| 1.3 : 1.3: C Viljoen to P Stirling, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short delivery outside off, Stirling rocks on his back back and creams the drive through the cover region into the fence. First boundary of the game. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: C Viljoen to P Stirling, FOUR! This is clever batting from Paul! Viljoen bowls a short delivery outside off, Stirling plays an upper cut towards the third man region for another boundary. |
| 2.4: Z Groenewald to K O'Brien, SIX! Brilliant shot! Full delivery on middle, Kevin goes on his knees and plays the slog sweep towards the deep square leg region for a huge maximum. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: JJ Smit to P Stirling, FOUR! Nice shot. Full and outside off, Stirling drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Ben Shikongo to K O'Brien, OUT! CAUGHT! Kevin O'Brien after making another start has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. Ben bowls another short ball on middle, O'Brien looks to pull it but it goes off the top edge towards square leg. Nikolaas Davin runs in from the deep and dives in front to take an excellent catch. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: C Williams to P Stirling, FOUR! Welcome to the crease Mr. Williams. Craig bowls a short delivery way outside off, Stirling frees his arms and plays the square cut towards the cover region for a boundary. Poor start to the over for the Namibians. |
| 6.1: B Scholtz to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Lovely shot! Scholtz starts with a flighted ball outside off, Andy plays an extra cover drive off his front foot and over the fielder for his first boundary of the game. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: B Scholtz to P Stirling, OUT! CAUGHT! Good comeback by Bernard after giving a boundary off the first ball. Floated delivery outside off, Paul comes down the track and looks to loft it straight down the ground but does not middle it well. JP Kotze runs forward from long on and takes a simple catch. After a strong start, Ireland have lost two quick wickets. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: JJ Smit to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Powerful shot. Short of a length delivery, Balbirnie pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: B Scholtz to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Nicely played! Scholtz bowls a short delivery outside off, Andy rocks on his back foot and cuts it towards the backward point region for another boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: B Scholtz to A Balbirnie, FOUR! This is excellent batting! Another short delivery outside off, Balbirnie rocks on his back foot and plays another square cut towards the backward point region for another boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Z Groenewald to G Delany, OUT! BOWLED! The cut shot does not work this time for Delany. Quicker delivery on off, Delany looks to cut but is cramped for room. He misses and the ball goes on to hit the top of off stump. Namibia are on top here. The Irish desperately need a partnership here. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Z Groenewald to H Tector, OUT! LBW! Tector perishes! Namibia are on the top now. Flatter delivery on off, Tector premeditates to play the slog sweep but misses it completely. The ball hits the pads and the Namibian players put in an appeal. The umpire raises his finger and sends Harry back to the pavilion. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: G Erasmus to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Beautifully played! Flighted ball on middle, Andy plays the slog sweep towards the deep square leg region for another boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: C Williams to A Balbirnie, OUT! CAUGHT! Balbirnie falls after playing a breezy knock. Short delivery on middle, Andy looks to pull but does not time it well at all. The ball goes straight into the hands of Ben Shikongo at deep square leg who did not move an inch. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: C Williams to G Wilson, OUT! TIMBER! The skipper departs. On a good length on off, Wilson looks to guide it towards third man but misses it due to the movement off the pitch. He gets cleaned up in the process. Gary Wilson was looking very uncomfortable in his stay out there. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: JJ Smit to S Getkate, OUT! CAUGHT! The wheels are falling of for the Irish in search of quick runs. Full delivery outside off, Getkate looks to loft this loft this over long off but does not time it well. Nikolaas Davin comes under it from long off and takes a simple catch. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: JJ Smit to S Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Ireland are looking down and out now! Slower delivery on middle, Simi looks to play a lofted shot over the deep mid-wicket region but fails to do so. Christi Viljoen settles under it at deep mid-wicket and takes a simple catch. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: C Williams to M Adair, SIX! That is huge! Length delivery on middle, Adair lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: C Williams to M Adair, SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Mark Adair. On a length on middle, Adair lofts it over long on again for a biggie. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: C Williams to M Adair, OUT! CAUGHT! Williams bowls a short of a length delivery, Adair pulls it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards Nikolaas Davin who takes a comfortable catch in the deep. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: JJ Smit to B Rankin, OUT! BOWLED! Namibia have finished this emphatically! This is excellent bowling from JJ Smit! Fullish delivery on middle and leg, Rankin looks to drive it but misses it completely. The ball goes on to hit the leg stump. IRELAND ARE ALL OUT FOR 135. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: G Delany to N Davin, OUT! LBW! Ireland get an early breakthrough. Tossed up delivery on middle, Davin looks to sweep but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw and the umpire raises his finger immediately. It is a good start for Ireland because they are defending a small total. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Singh to JP Kotze, OUT! CAUGHT! That's an excellent catch from Simi Singh! This will give his side immense confidence. Flighted delivery outside off, Kotze looks to drive but it goes off the inside half of the bat towards the bowler. Simi dives to his left and plucks it out of thin air with one hand. Namibia two down very quickly here. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: G Delany to C Williams, OUT! LBW! That looks like a rough decision as Williams was way down the crease. Flighted ball on off, Williams comes down the track to flick it towards the leg side but misses. The ball hits the pads and the players appeal. The umpire gives it out after some thought. Williams was looking like he had gone past the 3.5m mark and it might be a poor decision in the end. Namibia are in shatters at the moment. They are in desperate need of a partnership. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: G Delany to G Erasmus, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated ball on middle, Gerhard plays the sweep shot towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. He is off the mark with this one. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: G Delany to G Erasmus, FOUR! Another brilliant shot. Erasmus is looking to unsettle the bowler here. Delany bowls a loopy ball on middle, Gerhard plays another sweep shot towards the deep square leg region and collects another boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: B Rankin to S Baard, FOUR! Nicely played! Shortish delivery on middle, Baard plays a lovely pull towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. They need more of these. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: S Getkate to S Baard, OUT! CAUGHT! Good catch by Simi Singh. Short delivery on middle, Baard pulls it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards Simi Singh who runs, dives and takes a very good catch. Namibia lose their 4th wicket and are in desperate need of a partnership. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: S Singh to G Erasmus, FOUR! Some innovation this time from Erasmus. Flighted ball on middle, Gerhard plays the reverse sweep towards the backward square leg region for a boundary. The fielder tries to stop it while diving but the ball rolls into the fence. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: S Getkate to G Erasmus, FOUR! Erasmus makes good use of the Free Hit. Short delivery on middle, Erasmus pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: S Getkate to G Erasmus, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shane Getkate. Full delivery on off, Erasmus drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: S Getkate to G Erasmus, NO BALL! FOUR! The umpire gives it a no ball for height. Bowls a waist high full toss, Erasmus looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: S Singh to Z Green, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery ouside off, Green plays the reverse sweep towards the third man region and picks up another boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: S Singh to Z Green, OUT! STUMPED! Excellent piece of keeping and bowling this from the Irish! Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Green looks to flick it but misses. The ball goes in between the bat and pad. Wilson fails to collect it cleanly but he shows great presence of mind. Collects the ball and removes the stumps. The umpire gives it out and the replays show that Green was well out. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: G Delany to G Erasmus, FOUR! Fifty for Erasmus. It has been a great innings from him. Short delivery on middle, Erasmus pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: M Adair to G Erasmus, OUT! CAUGHT! Erasmus falls after playing an excellent knock here! He needed to continue to help his side win this match. Short delivery on middle and leg, Erasmus pulls this nicely but finds Rankin at short fine leg fielder to perfection. Namibia still require 43 runs to win this match. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: S Singh to C Viljoen, OUT! CAUGHT! Simple catch for Mark Adair. Flighted delivery on middle, Viljoen looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes towards mid-wicket where Adair takes a simple catch. |
| 16.5: C Young to JJ Smit, SIX! Amazing shot. Short of a length delivery, Smit pulls it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: B Rankin to JJ Smit, OUT! BOWLED! YOU MISS I HIT, SAYS RANKIN! Full delivery on middle, Smit makes room towards the leg side to loft this over cover but fails to put any bat on it. The ball goes onto hit the middle stump. Ireland are just two wickets away from securing third position. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: B Rankin to Z Groenewald, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one perishes. This is excellent stuff from the Irish! Rankin bowls a full delivery on middle, Groenewald looks to loft it over the mid on fielder but it hits the inside half of his bat and goes towards Kevin O'Brien who makes no mistake this time and pouches it safely. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: M Adair to Ben Shikongo, OUT! CAUGHT! Full delivery on off, Shikongo chips it to covers where Balbirnie takes a good catch. IRELAND WIN THE MATCH BY 27 RUNS! |
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