outside off, Trumpelmann punches it towards extra cover where Tector leaps to his right to make a good stop
34.2
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on a back of a length on off, Trumpelmann hangs back and punches it to mid-off
34.1
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on a length on off, Ruben Trumpelman shapes for a big hit downtown but adjusts and blocks it with the spin to covers
33.6
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run, pitched up on middle and off, Brassell leans ahead and defends it solidly towards mid-off
33.5
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run, very full outside off, Brassell tries to carve it square of the wicket but misses
33.4
Jai Moondra to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in, Trumpelmann tucks it to mid-wicket
33.3
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, byes, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Brassell looks to cut but misses. The keeper fumbles and parries it towards third man. A bye results
33.3
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, byes, 2 runs
33.2
Jai Moondra to Jack Brassell, no run
33.1
OUT! Jai Moondra to Bernard Scholtz, Bowled!! Knocked him over! Back of a length delivery from round the wicket around off and it jags back substantially off the surface. Scholtz rises on his toes to punch it through covers but leaves a bat-pad gap. The ball passes right through the gap and crashes into middle and leg. Moondra is cock-a-hoop.
Jai Moondra to Bernard Scholtz, Bowled!!
32.6
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, full on off, driven with the spin to the bowler
32.5
Gavin Hoey to Bernard Scholtz, 1 run, on the shorter side on leg-stump, Scholtz works it past short fine for a single
32.4
Gavin Hoey to Bernard Scholtz, no run, nicely bowled! Tossed up on off, turning away nicely. Scholtz leans ahead to block but gets beaten on the outside edge
32.3
Gavin Hoey to Bernard Scholtz, no run, quick and flat outside off, Scholtz hangs back to block but gets beaten
32.2
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, punched with the spin to covers
30.5
OUT! Gavin Hoey to Waldo Smith, Caught by Andy McBrine!! The change in bowling works! A floaty full delivery on off, Smith crouches
Gavin Hoey to Waldo Smith, Caught!!
30.4
Gavin Hoey to Waldo Smith, no run, floated full delivery on off, Smith drives it back to the bowler. Seems like he got his fingertips to it and it hits the stumps at the other end. But Ruben Trumpelmann was alert and plonked his bat inside the crease before the ball hit the stumps
30.3
Gavin Hoey to Waldo Smith, no run, on a length on middle, turning away. Smith blocks it tentatively
30.2
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Trumpelmann clips it to wide long-on
30.1
Gavin Hoey to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, quick and flat outside off, Trumpelmann tries to cut it square of the wicket but only meets thin air
29.6
Andy McBrine to Waldo Smith, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Smith drives it crisply but it's straight to mid-off
29.5
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, flighted delivery drifting in, Trumpelmann strokes it down to long-on
29.4
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on a length on middle and leg, Smith is early into the flick and gets a soft leading edge besides the pitch on the off-side
29.1
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, on a length around off, Trumpelmann punches it with the spin to long-on
28.6
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, knocked down to long-off
28.5
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on a length in line of the stumps, kept out from the crease
28.4
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, fuller on leg-stump, flicked round the corner
28.3
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, oh, almost sneaks through! On a back of a length on off, keeps low. Trumpelmann tries to block and ekes an inside edge past his legs
28.2
SIX! George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, , back-to-back maximums! Full delivery drifting towards the pads, Trumpelmann stays leg-side of it and smashes it over wide long-on for a flat six. He has got some power isn't he?
28.1
SIX! George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, , Another slot delivery, Trumpelmann clears his front leg and hits it straight as an arrow. That was hit with a lot of power
27.6
Andy McBrine to Waldo Smith, no run, tossed up on off, driven back to the bowler
27.5
Andy McBrine to Waldo Smith, no run, full outside off, Smith drives it to mid-off
27.4
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length on off, Trumpelmann tucks it to square leg and the batters set off. There's a direct-hit but by them Trumpelmann had made his ground
27.3
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, tossed up on off, flicked to short mid-wicket
27.2
SIX! Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, , Trumpelmann with the big hit. A tossed up delivery right in the slot on off. Trumpelmann lines it up and smokes it over long-on for a massive maximum. That came right off the screws
27.1
Andy McBrine to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, on a back of a length on off, pushed back to the bowler
26.6
George Dockrell to Waldo Smith, no run, floaty full delivery on off, Smith lunges in defence
26.5
George Dockrell to Waldo Smith, no run, full on off, Smith tries to drive it through covers but gets it off the toe-end in front of him
26.5
George Dockrell to Waldo Smith, , full delivery drifting down leg, Smith looks to flick but overbalances and misses. Lorcan Tucker takes it on his pads
26.4
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, full delivery on middle, driven past the right side of the bowler to long-on. The fielder slides to cut it off. Just a single
26.3
FOUR! George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, , streaky but counts! On the shorter side outside off, Trumpelmann rocks back and tries to cut it square of the wicket but it flies off the thick outside edge past the left side of backward point. The fielder hares after it but has no chance to stop it
23.6
Liam McCarthy to Smit, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Smit punches it to deep cover to retain strike
23.5
Liam McCarthy to Smit, no run, yorker length delivery on middle and leg, Smit digs it out towards mid-on
23.4
Liam McCarthy to Ruben Trumpelmann, leg byes, 1 run, a stifled appeal for lbw! A back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump. Trumpelmann tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads to the leg-side. That was going down leg
23.3
Liam McCarthy to Smit, 1 run, hard length delivery on off, Smit hangs back and pushes it towards cover-point. Calls his partner through at the fielder misses the shy at the striker's end
23.2
Liam McCarthy to Smit, no run, on a length on off, Smit covers the line and blocks it towards mid-on
23.1
Liam McCarthy to Smit, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Smit stands tall and punches it nicely to the right of sweeper cover. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
22.6
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run
22.5
George Dockrell to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed to the right of the bowler
22.4
OUT! George Dockrell to Gerhard Erasmus, Lbw!! With the downfall of Erasmus the hopes of Namibia have almost extinguished. Dockrell slips in the in-drifter and lands it on a fuller length on off. Erasmus kneels across on one knee and goes for the big sweep but gets beaten on the inside-edge to get struck in front. Looked adjacent to the naked eye and the umpire had no hesitation to rule it out. Ireland are the favourites now.
George Dockrell to Gerhard Erasmus, Lbw!!
22.3
George Dockrell to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, tossed up on off, eased off the front foot to covers
22.2
George Dockrell to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, on a back of a length on off, Erasmus covers the line and pushes it to extra cover. It kept a bit low
22.1
George Dockrell to Smit, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, cut to deep backward point
21.6
Andy McBrine to Smit, 1 run, on a length on leg-stump, Smit works it round the corner to retain strike
21.5
Andy McBrine to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, Erasmus shuffles across and works it to square leg
21.4
Andy McBrine to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Erasmus reaches out and flicks it to short mid-wicket
21.3
Andy McBrine to Smit, 1 run, turning from a fuller length towards leg-stump, flicked off the inner half to short fine
21.2
Andy McBrine to Smit, no run, full on off, Smit leans ahead to dead-bat it
21.1
Andy McBrine to Smit, no run, oh, that one almost sneaked through! On a length in line of the stumps, keeps low. Smit keeps it out
20.6
Gavin Hoey to Gerhard Erasmus, , shot! A floaty full delivery on off, Erasmus clears his front leg and smashes it downtown for a flat maximum. Struck that one pretty well
20.5
Gavin Hoey to Smit, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, punched from the crease to deep backward point
20.4
Gavin Hoey to Smit, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Smit leans ahead in defence
20.3
Gavin Hoey to Smit, no run, fullish on middle, blocked off the front foot
20.2
Gavin Hoey to Smit, no run, the slider on middle and leg, kept out from the crease
19.3
Andy McBrine to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! On a length on off, Erasmus tries
19.2
Andy McBrine to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, full outside off, Loftie-Eaton taps it to point and the batters scamper across
19.1
Andy McBrine to Loftie-Eaton, no run, on a back of a length outside off, punched from the crease to backward point
18.6
Gavin Hoey to Gerhard Erasmus, no run
18.5
Gavin Hoey to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, kept out from the crease
Preview
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
IRE
2
wins
Played
4
0 no-result
NAM
2
wins
| IRE v NAM Ireland won by 130 runs | ODI · Oct 2026 |
| NAM v IRE Namibia won by 63 runs | ODI · Oct 2026 |
| NAM v IRE Namibia won by 31 runs | ODI · Oct 2026 |
| IRE v NAM Ireland won by 55 runs | ODI · Oct 2026 |
Recent form · last 5 completed
Ireland
WLLWL
Last: Ireland won by 130 runs
Namibia
LWWLW
Last: Ireland won by 130 runs
W won · L lost · D drawn or tied · NR no result
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Info
| Result | Ireland won by 55 runs |
| Match | 1st ODI · ODI |
| Series | Ireland tour of Namibia, 2026 |
| Date & time | Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | High Performance Oval, Windhoek |
| Toss | Toss: Namibia chose to bowl |
| Match referee | Dean Cosker (ENG) |
| Umpire | Ewoud Lassen (NAM) |
| Umpire | Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND) |
Playing XI
Namibia
- Michael van Lingen
- Louren Steenkamp
- Jan Frylinck
- Gerhard Erasmus (c)
- Zane Green (wk)
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
- JJ Smit
- Waldo Smith
- Jack Brassell
- Ruben Trumpelmann
- Bernard Scholtz
Bench: Alexander Volschenk, Malan Kruger, Jan Balt, Max Heingo, Junior Taanyanda