Match Details

IRE vs NAM Qualifier 11th, T20 WC 2021

NAM

126-218.3

Namibia won by 8 wickets

IRE

20.0125-8

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Scorecard

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	37	27
10 Over	49	49
15 Over	83	93

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	44	55
10 Over	84	71
15 Over	106	95
20 Over	140	125

Commentary

So that's goodbye from me, Anurag, and my partners Arya Sekharchakraborty, Akshay Bhide and Zeeshan Naiyer from the comm box. Switch tabs to the final match of the first round as Sri Lanka take on Netherlands. Good night and take care!!

Gerhard Erasmus | Winning Captain "I said in the press conference that we run a tight ship. A small country, small number of people play cricket and we are proud of ourselves. I count on my senior men to stand up when the pressure is on. And two of us did it tonight. Hopefully, we can do it through the tournament. Hasn't sunk in yet, maybe on the way home."

Andrew Balbirnie | Winning Captain "It hurts a lot, It's really tough one take, We did get runs on the board. It will take a lot to forget this. I think, these two guys played brilliantly and especially their skipper who was exceptional to take them home"

David Wiese | Man of the Match "It's completely overwhelming, Erasmus deserves it more for his fantastic knock under pressure. A lot of work has been put into the team, behind the scenes. It was a decent day after all with a few mishaps in the middle. Thanks for the support everyone"

David Wiese gets the Player of the Match award.

And with that Namibia chased down 126 quite comfortably with 8 wickets and 9 ball remaining to book their place in the Super 12s. Plan executed with perfection for the Namibian skipper as he stayed till the end to see his team through along with the former South African international, David Wiese. A historic day for Namibia as they qualify for the main event of the T20 World Cup for the first time in their history.

Ireland kept it extremely tight in the powerplay not giving any width to both the openers as Williams perished inside the powerplay looking to accelerate. Kevin O’Brien took a screamer to get rid of the danger man and the Namibian skipper came into bat. Zane Green struggled throughout his stay at the crease and eventually holed out the veteran Kevin O’Brien in the 14th over after a valuable partnership of 49 with his skipper

David Wiese walked in and took apart Young, picking up from where he left in the last game. He was sensational today and built a solid partnership with Erasmus as Namibia chased down the below-par total comfortably with 8 wickets and an over left to play.

Stay tuned for the Post Match presentation.

18.3 C Young to D Wiese

4 And that's it for Namibia. One of the greatest moments in the history of Namibian cricket. Quite fitting that captain Erasmus is out there with an experienced Wiese to see that through for his team. Again Young goes fuller outside off, Wiese throws his hands at that and ends up slicing that just over the deep cover fielder off to the boundary ropes. A historic moment for Namibia.

18.2 C Young to G Erasmus

1 Drives this full one on the stumps down the cover region and takes a single.

Gerhard Erasmus

6th Fifty in T20

18.1 C Young to G Erasmus

4 Just within touching distance of the victory target now. What a half-century this is in one of the biggest stages. A marvellous knock. A captain's knock and what a time to deliver for your nation. Fuller length delivery outside off from Young this time. Erasmus goes inside out and lifts this well over the cover fielder and the fielder stationed at deep cover-point has no chance whatsoever.

OVER 18

Namibia

117/2

David Wiese

24(13)

Gerhard Erasmus

48(47)

Simi Singh

0-28(4.0)

17.6 S Singh to G Erasmus

1 Again a lovely chip down the cover region. Flighted again and Erasmus with a calculated chip down the deep cover region and completes an easy single.

17.5 S Singh to D Wiese

1 A leggie again. A tad short outside off, Wiese hangs back and cuts this away but ends up finding the outside edge down the short third man region and takes a single.

17.4 S Singh to D Wiese

0 That's a leg break from Simi Singh. Wiese steps down the track and ends up working that back to the bowler.

17.4 S Singh to D Wiese

WD All of a sudden Ireland are suddenly chasing the match. Down the leg side and wide called.

17.3 S Singh to G Erasmus

1 Slower through the air this time. Erasmus stays deep into his crease and punches it away down the deep cover-point region for a single.

17.2 S Singh to G Erasmus

6 A tremendous shot from Erasmus. Look at the extension of the arm. Swift footwork and goes downtown. Flighted from Simi Singh on the stumps, Erasmus dances down the track and lifts this well over the bowler's head for a maximum. Look at the balance and composure and the way he brought out the flurry of the bat.

17.1 S Singh to G Erasmus

2 A lovely chip in the safe zone and completes an easy couple. Very well calculated. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, Erasmus makes room and chips it down the deep cover region and completes a couple.

OVER 17

Namibia

105/2

David Wiese

23(11)

Gerhard Erasmus

38(43)

Joshua Little

0-22(4.0)