Heading into the game, Ireland were considered to be the favorites to emerge victorious in the encounter. However, they are bundled out for 127 and suffer a 11 run loss to Namibia in this 4th ICC Warm-Up game.
Ireland have just 1 wicket left and need to get 17 in the last over. Only a miracle can save them.
Ireland are virtually out of the game as they are required to score 26 off the last 2 overs. Barry McCarthy joins Lorcan Tucker on the crease with the Ireland’s out now..
The required run rate has crossed 10 and is nearing 11 with just 15 balls left in the innings. All the pressure will be on Lorcan Tucker to get going and take the game away from Namibia in the end stages of the innings.
Lorcan Tucker is running out of partner, playing looking to keep Ireland in the game with a fighting knock. The required run rate sits in the region of 9:00 with over 30 runs required with just 20 balls left.
3 back to back wickets in an over pushes Ireland on the back foot as we head close to the ending stages of the game. Ireland are 101/7 with just over 4 overs left!
3 wickets in 4 balls for Shikongo!
Ireland's run chase in tatters.
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Ireland are 92/4 with the running rate on the rise on the scoreboard. They find themselves in a spot of bother so far.
Harry Tector walks back to the hut as George Dockrell is joined by Gareth Delany with Ireland requiring 58 off 42 balls.
The Ireland opener is run out by Jan Frylinck as he misses his much deserved half century. Ireland are 66/3 at the end of 11 overs.
Tucker falls 2 balls later!
Ireland now 65-3.
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Paul Sterling and co have managed to score 65 runs off the first 10 overs with the required run rate also require below 7 so far.
10 overs down and Ireland are 65-1. Stirling's move on to 37.
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Paul Stirling has scored 25 off 23 balls with Ireland’s score board sitting at 55/1 after 8 overs.
Ruben Trumpelmann gets the better of Stephen Doheny with Tangeni Lungameni completing the catch to get the break through.45/1 after 6 overs!
Doheny goes, caught behind square by Lungameni.
Ireland 44-1.
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Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny has not lost their wicket in the first five overs while keeping the required run rate in check. Good start by the Irish batters.
Ireland's openers looking composed early on, as we reach 39-0 after the first five overs.
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After conceding over 30 runs in the last three overs, Namibia has managed to slow down the run rate and restrict the run flow by Sterling and Doheny. 35/0 after 4 overs.
After just 4 runs coming in the first over, Ireland have gone on to score 12 in the next one with the third over also yielding a lot of runs. 31/0 after 3 overs!
Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny are at the crease as Ireland begin their chase. The required run Rate is just aroudn seven and should not be much trouble for them.
We're back underway at the MCG.
Stephen Doheny partnering Paul Stirling.
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Check out some shots from the ongoing NAM vs IRE clash.
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A solid last over sees Ireland concede just 7 runs with Namibia ending their innings with 138/4. JJ Smit’s 12 ball 18 was well supported by Gerhard Erasmus’s almost run a ball innings of 34 runs from 35 balls.
Ireland require 139 for victory in today's @T20WorldCup warm-up game at the MCG, after Namibia posted a total of 138-4.
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7 runs off the 18th over and in 13 runs in the penultimate over propels Namibia to a decent score. They will look to finish big and set a competitive total, riding on JJ Smith’s batting.
Namibia’s current Projections sits at 131 with with 3 overs left. While JJ Smit has come out all guns blazing, Erasmus still has a strike rate under 100 in the end overs. 110/4!
JJ Smit has walked out to bat for Namibia with the team relying on him to get a big score. 4 overs left, 103/4
Some terrific fielding by Campher and poor communication by the Nambian duo of Erasmus and Frylinck sees the latter be run out at the striker’s end.
Excellent fielding from Curtis Campher sees Jan Frylinck run out at the striker's end.
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The middle order star has taken the attack to the Ireland bowlers. He sits at 26 off 16 balls as Ireland sit at 95/3.
Five over remaining in the Namibian innings and they have moved onto 86-3.
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Jan Frylinck scores 2 back to back boundaries, following Erasmus’ footsteps with Namibia accelerating their run rate at the end.
Gerhard Erasmus and Jan Frylinck are on the crease for Namibia with the score board reading 72/3. The need to buckle up in the last 5 overs to get to a competitive total.
Nicol Loftie-Eaton departs after playing a poor sweep shot hitting the ball straight to Dockrell who helps Simi Singh get his first wicket of the day. 70/3 after 12 overs.
Simi Singh and George Dockrell combine to take the wicket of Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Namibia 70-3.
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Nicol Loftie-Eaton 15 (18) has taken a back seat after the fall of Michael van Lingens wicket during the ongoing NAM vs IRE clash. Gerhard Erasmus 2(9) is also struggling against Ireland.
Current Projections of Namibia’s first innings scores predicts the minnows to score 114 at the end of their innings. The score board currently reads as 57/2 with 10 overs gone.
At the half-way stage Namibia are 57-2.
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Namibia lose their second wicket as Michael van Lingen makes the long walk back to the pavilion as Mark Adair take the catch off Gareth Delany’s bowling. 55/2 after 9 overs.
Gareth Delany takes Ireland's second wicket. A well-judged boundary line catch by Adair at long off.
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Namibia have found some momentum with Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton looking to go for the big shots in the few overs. 41/1 as we head closer to the half way stage of the first innings.
Questions have been raised over Michael van Lingen’s innings as the opener finds himself scoring just 10 runs off 20 balls so far. he has clearly struggled to get going in this game.
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Michael van Lingenare on the crease and have taken a cautious approach in the first five overs. The score board reads as 31/1 with just one over left in powerplay.
There's five overs gone at the MCG and Namibia have reached 31-1.
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Barry McCarthy gets rid of Divan la Cock as Stephen Doheny completes the catch. 17/1 after 3 overs.
Barry McCarthy with an early breakthrough, as he takes the wicket of Divan Le Cock for 2.
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Namibia have managed to score just 9 runs off the first two overs, They will look to accelerate soon with 5 off those runs coming off extras.
Ireland have won the toss and have opted to field
🪙: TOSS NEWS
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Namibia- Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green(w), Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni
Ireland- Stephen Doheny, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Andrew Balbirnie, Fionn Hand, Conor Olphert
Namibia and Ireland are set to lock horns against each other in the upcoming warm-up match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Both the teams square off in the fourth T20 World Cup game on 11th October as they begin preparing for the highly awaited ICC event in Australia. Let’s have a look at the NAM vs IRE match details.
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— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) October 10, 2022
Both teams will head into the tournament with contrasting forms in this game. Namibia took part in the Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-23 where they managed to record a 5th place finish, registering 13 wins and nine losses at the end of 22 matches.
Ireland, on the other end, will head into the game after playing a five-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Despite losing the series, they won the final match and will head into the ICC Warm-Up game with confidence under their belly. A 3-2 series loss, with George Dockrell winning the Player of the Series, will see Ireland rely on their experienced players to keep their positive momentum going.
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