Namibia VS Ireland Match ball by ball Commentary
IRE129/10
—NAM
Namibia need 130 runs in 300 balls at 2.6 rpo
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4122 | 115 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3547 | 104 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3838 | 104 |
| 5 | Australia | 3568 | 102 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 2926 | 94 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 4144 | 94 |
| 8 | England | 3530 | 93 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3304 | 81 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2924 | 79 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1315 | 63 |
| 12 | Ireland | 948 | 47 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1260 | 45 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1412 | 43 |
| 15 | USA | 1228 | 41 |
| 16 | Namibia | 1034 | 34 |
| 17 | Nepal | 1108 | 30 |
| 18 | Oman | 589 | 20 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 594 | 18 |
| 20 | Canada | 307 | 12 |
Early Breakthroughs suffocate Ireland - Opting to bat first in the high-stakes encounter, Ireland crumbled to a modest 129 all out in 33.1 overs against a relentless Namibian bowling assault. The visitors found themselves on the back foot almost immediately as the home side extracted plenty of life from the surface during the opening Powerplay. Precision bowling accounted for the early departures of seasoned top-order mainstays Andrew Balbirnie and Tim Tector, exposing a vulnerable middle order before the innings could find any stable rhythm.
OUT! CAUGHT! Ireland have been bundled out on 129. Short and on middle and off, Jai Moondra goes for the pull but hits this from the bottom os his bat towards Gerhard Erasmus at mid on for a simple catch.
On a length, around off, Matthew Humphreys blocks it off his back foot.
Back of a length, on off, Matthew Humphreys blocks this one.
Hard length, on the pads, Matthew Humphreys gets it worked to short fine leg for no run.
Matthew Humphreys walks out last for Ireland.
OUT! CAUGHT! On a length, around middle and leg, Gavin Hoey goes for a wild slog and gets it away from the inner portion of his bat towards deep square leg. Jack Brassell holds onto in at the fence and Gavin takes the long walk back.
On a length, around off, Gavin Hoey punches this to covers.
Short of a length, around off, Gavin Hoey blocks it out.
Full and on off, Jai Moondra defends this one.