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3rd ODI · Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time · High Performance Oval, Windhoek · Ireland tour of Namibia, 2026
Namibia316/7 (50.0)
Ireland253/10 (44.5)
Namibia won by 63 runs
Toss: Namibia chose to bat
Cricket ball resting on a floodlit outfield

Match details

Status
Result · Namibia won by 63 runs
Match
3rd ODI · ODI · International
Scheduled start
Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
Tue 27 Oct · 9:30 AM (local time, UTC+02:00)
Scheduled end
Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 9:30 PM Bangladesh time
Tue 27 Oct · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+02:00)
Scheduled length
8 h
Ball-by-ball (provider)
first update Mon 26 Oct 2026 · 2:49 PM Bangladesh time
last update Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 8:10 PM Bangladesh time (1 day)
Toss
Namibia chose to bat
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

Namibia · 316/7 (50.0)

BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Louren SteenkampLouren Steenkampc Lorcan Tucker b Jai Moondra13193068.42
Malan KrugerMalan Krugerc and b Andy McBrine42466091.30
Jan FrylinckJan Frylinckc (sub)Benjamin Calitz b Curtis Campher12612294103.28
Gerhard ErasmusGerhard Erasmus (c)c George Dockrell b Gavin Hoey545161105.88
Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonJan Nicol Loftie-Eatonst Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine11190157.89
Alexander VolschenkAlexander Volschenkc Lorcan Tucker b Curtis Campher362623138.46
JJ SmitJJ Smitrun out (Liam McCarthy/Lorcan Tucker)121110109.09
Ruben TrumpelmannRuben Trumpelmannnot out9610150.00
Did not bat: Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
BowlerOMRWEcon
JJai Moondra10.004914.90
LLiam McCarthy7.003304.70
GGavin Hoey10.008118.10
Andy McBrineAndy McBrine10.015325.30
George DockrellGeorge Dockrell5.002605.20
Curtis CampherCurtis Campher8.016828.50

Ireland · 253/10 (44.5)

BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Andrew BalbirnieAndrew Balbirniec Louren Steenkamp b Ruben Trumpelmann20332060.61
CCade Carmichaellbw b Bernard Scholtz03000.00
Lorcan TuckerLorcan Tucker †b Jack Brassell26313083.87
Harry TectorHarry Tectorb Ruben Trumpelmann6510120.00
Andy McBrineAndy McBrinec Jack Brassell b Bernard Scholtz30311296.77
Curtis CampherCurtis Campherrun out (Malan Kruger/Zane Green)10686113123.26
George DockrellGeorge Dockrellc Louren Steenkamp b Jack Brassell25490051.02
GGavin Hoeyrun out (Gerhard Erasmus)212111100.00
JJai Moondralbw b Gerhard Erasmus240050.00
LLiam McCarthynot out260033.33
Paul StirlingPaul Stirling (c)abs hurt00000.00
BowlerOMRWEcon
Bernard ScholtzBernard Scholtz10.003123.10
JJ SmitJJ Smit8.514004.50
Ruben TrumpelmannRuben Trumpelmann7.003725.30
Jack BrassellJack Brassell8.007229.00
Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonJan Nicol Loftie-Eaton6.004407.30
Gerhard ErasmusGerhard Erasmus5.012114.20

Commentary

39.3
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, to point
39.2
SIX! Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, , Hoey backs away and Brassell bowls it on a hard length
39.1
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run
39.1
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, wide
38.6
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, FOUR, crunched! A full delivery around off, Campher backs away and drills it through extra cover. There's no stopping that one. Campher moves into the nineties
38.5
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, no run, almost sneaked through! Fired in on a length on off, skids after pitching. Campher tries to chop it square of the wicket but gets an under-edge that bounces over the off-stump. Erasmus has his hand on his head
38.4
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, no run, Campher makes some room again. It's quick and flat on middle and leg. He picks out backward point with his cut shot
38.3
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, Campher backs away and chops the back of a length delivery on middle and leg through point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
38.2
Gerhard Erasmus to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, on a length on off, Hoey works it to deep mid-wicket
38.1
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, leg byes, 1 run, full delivery drifting down leg, Campher tries to flick but it deflects off his pads towards short fine for a leg bye
Gerhard Erasmus [3.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
37.6
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, hard length delivery on off
37.5
FOUR! Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, , short of length delivery around off, Hoey stays leg-side of it and punches it crisply past the left side of backward point. The fielder in the deep moves across to his right and slides but can't prevent the boundary
37.4
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, shortish delivery on off, Hoey mistimes the flat-batted stroke back to the bowler
37.3
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, back of a length on off, Hoey hangs back and punches it to extra cover
37.3
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, , two wides in a row! Another bouncer but it's down leg again, Hoey sits under it easily
37.3
Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, , a short delivery but it angles down leg, Hoey ducks under it. Wided for height
37.2
OUT! Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, Caught by Louren Steenkamp!! The bowling change works for Namibia! Dockrell was looking a bit rusty and he has eventually perished while trying to up the ante.
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, Caught!!
37.1
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, 2 runs, fuller length delivery angling in on off, Dockrell swings hard at it and gets an inside edge through mid-wicket. A couple results
36.6
Smit to George Dockrell, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Dockrell tucks it round the corner
36.5
Smit to George Dockrell, no run, Dockrell makes a bit of room and Smit follows him with another hard length delivery. He can only work it to short mid-wicket
36.4
Smit to George Dockrell, no run, short of length delivery angling in towards the stumps, punched to short mid-wicket
36.3
Smit to Curtis Campher, 1 run, short of length delivery, Campher chops it towards third man.
36.2
Smit to Curtis Campher, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, Campher backs away and chops it to backward point
36.1
Smit to Curtis Campher, no run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, Campher tucks it to mid-wicket
Campher is batting beautifully and is finding the boundaries consistently. Dockrell has been pretty sedate and he needs to up the ante. Namibia know that another wicket can truly open things up again for them.
35.6
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, hard length delivery outside off, Dockrell punches it on the up to extra cove
35.5
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, good length delivery outside off, Dockrell taps it with an open bat-face towards backward point
35.4
Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, 1 run, skiddy hard length delivery on off, Campher punches it off the outer half to third man
35.3
Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, no run, short of length outside off, Campher punches it to point
35.2
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dockrell glides it down to third man
34.4
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, 1 run, Dockrell makes
34.3
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, Campher punches it to deepish mid-off
34.2
FOUR! Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, , Campher backs away and exposes his stumps. Scholtz follows him with a shorter one. He gets into a good position and cuts it expertly in the gap between cover-point and backward point to find the fence
34.1
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, 1 run, the arm delivery on a back of a length on middle and leg, worked round the corner
33.6
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, 1 run, full delivery angling in on middle and leg, Dockrell flicks it to deep mid-wicket to keep strike
33.5
Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off, Campher slaps it to deep point
33.4
Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, no run, a play and a miss! A skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Campher slashes and misses
33.3
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, 1 run, on a length on off, Dockrell runs it down towards squarish third man
33.2
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, 2 runs, brilliant from Erasmus! A shortish delivery around off, Dockrell mistimes the flat-batted stroke but manages to clear mid-on. The Namibian skipper
33.1
Ruben Trumpelmann to George Dockrell, no run, on a length on off, Dockrell blocks it towards cover-point
32.6
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, once again it's in the tight off-stump channel, Campher drives it to the left of the bowler who stops it.
32.5
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, full on off, Campher can't free his arms and drives it back to the bowler
32.4
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Campher cuts it to backward point
32.3
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, on a length in line of the stumps, tucked to the leg-side
32.2
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, 1 run, Tossed up full delivery on middle and off, Dockrell backs away a bit and chips it towards long-off. Smit runs in, gets low and puts in the dive. Gets his hands to it but it pops out
32.1
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, no run, Dockrell punches this one to the mid-wicket fielder who fumbles but doesn't concede the single
31.6
Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, , Erasmus switches to round the wicket and bowls a short delivery outside off. Campher rocks back and cuts it past backward point to get the desired result. This is smart batting from the Irish all-rounder
28.6
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, short of length outside off, Campher flays it to deep backward point to retain strike
28.5
FOUR! Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, , shortish and room on offer. Campher cashes in. He gets on top of the bounce and upper cuts it over backward point to find the fence again
28.4
SIX! Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, , A shortish delivery angling in on off, sits up nicely for Campher. He stands tall and nails the pull over deep square leg for a biggie. That came right off the screws
28.4
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, , length delivery angling down leg, wided
28.3
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off, Dockrell punches it to sweeper cover
28.2
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, no run, a back of a length delivery that shoots off the deck. Dockrell hops and blocks it to the right of the bowler
28.2
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, , a chirpy appeal for caught behind denied! A skiddy shortish delivery angling down leg, Dockrell tries to hook it across but misses. The ball was close to the gloves but there was some daylight in between
28.1
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, back of a length on leg-stump, Campher tucks it to wide mid-on. It has been a good knocks so far
27.6
Loftie-Eaton to George Dockrell, no run, quick through the air and on a length on leg-stump, skids after landing. Dockrell goes deep in the crease to block but misses.
27.5
Loftie-Eaton to George Dockrell, no run, very full on off, driven off the inner half to the right of the bowler
27.4
Loftie-Eaton to George Dockrell, no run, full delivery on off, driven on the up to extra cover
27.3
Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, Campher chops it towards cover-point for a quick single
27.2
Loftie-Eaton to George Dockrell, 1 run, quick and flat outside off, Dockrell flat-bats it to the right of extra cover who dives to intercept
27.1
Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, worked against the spin to deep mid-wicket
26.6
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, back of a length on middle and off, Campher hops and works it to mid-wicket to retain strike
26.5
FOUR! Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, , streaky but counts! A skiddy back of a length delivery around off, Campher tries to force it through covers but gets a thick outside edge that runs down to the third man fence behind
26.4
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, no run, pitched up on middle, Campher drives it on the up to mid-on
26.3
Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, 1 run, to deep square leg
26.2
Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, leg byes, 1 run, full delivery angling down leg, Campher looks to flick but it deflects off his pads to the leg-side
26.1
FOUR! Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, , struck with authority! Slightly short on off. Campher picks up the length in a jiffy and nails the pull over mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary
25.6
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, no run, Dockrell makes a bit of room but can only drive it towards Erasmus at mid-off who attacks the ball to stop it quickly
25.5
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Campher rocks back and cuts it with the spin to deep point
25.4
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, flighted delivery on off, Campher leans ahead and defends it towards covers
25.3
Bernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, 1 run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Dockrell works it to mid-on
25.2
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, 1 run, the slider on the shorter side on middle and leg, Campher knocks it down to long-on
25.1
Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, Campher punches it back to the bowler
24.6
Smit to Curtis Campher, 1 run, full delivery in line
24.5
Smit to George Dockrell, 1 run, good length delivery on off, Dockrell punches it past the right side of extra cover. Erasmus at mid-off moves to his left and dives to stop it
24.4
Smit to George Dockrell, no run, on a length on middle and off, Dockrell covers the line and blocks it down the track
24.3
Smit to Curtis Campher, 1 run, back of a length on leg-stump, Campher punches it down to long-on
24.2
Smit to George Dockrell, 1 run, fuller in length on off, Dockrell leans ahead and taps it with an open bat-face to third man

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ResultNamibia won by 63 runs
Match3rd ODI · ODI
SeriesIreland tour of Namibia, 2026
Date & timeTue 27 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
VenueHigh Performance Oval, Windhoek
TossToss: Namibia chose to bat
Match refereeDean Cosker (ENG)
UmpireEwoud Lassen (NAM)
UmpireJayaraman Madanagopal (IND)