आयरलैंड vs नामीबिया, 3rd Place Play-off, दुबई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम , दुबई, 02 November 2019 - कमेंट्री

Short delivery on middle, Scholtz pulls it towards mid on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Full delivery on off, Shikongo chips it to covers where Balbirnie takes a good catch. IRELAND WIN THE MATCH BY 27 RUNS!

BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Smit looks to cut but fails to put any bat on it.

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.

Good length ball on off, Scholtz defends it towards point. The non-striker wants the single but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end and hits but the batsman was just in.

Good length ball on off, Scholtz guides this to third man and takes a single to get off the mark.

A short delivery which has been pulled away.

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.

On a length on middle, Groenewald flicks it to mid-wicket.

Good length delivery on off, Groenewald defends it off the back foot.

Full delivery on middle, Groenewald drives it through mid on. The batsmen take a run.

Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Smit looks to swing at this one but misses it.

SIX! Amazing shot. Short of a length delivery, Smit pulls it over wide long on for a maximum.

Bowls a yorker on off, Smit does well to dig it out. It goes towards mid off. The batsmen take a run.

Flighted delivery on off, Viljoen plays a reverse sweep to the off side.

Tossed up delivery on middle, Viljoen drives it through mid on. The batsmen take a run.

Flighted delivery on middle, Smit plays it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends.

Tossed up delivery on off, Viljoen lofts it over covers. The batsmen get two runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Simple catch for Mark Adair. Flighted delivery on middle, Viljoen looks to flick but gets a top edge. It goes towards mid-wicket where Adair takes a simple catch.

Tossed up delivery on off, Groenewald plays it towards covers for a single. 5 runs and a wicket from the over. Namibia need 38 runs in 24 balls to win the match. Simi Singh finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-25-3.

Full delivery on middle, Smit drives this uppishly but it goes wide of the bowler. No run taken.

RUN OUT CHANCE MISSED! Fullish delivery on off, Smit drives this towards the cover region. Erasmus wants the single but is sent back by Smit. The fielder at cover throws it to the bowler but he fails to collect the ball properly allowing the batsman to get back in.

Good length ball on middle, Smit looks to pull it but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and the batters take a leg bye.

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 to perfection. Namibia still require 44 runs to win this match.

Full delivery outside off, Viljoen drives it to cover and takes a single.

Good length ball outside off, Smit lets the ball go to the keeper.

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.

Short delivery on off, Erasmus cuts it to point.

Floated delivery on off, Erasmus plays it towards covers and takes a single.

Tossed up delivery on off, Smit drives it through mid off for a run.

Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

DROPPED! That was a tough chance for Kevin O'Brien. Flighted delivery on off, Erasmus lofts it over covers but it goes to short cover where Kevin O'Brien jumps and tries to take it but spills it. It was a real tough chance for him.

On a length on off, Erasmus guides it towards third man for a single.

Length delivery on middle, Smit flicks it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

On a good length on off, Erasmus guides it easily towards third man. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Short delivery outside off, Erasmus cuts it through point. The batsmen get two runs. This is good running between the wickets from both the batsmen.

Length delivery on middle, Erasmus flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

On a good length on off, Smit plays it to the off side. Namibia need 51 runs in 42 balls to win the match.

Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Erasmus comes down the track and flicks it towards the deep square leg region for a couple. Excellent running.

Full delivery on middle, Erasmus flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket region and by the time the fielder can cut it off, the batters take two.

Flatter delivery on middle, Erasmus flicks it to square leg and crosses over for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery ouside off, Green plays the reverse sweep towards the third man region and picks up another boundary.

Another flighted delivery outside off, Green looks to play the reverse sweep but fails to put any bat on it. The keeper as well fails to collect it well but no harm done.

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.

On a good length on middle, Green plays it to mid on.

Short delivery on leg, Green pulls it through square leg. Harry Tector in the deep slides and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs.

NO BALL! Getkate oversteps! On a length on middle, Green flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single. The next ball will be a Free Hit.

FOUR! Erasmus makes good use of the Free Hit. Full toss on off, Erasmus pulls it over the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shane Getkate. Full delivery on off, Erasmus drives it through covers for a boundary.

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.

Full delivery on middle, Erasmus flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single.

On a length on off, Green plays it to point. 18 runs have come from the over. Big over for Namibia.

Flighted delivery outside off, Green drives it towards the cover fielder and takes a single.

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.

Flighted ball on middle, Erasmus flicks it towards the leg side and picks up a single.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat

Full delivery on middle, Zane pushes it back to the bowler.

Short ball outside off, Green punches this off the back foot towards the off side and takes a single.

On a good length on off, Erasmus pushes it to mid off.

Length delivery on off, Erasmus plays it to point.

Short of a length delivery, Erasmus pulls it through square leg. The batsmen cross ends.

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 Singh who runs from long on, dives and takes a very good catch. Namibia lose their 4th wicket and are in desperate need of a partnership.

On a good length on off, Erasmus punches it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Good length delivery on off, Erasmus blocks it off the back foot. 3 runs and a wicket from the over.

Good length ball on middle, Gerhard flicks it towards deep square leg and takes a single.

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.

Good length ball on off, Stephan guides this towards the third man region and takes a single.

Good length ball on middle, Gerhard flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket region and takes a single.

Good length ball outside off, Stephan pushes it to point and takes off for a single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. It would not have mattered though as the batter was well in.

Good length ball on off. Erasmus guides it towards the third man region and takes a single.

Bowls a yorker on middle, Baard does well to dig it out and plays it back towards the bowler where Getkate does well to stop it with one hand in his followthrough.

On a good length and outside off, Baard looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man. The batsmen take a run.

Short delivery outside off, Erasmus cuts it through point. The fielder picks the ball and throws it to the keeper's end but the batsmen was well in. The batsmen get two runs.

On a good length on off, Erasmus plays it to point.

Length delivery on off, Erasmus plays it to the off side.

On a good length on off, Erasmus punches it towards point for a single.

Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Baard looks to pull it but fials and gets hit on the pads. No run.

Full delivery on middle, Baard sweeps this beautifully towards deep square leg but Harry Tector runs in from deep mid-wicket and makes an excellent diving stop. The batters take three.

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.

Full delivery on middle, Erasmus pushes it back to the bowler.

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.

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. Namibia are 28/3 after 6 overs. It has been an excellent Powerplay for Ireland.

Good length ball on middle, Stephan flicks it towards the leg side and crosses over for a single.

Fullish delivery on off, Williams pushes it towards the cover region for nothing.

On a length on middle, Craig defends it off the back foot towards the bowler.

Good length ball on off, Williams pushes it to covers. Another dot.

Slower full delivery in the channel, Craig drives this towards mid off and crosses over for a single.

Good length ball on middle and leg, Baard flicks it towards the mid-wicket region and takes a single. 119 runs required off 15 overs.

Tossed up delivery on off, Baard looks to drive but gets an inside edge on this one. It goes just past the leg stump.

Short delivery on middle, Baard pulls it over mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs.

BEATEN! Flighted delivery outside off, Baard looks to cut but misses it.

Floated delivery on middle, Baard flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Tossed up delivery on off, Williams defends it out.

Flighted delivery on middle, Williams flicks it to mid-wicket. The fielder fires a throw at the keeper's end but the batsman was well in.

Short ball outside off, Baard cuts it towards point and is wanting the single. He was ball watching and the fielder at point has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Stephan was well out. The ball goes past towards mid-wicket allowing the batsmen to take another run.

Flatter delivery on middle, Kotze pushes it to cover off the back foot.

Full delivery on middle, Kotze plays it to mid on and takes a single.

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Beaten! Flighted ball outside off, Kotze looks to sweep but fails to put any bat on it.

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.

Tossed up delivery on off, Davin plays it towards covers where the fielder misfields and it goes through him. The batsmen get two runs.

Flighted delivery on off, Davin keeps it out.

Floated delivery on off, Davin punches it to point.

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.

Flighted delivery on off, Kotze blocks it off the front foot.

Loopy delivery on middle, Kotze flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends. 3 runs and a wicket from the over.

BEATEN! Starts with a good length delivery outside off, Baard looks to defend but misses it.

Length delivery on middle, Baard flicks it through mid-wicket and gets off the mark.

On a good length on off, Davin blocks it off the back foot.

Full delivery on off, Davin lofts it over point. The batsmen get two runs.

On a length on off, Davin guides it towards third man. The batsmen take a single.

Good length delivery on off, Baard plays it to point. 4 runs have come from the first over.