Ireland vs Namibia, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2 November, 2019
COMPLETED / 3rd place play-off / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
135/10 (19.1 ov)
108/10 (18.2 ov)
Ireland won by 27 runs
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Scholtz | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mark Adair | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Boyd Rankin | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.66 |
Ireland won by 27 runs
Ireland vs Namibia, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 8 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 4 wickets) | 2nd T20I | 29 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (IRE won by 39 runs) | 1st T20I | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 217 runs) | 2nd Test | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by an innings and 47 runs) | 1st Test | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa (NAM won by 4 wickets) | Only T20I | 11 Oct 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM won by 7 wickets) | Final | 4 Oct 2025 |
| Tanzania (NAM won by 63 runs) | 1st Semi-Final | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Malawi (NAM won by 8 wickets) | Match 11 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (NAM won by 117 runs) | Match 5 | 28 Sep 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 1 run (0.2 ov): Bernard Scholtz: 1 (1), Ben Shikongo: 0 (1)
- Last Bat: Ben Shikongo 0(1) - c A Balbirnie b MR Adair Mark Adair
- Fall of Wickets: 6 - 1 Niko Davin, 11 - 2 Jean-Pierre Kotze, 20 - 3 Craig Williams, 42 - 4 Stephan Baard, 78 - 5 Zane Green, 92 - 6 Gerhard Erasmus, 97 - 7 Christi Viljoen, 106 - 8 Jonathan Smit, 107 - 9 Zhivago Groenewald, 108 - 10 Ben Shikongo
- Reviews Remaining: Namibia - 0 of 0, Ireland - 0 of 0
- Toss: Ireland elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd place play-off
- Series: ICC Mens T20 World Cup Qualifier
- Date: Saturday, November 02, 2019
- Time: 03:40 PM
- Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- City: Dubai
- Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), Alex Wharf (England)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Mark Adair to Jonathan Smit, no run,
Mark Adair to Jonathan Smit, no run,
Mark Adair to Jonathan Smit, 1 leg bye,
Gerhard Erasmus c B Rankin b MR Adair 51 (34) Mark Adair to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, c B Rankin b MR Adair,
Mark Adair to Christi Viljoen, 1 run,
Mark Adair to Jonathan Smit, no run,
End of over 15 (2 runs)
Simi Singh to Christi Viljoen, no run,
Simi Singh to Christi Viljoen, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Jonathan Smit, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Christi Viljoen, 2 runs,
Christi Viljoen c MR Adair b Simi Singh 4 (5) Simi Singh to Christi Viljoen, no run, c MR Adair b Simi Singh,
Simi Singh to Zhivago Groenewald, 1 run,
End of over 16 (5 runs)
Craig Young to Zhivago Groenewald, no run,
Craig Young to Zhivago Groenewald, no run,
Craig Young to Zhivago Groenewald, 1 run,
Craig Young to Jonathan Smit, no run,
Craig Young to Jonathan Smit, Six,
Craig Young to Jonathan Smit, 1 run,
End of over 17 (8 runs)
Boyd Rankin to Jonathan Smit, no run,
Jonathan Smit b B Rankin 10 (13) Boyd Rankin to Jonathan Smit, no run, b B Rankin,
Boyd Rankin to Bernard Scholtz, no run,
Boyd Rankin to Bernard Scholtz, 1 run,
Boyd Rankin to Zhivago Groenewald, no run,
Zhivago Groenewald c K O'Brien b B Rankin 2 (6) Boyd Rankin to Zhivago Groenewald, no run, c K O'Brien b B Rankin,
End of over 18 (1 runs)
Mark Adair to Bernard Scholtz, 1 run,
Ben Shikongo c A Balbirnie b MR Adair 0 (1) Mark Adair to Ben Shikongo, no run, c A Balbirnie b MR Adair,