Namibia vs Ireland — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · Namibia won by 31 runs
- Match
- 2nd ODI · ODI · International
- Scheduled start
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 9:30 AM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled end
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 9:30 PM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled length
- 8 h
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 1:42 PM Bangladesh time
last update Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 9:01 PM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- Ireland chose to bowl
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker (ENG)
- Umpire
- Ewoud Lassen (NAM)
- Umpire
- Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND)
- Data
- Scores fetched Fri 30 Oct 2026 · 1:05 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Namibia · 321/6 (50.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael van Lingen | c Paul Stirling b Curtis Campher | 22 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 70.97 |
 Louren Steenkamp | c Lorcan Tucker b Byron McDonough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Jan Frylinck | c Jai Moondra b Gavin Hoey | 76 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 84.44 |
 Gerhard Erasmus (c) | not out | 156 | 125 | 14 | 4 | 124.80 |
 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Paul Stirling b Gavin Hoey | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 68.18 |
 Zane Green † | c Paul Stirling b Gavin Hoey | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Alexander Volschenk | c (sub)Jordan Neill b Jai Moondra | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 150.00 |
 JJ Smit | not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJai Moondra | 10.0 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 6.30 |
| BByron McDonough | 9.0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 7.90 |
 Andy McBrine | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.10 |
 Curtis Campher | 10.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 7.40 |
| GGavin Hoey | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 5.30 |
 George Dockrell | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.70 |
Ireland · 290/10 (47.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Balbirnie | run out ((sub)Malan Kruger/Zane Green) | 22 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
 Paul Stirling (c) | lbw b Jack Brassell | 77 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 108.45 |
| CCade Carmichael | b Max Heingo | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
 Harry Tector | b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
 Lorcan Tucker † | c Smit b Jack Brassell | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Curtis Campher | c Zane Green b Jack Brassell | 45 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| George Dockrell | c Zane Green b Jack Brassell | 48 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Andy McBrine | run out (Gerhard Erasmus/Zane Green) | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| GGavin Hoey | c Jack Brassell b Gerhard Erasmus | 31 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 147.62 |
| JJai Moondra | c and b Gerhard Erasmus | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.26 |
| BByron McDonough | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 9.0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6.80 |
 Ruben Trumpelmann | 10.0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Max Heingo | 8.0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 6.00 |
 Jack Brassell | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 5.20 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 7.0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.70 |
Commentary
44.2
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, 1 run, square of the wicket
44.1
FOUR! Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, , poor delivery and four. Ruben Trumpelmann tries to follow Jai Moondra with a low full-toss down leg, flicked away fine for four
43.6
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, slower-ball on a good length on middle, Gavin Hoey backs away to pull, did he get an inside-edge? Anyway it
43.5
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, full outside off, Gavin Hoey shuffles across and looks to reverse-scoop, off the toe-end of the bat and rolls to extra-cover
43.4
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 2 runs, dug in short on middle, Gavin Hoey pulls wide of deep mid-wicket for two
43.3
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 2 runs
43.2
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, Length delivery and it's extra bounce that saves Gavin Hoey as he makes room to go over extra-cover. Flies over the bat
43.2
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, , dug in too short on the stumps, Gavin Hoey backs away to pull, misses. Called a wide
43.1
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, short of length on middle, Gavin Hoey backs away and it rears up on him, he fends at it, the ball flies over the outside-edge
42.6
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, no run, good length down leg, Jai Moondra flicks and misses? The ump gestures it flicked something of Moondra on the way to Zane Green
42.6
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra,
42.5
Ruben Trumpelmann to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, full outside off, Gavin Hoey gets forward to drive and it's off the bottom of the bat, wide of Ruben Trumpelmann to his right
42.5
Ruben Trumpelmann to Gavin Hoey, , way outside off, and Zane Green dives to his right to save more runs as it's left alone
42.4
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, 1 run, slower-ball on a length on off, Jai Moondra gets forward to punch to backward point and they take a quick single
42.3
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, 2 runs, short of length and down leg, Jai Moondra flicks and it's a thin inside-edge on the thigh pad. Wide of fine-leg for two
42.2
Ruben Trumpelmann to Jai Moondra, no run, short outside off, left alone
42.1
Ruben Trumpelmann to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, short of length on off, Gavin Hoey gets forward to pull to long-on
Ruben Trumpelmann [7.0-1-34-0] is back into the attack
41.6
Max Heingo to Jai Moondra, no run, just in front of Steenkamp running in from extra-cover. Full on middle, Jai Moondra gets forward to loft and it's off the bottom of the bat
41.6
Max Heingo to Jai Moondra, wide, another slower-ball off-cutter is well wide outside off, another wide
41.6
Max Heingo to Jai Moondra, wide, slower-ball and the off-cutter is well wide outside off, left alone
41.5
Max Heingo to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, slower-ball and going down leg, Gavin Hoey flicks and gets a slight inside-edge on to pad. Rolls to Max Heingo's right for one
41.4
Max Heingo to Gavin Hoey, no run, full on leg-stump, Gavin Hoey gets forward to drive, he times it but Max Heingo bends low to stop to his right
41.3
Max Heingo to Gavin Hoey, no run, good length and tight on middle, Gavin Hoey gets forward to defend to the left of mid-wicket
41.2
Max Heingo to Jai Moondra, 1 run, slower-ball and full outside off, Jai Moondra gets forward to loft and doesn't time it, finds long-on
40.1
Gerhard Erasmus to Andy McBrine, 1 run, to short mid-wicket
39.6
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, Caught by Zane Green!! Another contentious decision? George Dockrell thinks so. It's a length delivery outside off, he comes down the track to swipe and was there a bottom-edge on that? It goes low to Zane Green who takes it. The standing ump checks with the square-leg one if it carried, and then raises the finger. Dockrell was surprised to see the finger go up.
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, Caught!!
Good thing is that Volschenk is up and walking on his own with the physio. Erasmus and JJ Smit have a chat with Jack Brassell.
39.5
FOUR! Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, , fine-leg is down and is holding his left shoulder. It's short on middle, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pulls
39.4
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, no run, good length and nips back in to off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and defends to cover
39.3
Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Andy McBrine goes on the back foot and cuts wide of third man for one
39.2
FOUR! Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, , short of length outside off, Andy McBrine hangs back and pulls neatly over mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes
39.1
Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, no run
38.6
Smit to George Dockrell, , poor delivery and four. Full and sliding down leg, short fine was inside, George Dockrell gets forward to flick past that fielder. Runs away for consecutive fours
38.5
FOUR! Smit to George Dockrell, , hammered past JJ Smit. It's full on off, George Dockrell backs away and thrashes it past the legs of JJ Smit. Well wide of mid-off too
38.4
Smit to Andy McBrine, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to middle, Andy McBrine goes on the back foot to nudge to square-leg
38.3
Smit to George Dockrell, 1 run, short of length on middle, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pulls to deep backward square-leg
38.2
Smit to George Dockrell, no run, a stifled appeal for LBW as JJ Smit thinks it's pad first. But clearly bat before pad. It's a length delivery and angles back in, George Dockrell gets forward to defend to cover again
38.1
Smit to George Dockrell, no run
37.6
Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, no run
37.5
OUT! Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, Caught by Zane Green!!
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, Caught!!
37.4
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket
37.3
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, 1 run, short of length on off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pulls, doesn't time it and it lands in front of deep square-leg
37.2
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, length delivery and down leg, Curtis Campher flicks to fine-leg for one
37.1
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, 1 run, length delivery on off, George Dockrell steps out and pushes it wide of cover for one
36.6
Max Heingo to George Dockrell, 1 run, full outside off, George Dockrell gets forward to loft and chips it over the leap of extra-cover.
36.5
Max Heingo to George Dockrell, no run, length delivery outside off, George Dockrell gets forward to drive and finds Max Heingo
36.4
Max Heingo to George Dockrell, no run, wide length delivery outside off, George Dockrell reaches for it to drive and mistimes it back to Max Heingo
35.4
Gerhard Erasmus to George Dockrell, 1 run, to backward square leg
35.3
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, 1 run, Gerhard Erasmus follows Curtis Campher outside the leg-stump with a length delivery, driven down to long-on
35.2
Gerhard Erasmus to George Dockrell, 1 run, flat good length on middle, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and whips it wide of mid-wicket
35.1
Gerhard Erasmus to George Dockrell, no run, slower and fuller outside off, George Dockrell gets forward to drive it back to Gerhard Erasmus
35.1
Gerhard Erasmus to George Dockrell, , fired down leg and that is a George Dockrell overbalances on the flick and gets out of his crease, Zane Green can't gather
34.6
Max Heingo to Curtis Campher, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, Curtis Campher backs away and drives straight to the fielder at backward point
34.5
Max Heingo to Curtis Campher, no run, short of length around off, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and punches it back. The stumps are in the way of the ball
34.4
Max Heingo to George Dockrell, 1 run, full and angled in on off, George Dockrell gets forward to drive to long-on
34.3
Max Heingo to Curtis Campher, 1 run, short of length on middle, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and punches to long-on
34.2
FOUR! Max Heingo to Curtis Campher, , short of length on off, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and pulls, the top-edge flies behind Zane Green and it's one bounce over the ropes for four
34.1
Max Heingo to Curtis Campher, no run, length delivery outside off, Curtis Campher cuts hard and straight to backward point
33.6
Gerhard Erasmus to George Dockrell, no run, quicker delivery on off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and tucks it to mid-wicket who fumbles but they don't risk a quick single
33.5
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, 1 run, on a good length on off, Curtis Campher gets forward to punch wide of extra-cover for one
33.4
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, no run, full outside off, angled across Curtis Campher who goes on the back foot to tap in front of backward point
33.3
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, no run, fired full on middle and leg, Curtis Campher gets forward to flick to mid-wicket
33.2
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, "catch" was the cry but it's in the gap. A flat length delivery outside the leg-stump, Curtis Campher backs away and cuts, gets it wide of backward point
32.4
Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, no run, short of length and tight on off, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and taps it to backward point
32.3
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, 1 run, back of a length outside off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and punches to sweeper cover
32.2
SIX! Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, , what a big hit. Short outside off, George Dockrell picks the bones out of this, goes on the back foot and smashes it over deep mid-wicket. Two young kids are playing on the grassbank and one of them throws the ball back
32.1
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, short of length and nips back in a tad from outside off, George Dockrell gets forward to punch, is beaten on the inside-edge
31.6
Smit to George Dockrell, 1 run, short of length on off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg
31.5
Smit to George Dockrell, no run, short of length outside off, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and punches it back to JJ Smit
31.4
Smit to Curtis Campher, 1 run, short of length on middle, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and turns it in front of mid-wicket for an easy single
31.3
Smit to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, outside off, sliced away and goes over point. They get a brace
31.2
Smit to Curtis Campher, no run, on a length, punched back to the bowler
31.1
Smit to Curtis Campher, no run, short ball, outside off, chopped down into the off-side to find point
Drinks. Namibia ahead in the game.
30.6
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, George Dockrell looks to drive and misses. That missed the edge not by much
30.5
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, outside off, George Dockrell hangs back and defends it down to cover
30.4
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, angled in, punched down to cover
Preview
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
NAM
2
wins
Played
3
0 no-result
IRE
1
wins
| 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
Namibia
WWLWW
Last: Namibia won by 63 runs
Ireland
LLWLL
Last: Namibia won by 63 runs
W won · L lost · D drawn or tied · NR no result
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Info
| Result | Namibia won by 31 runs |
| Match | 2nd ODI · ODI |
| Series | Ireland tour of Namibia, 2026 |
| Date & time | Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Toss | Toss: Ireland 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)
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
- Alexander Volschenk
- Zane Green (wk)
- JJ Smit
- Ruben Trumpelmann
- Max Heingo
- Jack Brassell
Bench: Waldo Smith, Bernard Scholtz, Jan Balt, Junior Taanyanda, Malan Kruger
Ireland
- Paul Stirling (c)
- Andrew Balbirnie
- Cade Carmichael
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (wk)
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Andy McBrine
- Gavin Hoey
- Jai Moondra
- Byron McDonough
Bench: Jordan Neill, Matthew Humphreys, Benjamin Calitz, Mark Adair, Liam McCarthy