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RESULTODI3rd ODI · High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Namibia vs Ireland
Namibia won by 63 runs
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
- Match
- Namibia vs Ireland, 3rd ODI
- Date
- 27 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026
- Start
- 13:00 IST · 07:30 GMT
- Venue
- High Performance Oval, Windhoek
- Toss
- Namibia won the toss and chose to bat
| Jan FrylinckNamibia · All-rounder | 126 (122)Bat · R (B) | 94s | 46s | 103.3SR | caught b Curtis CampherOut |
NAMNamibia 316/7 (50.0)
IREIreland 253 (44.5)
RUNS PER OVER
SCORE BY OVER
Final overs
Full commentary- Namibia will be mighty pleased with their brilliant performance in all aspects of the game today. These two wins on the trot definitely show the hard work they have put in behind the scenes. Ireland, meanwhile, are under the pump. They haven't lived up to expectations so far in the series. With the series on the line, the visitors need a swift turnaround if they are to stop this talented Namibian side in home conditions. Join us for the 4th ODI in a couple of days. Goodbye and cheers for now!
- Erasmus (3/3): (On Jan Frylinck) Yeah, and awesome that he also went back-to-back from the previous game. So delighted for him scoring 100. And it's something that the top order, the top four, have chatted long and hard about over the last year or two. And yeah, it's awesome to see that we've had almost an 80 percent or 90 percent strike rate in terms of hundred partnerships over the last 10 or 15 ODIs that we've played. So that's awesome to see the guys really putting in consistent performances and making it easier for selectors and stuff to really put places in the team and roles in the team in a solidified way. (On two wins in a row over a Test-playing nation and the pressure it brings) Yeah, I think it's obviously nice to win again because it shows it wasn't some sort of flash in the pan. And if you've got some belief from the previous win, you've sort of got some belief that you're here to stay and you're at this level for a reason. So I guess that's what this win does. But again, it's going to be too hard once you battle for the series on the weekend.
- Erasmus (2/2): (On the lively fielding and the run-outs today) Yeah, excellent run-out. Also, the previous game had an excellent run-out. So if big moments like that can go your way, and fielders with real determination and guys who bring you that culture in the field of not giving up, it's usually those fit guys like Malan who tend to change the game. We've had big games in the past as well where he's done that. And I think those moments in cricket aren't always as highly celebrated as hundreds and stuff. But if they win you cricket games, then I think they're just as valuable.
- Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia Captain (1/1): (On two good wins on the trot) Yeah, I think what leadership strive for is consistency. So it's a nice trajectory, as you say, and hopefully in a couple of days' time we can do it again, obviously. But yeah, it's going to be a new game of cricket again. I just thought the boys really recovered well after the previous game. We sort of historically had our first win against a Test country, but we felt that it wasn't really our best in terms of the fielding and bowling performance in the previous game. So we had some stern chats, and I think today's was almost, again, a very clinical performance. A couple of glimpses of the previous games in the end again, but yeah, it's something that we know we can tick off the drawing board if we can do that well in the next game.
- Tucker (2/2): I thought we got through the powerplay okay ourselves. It was just that little period afterwards where we lost three wickets. It's hard to chase a score of 320 when you're losing three wickets in the space of a couple of overs to really build on that. So yeah, that was probably our downfall. (On the next game being a must-win encounter for them) Yeah, it's been a great series so far. Obviously, we've gone 1-0 up, but Namibia have come back strongly. Those are the ebbs and flows of the game. I think we just try to take as much information from these games as we can and try to implement it. But yeah, I think we have work to do, and hopefully we can do it.
- Tucker (2/2):
- Lorcan Tucker | Ireland Stand-in Captain (1/1): (On falling 63 runs short today) I think Namibia were probably better than us for large parts of the game. I think we scrapped hard. We tried to build partnerships that weren't quite successful. I think with the ball, we couldn't quite build the pressure we needed to. They came home really strong. Jan scored a brilliant hundred. I think with the top order with the bat, we didn't quite set the game up for Curtis like we should have. He played absolutely exceptionally. But yeah, we left him with too much to do. (On the areas they did well apart from Curtis' batting) I thought we bowled well in the powerplay. I thought we scrapped hard at the end. I think they played really well. They had some good power hitting. But I thought we tried to shut them down and kept them to a reasonable total.
- Jan Frylinck | Player of the Match: (On his feelings) Yeah, really good. I just felt better putting a unit back that up from the previous game, which is good to see. (On his batting and support from the other batters) Yeah, I would say so. But we're just targeting big partnerships and trying to take it deep and get every set batter at the end, so we can take the bowlers down. (On his great run of form) Yeah, it's obviously very nice, but we still have two games to go, two big ones. So just looking forward to that.
- 16:36 Local Time, 14:36 GMT, 20:06 IST: Namibia have put together two impressive performances on the trot to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match ODI series. Frylinck's superb knock of 126 off 122 balls was the driving force behind the hosts' above-par total on a slightly variable surface. A fifty from Erasmus and a breezy cameo down the order from Volschenk also helped their cause. In response, Ireland had a new opening pair (Balbirnie & Carmichael) as Stirling suffered an injury in the first innings while trying to stop a cut from Frylinck. Carmichael was trapped in front in the very first over by Scholtz. Balbirnie and Tucker got off to starts but fell on successive deliveries as pressure mounted on Ireland. Tector also departed cheaply soon after. A 61-run stand between Campher and McBrine brought a bit of solidity but the latter also couldn't convert his start into something substantial. Campher though batted beautifully and once he raised his fifty, he changed gears. He found the boundaries consistently while Dockrell was a bit rusty but dug in. Campher brought up a brilliant century but soon after, he tried to sneak in a risky second run and was caught short. That opened the floodgates and the tailenders crumbled under pressure. A special mention to Scholtz for his brilliant, game-breaking spell. Stick around for the presentations...
- Over 45 · 3 runs (1 0 1 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 44.5WSmit to Gavin Hoey, out Gavin Hoey Run Out!! Erasmus is in the thick of things again and is delighted! That's the end of the game actually as Stirling won't come out to bat due to suffering an injury earlier in the game. Was a low full-toss around off, Hoey sliced it to the right of extra cover and the batters took off. Erasmus took it on the bounce and hit the bull's eye to catch Hoey short of his crease. Gavin Hoey run out (Gerhard Erasmus) 21(21) [4s-1 6s-1]
- Smit to Gavin Hoey, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
- 44.41Smit to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, a low full-toss outside off, McCarthy crouches in his stance and carves it to the left of third man for a single
- 44.31Smit to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, a low full-toss outside off, Hoey carves it to sweeper cover
- 44.2•Smit to Gavin Hoey, no run, a yorker angling across Hoey. He tries to carve it square of the wicket but only meets thin air
- 44.11Smit to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, a shortish delivery on off, gets a bit big on McCarthy. He mistimes the pull through square leg
- JJ Smit [8.0-1-37-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 44 · 1 run (W 0 0 0 1lb 0) · 1 wktIRE 250/8Gavin Hoey 20(18) · Liam McCarthy 0(4) · Gerhard Erasmus 5-1-21-1
- 43.6•Gerhard Erasmus to Gavin Hoey, no run, on a back of a length outside off, punched to the right of extra cover who intercepts
- 43.51lbGerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, McCarthy tries to flick but it deflects off his pads towards short fine. The batters sneak in a leg bye
- 43.4•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, full delivery on off, McCarthy drives it to the left of Erasmus who dives on his followthrough to make a good stop
- 43.3•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, McCarthy tries to chop and gets beaten again
- 43.2•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, quick and flat outside off, McCarthy tries to cut but misses
- Liam McCarthy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 43.1WGerhard Erasmus to Jai Moondra, out Lbw!! That's plumb in front! The arm delivery from Erasmus from round the wicket on middle and off. It skids after landing and perhaps keeps a bit low. Moondra tries to pull it across but gets beaten on the under-edge and is rapped in front. No hesitation from the umpire to rule it out. Jai Moondra lbw b Gerhard Erasmus 2(4)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkampc Lorcan Tucker b Jai Moondra | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 68.4 |
| Malan Krugerc & b Andy McBrine | 42 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Jan Frylinckcaught b Curtis Campher | 126 | 122 | 9 | 4 | 103.3 |
| Gerhard Erasmusc George Dockrell b Gavin Hoey | 54 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 105.9 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eatonst Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 57.9 |
| Alexander Volschenkc Lorcan Tucker b Curtis Campher | 36 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 138.5 |
| JJ Smitrun out (Liam McCarthy) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann*not out | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
Extras0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Total316/7 (50.0 ov, RR 6.32)
Did not bat: Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
Fall of wickets: 33-1 (Louren Steenkamp, 6.1 ov), 81-2 (Malan Kruger, 15.5 ov), 183-3 (Gerhard Erasmus, 33.0 ov), 198-4 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 37.4 ov), 260-5 (Alexander Volschenk, 45.0 ov), 299-6 (Jan Frylinck, 48.1 ov), 316-7 (JJ Smit, 50.0 ov)
| Bowler · IRE | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Moondra | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.90 |
| Liam McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Gavin Hoey | 10 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 8.10 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 5.30 |
| George Dockrell | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Curtis Campher | 8 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 8.50 |
Namibia- 1Gerhard Erasmus(c)All-rounder
- 2Zane Green(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 3Michael van LingenAll-rounder
- 4Louren SteenkampAll-rounder
- 5Jan FrylinckAll-rounder
- 6Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonWicketkeeper
- 7Alexander VolschenkAll-rounder
- 8JJ SmitAll-rounder
- 9Ruben TrumpelmannBowler
- 10Max HeingoBowler
- 11Jack BrassellBowler
- 12Bernard ScholtzBowler
- 13Malan KrugerBatter
- 14Jan BaltAll-rounder
- 15Waldo SmithAll-rounder
- 16Junior TaanyandaBatter
Ireland- 1Paul Stirling(c)All-rounder
- 2Lorcan Tucker(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 3Andrew BalbirnieBatter
- 4Cade CarmichaelBatter
- 5Harry TectorBatter
- 6Curtis CampherAll-rounder
- 7George DockrellAll-rounder
- 8Andy McBrineAll-rounder
- 9Gavin HoeyBowler
- 10Jai MoondraBowler
- 11Byron McDonoughBowler
- 12Matthew HumphreysBowler
- 13Mark AdairBowler
- 14Benjamin CalitzBatter
- 15Jordan NeillAll-rounder
- 16Liam McCarthyBowler
- 44.5WSmit to Gavin Hoey, out Gavin Hoey Run Out!! Erasmus is in the thick of things again and is delighted! That's the end of the game actually as Stirling won't come out to bat due to suffering an injury earlier in the game. Was a low full-toss around off, Hoey sliced it to the right of extra cover and the batters took off. Erasmus took it on the bounce and hit the bull's eye to catch Hoey short of his crease. Gavin Hoey run out (Gerhard Erasmus) 21(21) [4s-1 6s-1]
- 43.5OTeam milestoneGerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, McCarthy tries to flick but it deflects off his pads towards short fine. The batters sneak in a leg bye
- 43.1WGerhard Erasmus to Jai Moondra, out Lbw!! That's plumb in front! The arm delivery from Erasmus from round the wicket on middle and off. It skids after landing and perhaps keeps a bit low. Moondra tries to pull it across but gets beaten on the under-edge and is rapped in front. No hesitation from the umpire to rule it out. Jai Moondra lbw b Gerhard Erasmus 2(4)
- 42.2WLoftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, out Curtis Campher Run Out!! 1 run completed!! That's a body blow for Ireland! Namibia get the big fish courtesy a run-out. Was on a back of a length on middle and leg, Curtis Campher tried to pull it across but miscued it towards deep mid-wicket. It fell short of the fielder. Campher took on the arm of the fielder and was running towards the danger end on the risky second run. Kruger's throw was flat and accurate. Even the big dive from Campher didn't help his cause as he was caught short when the keeper took the bails off. Is this the game for Namibia? Curtis Campher run out (Malan Kruger/Zane Green) 106(86) [4s-11 6s-3]
- 41.24Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, FOUR, lovely stroke! Campher premeditates and shuffles across his stumps. Brassell follows him with a slower length delivery. He crouches and scoops it to the fine leg fence
- 40.3CCenturyLoftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, 1 run, century for Campher! What a terrific knock this has been from the Irish all-rounder! He takes his helmet off, kisses the badge on his helmet and soaks in all the applause. He has given his side a real shot at this target. Was a tossed up delivery on off, Campher played it with soft hands towards extra cover and sprinted across to the other end
- 39.26Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, SIX, struck with authority! Hoey backs away and Brassell bowls it on a hard length in line of the stumps. Hoey sets a good base for himself and flat-bats it powerfully over wide long-on for a flat six
- 38.64Gerhard 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
- 37.54Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, FOUR, 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
- 37.2WJack Brassell to George Dockrell, out 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. A hard length delivery outside off, Dockrell tries to flat-bat it over mid-off but ends up mistiming it. Steenkamp moves to his left and takes it nicely. George Dockrell c Louren Steenkamp b Jack Brassell 25(49)
- 36.3OTeam milestoneSmit to Curtis Campher, 1 run, short of length delivery, Campher chops it towards third man. 200 up for Ireland
- 34.24Bernard Scholtz to Curtis Campher, FOUR, smartly played! 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
- 32.2DDropped catchBernard Scholtz to George Dockrell, 1 run, dropped! 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
- 31.64Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! 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
- 31.54Gerhard Erasmus to Curtis Campher, FOUR, a half-volley outside off, Campher prods ahead and creams the drive through extra cover. Long-off hares across to his left and puts in a desperate dive but it goes in vain
- 29.14Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, FOUR, Campher is turning on the heat! A tossed up delivery just outside off, Campher leans towards it and drives it beautifully in the gap through covers. The timing is sublime
- 28.54Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, FOUR, 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
- 28.46Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, SIX, smashed! 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
- 28.1FFiftyJack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, back of a length on leg-stump, Campher tucks it to wide mid-on. That brings up Campher's fifty! It has been a good knock so far
- 26.54Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, FOUR, 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
- 26.14Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, FOUR, 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
- 21.2WBernard Scholtz to Andy McBrine, out Caught by Jack Brassell!! That's a soft dismissal. A tossed up delivery around off, Andy McBrine goes for the reverse scoop, but can't beat the fielder at short third man. A comfortable catch for Brassell and the partnership has been broken. Still 200 runs to go with only 5 wickets remaining.. Andy McBrine c Jack Brassell b Bernard Scholtz 30(31) [4s-1 6s-2]
- 20.44Smit to Curtis Campher, FOUR, on a length around middle and leg, right into the slot, Curtis Campher heaves it towards wide long-on for a boundary
- 20.16Smit to Andy McBrine, SIX, rocks back in the crease and nails the pull over deep square leg for half-a-dozen. Ireland pulling things back with this partnership - it's more than 50 now
- 18.66Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, SIX, 17 runs from the over - 100 up for Ireland! Rocks back in the crease and smokes this over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. That over brings down the required run below the 7-run mark
- 18.54Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, FOUR, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton proving to be expensive. Curtis Campher is taking him on. A tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Curtis Campher slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for four runs
- 18.36Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, SIX, short and punished! Rocks back in the crease and pummels it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. That was a clean strike by Curtis Campher
- 15.44Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, FOUR, full and straight on middle and leg, Andy McBrine drives it straight past the bowler for a well timed boundary. The fielder from mid-on chased it, but had no chance to stop it
- 14.36Ruben Trumpelmann to Andy McBrine, SIX, short ball down the leg-side, Andy McBrine pulls it over the fielder at fine leg and clears the boundary. Much needed six for Ireland. They would need more of these
- 12.5WRuben Trumpelmann to Harry Tector, out Bowled!! Another one bites the dust. The dropped catch hasn't cost much. Ireland are in huge trouble as they are four down already. This was a good length delivery from round the wicket and Harry Tector played looked to defend it. That shaped back in slightly, flicked the inside edge, and deflected on to the off-stump. Ruben Trumpelmann with his second wicket and he's bowling a fantastic spell. Harry Tector b Ruben Trumpelmann 6(5) [4s-1]
- 11.34Jack Brassell to Harry Tector, FOUR, dropped! Short and wide outside off, Harry Tector goes for a flashy cut, gets an outside edge that has been put down by the fielder at slip. He tried to reverse cup it, but the ball popped out and flew away to the third man fence
- 11.1WJack Brassell to Lorcan Tucker, out Bowled!! Both the set batters are gone in quick succession. This was pitched up by the bowler outside off, Lorcan Tucker goes for a drive, and gets an inside edge that shatters the stumps. Namibia are on top as they have struck on successive deliveries. Still no signs of Paul Stirling who was injured in the field earlier in the day. Lorcan Tucker b Jack Brassell 26(31) [4s-3]
- 10.6WRuben Trumpelmann to Balbirnie, out Caught by Louren Steenkamp!! That's a sharp catch taken at cover by Steenkamp. Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Andrew Balbirnie plays a powerful drive, but the fielder at cover takes it. Andrew Balbirnie fails to convert his start into a substantial score, and Ireland have lost both their openers. Balbirnie c Louren Steenkamp b Ruben Trumpelmann 20(33) [4s-2]
- 8.54Ruben Trumpelmann to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Lorcan Tucker rocks back and carves it through backward point for four runs
- 8.14Ruben Trumpelmann to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around off, Lorcan Tucker stays put and lofts it over mid-off. Excellent timing as it almost goes the distance
- 6.24Ruben Trumpelmann to Balbirnie, FOUR, short and punished! Andrew Balbirnie rocks back and pulls this away to the deep mid-wicket fence
- 4.44Bernard Scholtz to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Lorcan Tucker goes for a cut, gets an under-edge that nutmegs the keeper and races away to the fence
- 3.44Smit to Balbirnie, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around off, Andrew Balbirnie drills it straight down the ground for a beautiful boundary
- 0.5WBernard Scholtz to Cade Carmichael, out Lbw!! Cade Carmichael is gone without troubling the scorers. He has been trapped lbw this time. No bat involved on this occasion, and up goes the dreaded finger. Cade Carmichael was looking to defend, but this one kept straight and struck him right on the front foot. Would've crashed into middle and off, and Namibia have struck early. They've got a wicket in the first over of the chase itself. Couldn't have been a better start. Cade Carmichael lbw b Bernard Scholtz 0(3)
- Namibia will be mighty pleased with their brilliant performance in all aspects of the game today. These two wins on the trot definitely show the hard work they have put in behind the scenes. Ireland, meanwhile, are under the pump. They haven't lived up to expectations so far in the series. With the series on the line, the visitors need a swift turnaround if they are to stop this talented Namibian side in home conditions. Join us for the 4th ODI in a couple of days. Goodbye and cheers for now!
- Erasmus (3/3): (On Jan Frylinck) Yeah, and awesome that he also went back-to-back from the previous game. So delighted for him scoring 100. And it's something that the top order, the top four, have chatted long and hard about over the last year or two. And yeah, it's awesome to see that we've had almost an 80 percent or 90 percent strike rate in terms of hundred partnerships over the last 10 or 15 ODIs that we've played. So that's awesome to see the guys really putting in consistent performances and making it easier for selectors and stuff to really put places in the team and roles in the team in a solidified way. (On two wins in a row over a Test-playing nation and the pressure it brings) Yeah, I think it's obviously nice to win again because it shows it wasn't some sort of flash in the pan. And if you've got some belief from the previous win, you've sort of got some belief that you're here to stay and you're at this level for a reason. So I guess that's what this win does. But again, it's going to be too hard once you battle for the series on the weekend.
- Erasmus (2/2): (On the lively fielding and the run-outs today) Yeah, excellent run-out. Also, the previous game had an excellent run-out. So if big moments like that can go your way, and fielders with real determination and guys who bring you that culture in the field of not giving up, it's usually those fit guys like Malan who tend to change the game. We've had big games in the past as well where he's done that. And I think those moments in cricket aren't always as highly celebrated as hundreds and stuff. But if they win you cricket games, then I think they're just as valuable.
- Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia Captain (1/1): (On two good wins on the trot) Yeah, I think what leadership strive for is consistency. So it's a nice trajectory, as you say, and hopefully in a couple of days' time we can do it again, obviously. But yeah, it's going to be a new game of cricket again. I just thought the boys really recovered well after the previous game. We sort of historically had our first win against a Test country, but we felt that it wasn't really our best in terms of the fielding and bowling performance in the previous game. So we had some stern chats, and I think today's was almost, again, a very clinical performance. A couple of glimpses of the previous games in the end again, but yeah, it's something that we know we can tick off the drawing board if we can do that well in the next game.
- Tucker (2/2): I thought we got through the powerplay okay ourselves. It was just that little period afterwards where we lost three wickets. It's hard to chase a score of 320 when you're losing three wickets in the space of a couple of overs to really build on that. So yeah, that was probably our downfall. (On the next game being a must-win encounter for them) Yeah, it's been a great series so far. Obviously, we've gone 1-0 up, but Namibia have come back strongly. Those are the ebbs and flows of the game. I think we just try to take as much information from these games as we can and try to implement it. But yeah, I think we have work to do, and hopefully we can do it.
- Tucker (2/2):
- Lorcan Tucker | Ireland Stand-in Captain (1/1): (On falling 63 runs short today) I think Namibia were probably better than us for large parts of the game. I think we scrapped hard. We tried to build partnerships that weren't quite successful. I think with the ball, we couldn't quite build the pressure we needed to. They came home really strong. Jan scored a brilliant hundred. I think with the top order with the bat, we didn't quite set the game up for Curtis like we should have. He played absolutely exceptionally. But yeah, we left him with too much to do. (On the areas they did well apart from Curtis' batting) I thought we bowled well in the powerplay. I thought we scrapped hard at the end. I think they played really well. They had some good power hitting. But I thought we tried to shut them down and kept them to a reasonable total.
- Jan Frylinck | Player of the Match: (On his feelings) Yeah, really good. I just felt better putting a unit back that up from the previous game, which is good to see. (On his batting and support from the other batters) Yeah, I would say so. But we're just targeting big partnerships and trying to take it deep and get every set batter at the end, so we can take the bowlers down. (On his great run of form) Yeah, it's obviously very nice, but we still have two games to go, two big ones. So just looking forward to that.
- 16:36 Local Time, 14:36 GMT, 20:06 IST: Namibia have put together two impressive performances on the trot to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match ODI series. Frylinck's superb knock of 126 off 122 balls was the driving force behind the hosts' above-par total on a slightly variable surface. A fifty from Erasmus and a breezy cameo down the order from Volschenk also helped their cause. In response, Ireland had a new opening pair (Balbirnie & Carmichael) as Stirling suffered an injury in the first innings while trying to stop a cut from Frylinck. Carmichael was trapped in front in the very first over by Scholtz. Balbirnie and Tucker got off to starts but fell on successive deliveries as pressure mounted on Ireland. Tector also departed cheaply soon after. A 61-run stand between Campher and McBrine brought a bit of solidity but the latter also couldn't convert his start into something substantial. Campher though batted beautifully and once he raised his fifty, he changed gears. He found the boundaries consistently while Dockrell was a bit rusty but dug in. Campher brought up a brilliant century but soon after, he tried to sneak in a risky second run and was caught short. That opened the floodgates and the tailenders crumbled under pressure. A special mention to Scholtz for his brilliant, game-breaking spell. Stick around for the presentations...
- Over 45 · 3 runs (1 0 1 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 44.5WSmit to Gavin Hoey, out Gavin Hoey Run Out!! Erasmus is in the thick of things again and is delighted! That's the end of the game actually as Stirling won't come out to bat due to suffering an injury earlier in the game. Was a low full-toss around off, Hoey sliced it to the right of extra cover and the batters took off. Erasmus took it on the bounce and hit the bull's eye to catch Hoey short of his crease. Gavin Hoey run out (Gerhard Erasmus) 21(21) [4s-1 6s-1]
- Smit to Gavin Hoey, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
- 44.41Smit to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, a low full-toss outside off, McCarthy crouches in his stance and carves it to the left of third man for a single
- 44.31Smit to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, a low full-toss outside off, Hoey carves it to sweeper cover
- 44.2•Smit to Gavin Hoey, no run, a yorker angling across Hoey. He tries to carve it square of the wicket but only meets thin air
- 44.11Smit to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, a shortish delivery on off, gets a bit big on McCarthy. He mistimes the pull through square leg
- JJ Smit [8.0-1-37-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 44 · 1 run (W 0 0 0 1lb 0) · 1 wktIRE 250/8Gavin Hoey 20(18) · Liam McCarthy 0(4) · Gerhard Erasmus 5-1-21-1
- 43.6•Gerhard Erasmus to Gavin Hoey, no run, on a back of a length outside off, punched to the right of extra cover who intercepts
- 43.51lbGerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, McCarthy tries to flick but it deflects off his pads towards short fine. The batters sneak in a leg bye
- 43.4•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, full delivery on off, McCarthy drives it to the left of Erasmus who dives on his followthrough to make a good stop
- 43.3•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, McCarthy tries to chop and gets beaten again
- 43.2•Gerhard Erasmus to Liam McCarthy, no run, quick and flat outside off, McCarthy tries to cut but misses
- Liam McCarthy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 43.1WGerhard Erasmus to Jai Moondra, out Lbw!! That's plumb in front! The arm delivery from Erasmus from round the wicket on middle and off. It skids after landing and perhaps keeps a bit low. Moondra tries to pull it across but gets beaten on the under-edge and is rapped in front. No hesitation from the umpire to rule it out. Jai Moondra lbw b Gerhard Erasmus 2(4)
- Gerhard Erasmus to Jai Moondra, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
- Gerhard Erasmus [4.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 43 · 5 runs (1 1w 0 1 1 1) · 1 wktIRE 249/7Jai Moondra 2(3) · Gavin Hoey 20(17) · Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 6-0-44-0
- 42.6Loftie-Eaton to Jai Moondra, 1 run, on a length on leg-stump, Moondra tucks it to square leg to retain strike
- 42.5Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, short on middle, punched towards long-on
- 42.4Loftie-Eaton to Jai Moondra, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, tapped to covers for a quick single
- 42.3Loftie-Eaton to Jai Moondra, no run, short outside off, pushed to covers
- Jai Moondra, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 42.2WLoftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, out Curtis Campher Run Out!! 1 run completed!! That's a body blow for Ireland! Namibia get the big fish courtesy a run-out. Was on a back of a length on middle and leg, Curtis Campher tried to pull it across but miscued it towards deep mid-wicket. It fell short of the fielder. Campher took on the arm of the fielder and was running towards the danger end on the risky second run. Kruger's throw was flat and accurate. Even the big dive from Campher didn't help his cause as he was caught short when the keeper took the bails off. Is this the game for Namibia? Curtis Campher run out (Malan Kruger/Zane Green) 106(86) [4s-11 6s-3]
- Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
- 42.1Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, Hoey uses his feet and punches this one to long-off
- End of over 42 · 10 runs (1 4 0 wd 1 2 1)IRE 244/6Gavin Hoey 18(15) · Curtis Campher 105(85) · Jack Brassell 8-0-72-2
- 41.6Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, Hoey backs away and tries to force this hard length delivery outside off through covers but gets it off the toe-end to third man
- 41.5Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 2 runs, shortish delivery around off, Hoey mistimes the flat-batted stroke through mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple
- 41.5Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, to long-on
- 41.4Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Campher flat-bats it to long-on
- 41.4Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, wide, too wide this time, cuts the tramline and it's wided
- 41.3Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, no run, on a length well outside off, Campher tries to carve it behind square on the off-side but only meets thin air
- 41.24Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, FOUR, lovely stroke! Campher premeditates and shuffles across his stumps. Brassell follows him with a slower length delivery. He crouches and scoops it to the fine leg fence
- 41.1Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, hard length delivery on off, Hoey backs away a bit and cuts it to deep backward point
- End of over 41 · 5 runs (1 2 1 0 0 1)IRE 234/6Gavin Hoey 14(12) · Curtis Campher 100(82) · Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 5-0-39-0
- 40.61Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, a tossed up googly on middle, driven with the spin to long-on
- 40.5•Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, no run, this one is even shorter outside off, Hoey taps it to covers
- 40.4•Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, no run, on the shorter side outside off, punched to covers
- 40.31Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, 1 run, century for Campher! What a terrific knock this has been from the Irish all-rounder! He takes his helmet off, kisses the badge on his helmet and soaks in all the applause. He has given his side a real shot at this target. Was a tossed up delivery on off, Campher played it with soft hands towards extra cover and sprinted across to the other end
- 40.22Loftie-Eaton to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, Campher moves to 99! He backs away and cuts it off his stumps to the left of sweeper cover. He hares back for the second run and makes it with ease
- 40.11Loftie-Eaton to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Hoey knocks it down to wide long-off
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton [4.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 40 · 12 runs (wd 0 6 1 2 2 0)IRE 229/6Curtis Campher 97(80) · Gavin Hoey 12(8) · Jack Brassell 7-0-62-2
- 39.6•Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, no run, Campher hits this one on the up to mid-off and shouts No to his partner
- 39.52Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, shortish and some room on offer, Campher gets on top of the bounce and cuts it nicely to the right of sweeper cover. A couple results
- 39.42Jack Brassell to Curtis Campher, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Campher hangs back and punches it past extra cover. The fielder gives it a chase and slides near the fence to save a couple of runs for his side
- 39.31Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched to point for a quick single
- 39.26Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, SIX, struck with authority! Hoey backs away and Brassell bowls it on a hard length in line of the stumps. Hoey sets a good base for himself and flat-bats it powerfully over wide long-on for a flat six
- 39.1•Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, a yorker length delivery on off, Hoey digs it out towards covers
- 39.1wdJack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, wide, a short delivery on off, Hoey tries to pull it across but misses. Wided for height
- End of over 39 · 8 runs (1lb 1 2 0 0 4)IRE 217/6Curtis Campher 93(77) · Gavin Hoey 5(5) · Gerhard Erasmus 4-0-21-0
- 38.64Gerhard 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
- 38.32Gerhard 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
- 38.21Gerhard Erasmus to Gavin Hoey, 1 run, on a length on off, Hoey works it to deep mid-wicket
- 38.11lbGerhard 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
- End of over 38 · 8 runs (2 W wd wd 0 0 4 0) · 1 wktIRE 209/6Gavin Hoey 4(4) · Curtis Campher 87(72) · Jack Brassell 6-0-50-2
- 37.6•Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, no run, hard length delivery on off, punched on the up to covers
- 37.54Jack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, FOUR, 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
- 37.3wdJack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, wide, two wides in a row! Another bouncer but it's down leg again, Hoey sits under it easily
- 37.3wdJack Brassell to Gavin Hoey, wide, a short delivery but it angles down leg, Hoey ducks under it. Wided for height
- Gavin Hoey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 37.2WJack Brassell to George Dockrell, out 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. A hard length delivery outside off, Dockrell tries to flat-bat it over mid-off but ends up mistiming it. Steenkamp moves to his left and takes it nicely. George Dockrell c Louren Steenkamp b Jack Brassell 25(49)
- Jack Brassell to George Dockrell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 37.12Jack 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
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