Namibia vs Ireland , 1st ODI at High Performance Oval, Windhoek , IRE in NAM, 5 ODIs, 2026 , Oct 22, 2026 Scorecard

49.6: Jack Brassell to Jai Moondra, A couple of runs to end the innings, and Ireland finish with 229/9 on the board. Full and at the toes, whipped away off the pads and to the right of the deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs by Jai Moondra.

49.5: Jack Brassell to Liam McCarthy, OUT! BOWLED! Well, Jack Brassell says he'll do it himself and does get rid of Liam McCarthy. Brassell bowls it quick and a bit full, attacking the pads. Liam McCarthy makes a bit of room and swings hard across the line, only to miss the ball completely. The ball then goes on to crash into the leg stump and Ireland lose their 9th wicket with a ball to play.

49.4: Jack Brassell to Liam McCarthy, DROPPED! Jack Brassell misses out on a well-deserved wicket, and Waldo Smith is the culprit here. Pitched up on leg stump, McCarthy moves inside the line and laps it down to fine leg. Smith moves to his left and dives in but fails to pouch it. The batters pick up two runs.

49.3: Jack Brassell to Liam McCarthy, Brassell goes fuller and wider of the off stump now. Liam McCarthy is standing leg side of the ball and is rooted to the crease, unable to reach it.

49.2: Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, Pitched up on the pads, McBrine looks to whip it leg side but misses. The ball rolls off his pads just to the leg side and the batters samper through for a leg bye.

49.2: Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, WIDE! Trying too hard here. Hard length, looking to tuck up the batter but this is spilled well down the leg side.

49.1: Jack Brassell to Andy McBrine, A sharp bumper, darting it across off. McBrine reaches out to ramp it away but is beaten for pace and bounce.

48.6: JJ Smit to Liam McCarthy, A slower bumper to end the over. Dug in short and just outside off, getting it in around head height. Liam hops up and tries to uppercut it away but misses. 9 runs and a wicket off the 49th over.

48.5: JJ Smit to Liam McCarthy, SIX! That's come out of nowhere. Pitched up at the stumps, angling into middle and leg. Liam McCarthy clears the front leg and just wallops it in front of mid-wicket and sends the ball sailing out of the ground for a huge six.

48.4: JJ Smit to Liam McCarthy, No run there! Nagging length around off, Liam McCarthy gets forward and nudges it off the inside edge onto his pads. The ball just rolls past the off stump and he looks for a single, but McBrine sends him back.

48.3: JJ Smit to Gavin Hoey, OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust, and JJ Smit picks up his second wicket. Smit comes a bit wider on the crease, bowls it into the deck, on a good length and gets the ball to dart back in sharply. This is a bit full and Gavin Hoey backs away to swing it leg side but is beaten all ends up. The ball goes on to smash into the leg pole, knocking it out off the ground. 

48.2: JJ Smit to Andy McBrine, Heavy length from Smit, around off. McBrine comes down the track and just bunts it down in front of extra cover for a single.

48.1: JJ Smit to Andy McBrine, McBrine immediately calls for two and manages to get back as well. Good length on off, angling in. McBrine gets forward and works it away in front of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

47.6: Ruben Trumpelmann to Gavin Hoey, A slower one to finish, and that is a fine final over from Ruben Trumpelmann, only 2 runs and a wicket off it. Back of a length and outside off. Hoey has a swipe at it but misses.

47.5: Ruben Trumpelmann to Gavin Hoey, Short of a length, slanted back in from wide of the off stump. Gavin Hoey angles it down to short third and looks for a single but he is sent back by McBrine.

47.4: Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, OUT! TIMBER! Curtis Campher never looked settled against Ruben Trumpelmann, and now has to walk back, leaving Ireland at 214/7 in 47.4 overs. Trumpelmann hits a back of a length and darts it in towards the top of the stumps. Campher backs away to pull but it isn't short enough. The ball skids through under the bat and hits the top of middle stump, and Trumpelmann has his first wicket of the game.

47.4: Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, WIDE! This is dug in way short and around off. Curtis Campher hops up and tries to uppercut but the ball sails over.

47.3: Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, And again! This is poor from Campher. A bit short and well wide, Campher brings out the reverse again and misses again as well. Had he played it normally, it would have been there to cut.

47.2: Ruben Trumpelmann to Curtis Campher, Campher misses out here. Back of a length, in and around off stump. Curtis Campher goes for the reverse lap but fails to connect.

47.1: Ruben Trumpelmann to Andy McBrine, On a heavy length, dug in at the batter. McBrine gives a charge and pulls it without much timing through wide mid on for a single.