Namibia vs Ireland, 1st ODI
Ireland tour of Namibia 2026 · ODI · · High Performance Oval, Windhoek
Ireland won by 55 runs (Namibia 174, Ireland 229/9).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Ireland (IRE) in the 1st ODI of Ireland tour of Namibia 2026, a ODI match, at High Performance Oval, Windhoek. Play began on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 07:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ewoud Lassen and Jayaraman Madanagopal, with Dean Cosker as match referee.
Ireland made 229/9 in 50 overs, with Paul Stirling top-scoring on 56 from 71 balls. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 36. Namibia made 174 in 37.5 overs, with Ruben Trumpelmann top-scoring on 50 from 43 balls. Gavin Hoey was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 29.
Result: Ireland won by 55 runs. Gavin Hoey was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Ireland · 1st innings: 229/9 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balbirnie | c Jack Brassell b Bernard Scholtz | 20 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 80 |
| Paul Stirling | c Michael Van Lingen b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 56 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 78.87 |
| Cade Carmichael | lbw b JJ 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 JJ 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 |
| Andy McBrine | not out | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Gavin Hoey | b JJ Smit | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam McCarthy | b Jack Brassell | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Jai Moondra | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 17
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.1 |
| JJ Smit | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Jack Brassell | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.89 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 9 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| Waldo Smith | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 174 (37.5 ov)
| 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 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 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 (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 |
| Waldo Smith | c Andy McBrine b Gavin Hoey | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Bernard Scholtz | b Jai Moondra | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jack Brassell | not out | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
Extras: 11
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Moondra | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3.38 |
| Liam McCarthy | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7.37 |
| Curtis Campher | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Gavin Hoey | 9 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3.22 |
| Andy McBrine | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 38 (NAM, Liam McCarthy): 10 runs, 168/10 – W 4 4 1 1
- Over 37 (NAM, Curtis Campher): 2 runs, 158/9 – • • • 1 1 •
- Over 36 (NAM, Jai Moondra): 2 runs, 156/9 – 1 • wd • • • •
- Over 35 (NAM, Gavin Hoey): 2 runs, 154/9 – 1 • 1 • • •
- Over 34 (NAM, Jai Moondra): 1 runs, 152/9 – • • 1 0b • W
- Over 33 (NAM, Gavin Hoey): 2 runs, 151/8 – • 1 • • 1 •