नामीबिया vs आयरलैंड, पहला वनडे, हाई परफॉर्मेंस ओवल, विंडहोक, 22 October 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Fuller, on middle, Andy Balbirnie nudges it to mid on for one.

Tossed up, fuller, at the stumps, Paul Stirling nudges it to mid on.

Fuller, around off, Paul Stirling drives it to cover-point.

Fuller, on middle, Paul Stirling tries to defend it from his front foot, but gets the inside edge before it rolls to backward square leg. 

No run, a gentle push by the batter but cannot pierce the gap.

1 run, this is driven through mid on for a single.

Hard length, well outside off, Andy Balbirnie shoulder arms at ti.

FOUR! Oh, that is some shot from Balbirnie! Brassell hits the deck hard and generates good bounce off the deck to attack the batter over middle. Andy Balbirnie gets on his back foot and pulls it away behind square leg for four runs.  

Back of a length, around off, Andy Balbirnie dabs it away.

Just a shade behind the good length, just outside off. Andy Balbirnie looks to offer a pickup shot, over mid-wicket, but it beats the outside edge. 

Hard length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie steers it to short third for one.

Back of a length, outside off. Paul Stirling tries to slash at it, but fails to get the connection.

Short, outside off, Andy Balbirnie tries to cut it away, but misses on the outside edge.

Pitches it up, on middle, Andy Balbirnie nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Full, on off, Paul Stirling eases it back to the bowler.

Fuller, on middle, Paul Stirling dead-bats it down. 

FOUR! SHOT! Pitches it up, on off and middle. Paul Stirling swats it from the inner part of his bat. The ball bounces away to the right of the mid on fielder, who tracks back and dives to flick it to keep it in play, but fails to do so.

On a length, at the stumps, Paul Stirling defends it to the leg side.

A touch fuller, around off and middle. Andy Balbirnie tucks it with soft hands toward square leg and gets a single.

On a length, around off, Stirling defends it down. 

Back of a length, outside off, Paul Stirling dabs it to cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Stirling! Back of a length, around middle and leg, shaping in. Paul Stirling flicks it away, through short fine leg for a boundary.

Just a shade behind the good length, outside off, Paul Stirling slices it away to deep third for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie steers it to deep third for another single.

Just a shade behind the fuller length, shaping in, around middle. Andy Balbirnie look to pull it away, but the ball stays a bit low after hitting the deck. However, Andy Balbirnie does well to adjust his shot and ends up swiping it to deep square leg for a single. 

A yard behind the good length, keeping the line, just outside off. Paul Stirling tries to defends it to the off side, but the ball nips a bit away and sneaks past the outside edge.

WIDE! Shaping down the leg side, on a good length. Paul Stirling misses his flick.

FOUR! No need to run for that. On a good length, wide outside off. Paul Stirling charges down the track, frees his arms and drills it away, through cover-point for four runs.

Angling in, around off and middle. Paul Stirling flicks it to the leg side.

Full, on off, Paul Stirling blocks it out.

WIDE! Down the leg side, on a good length. Paul Stirling misses his flick.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Paul Stirling clips it to deep square leg and gets a brace.

Attacking the off stump, angling in, on the fuller side. Andy Balbirnie lunges and pushes it to mid off for a single.

Hits the deck hard, outside off, on a good length. Paul Stirling stands tall to punch it with a cross bat through the cover gap, but it zips past the outside edge due to some extra bounce off the deck. 

Back of a length, around off, Paul Stirling knocks it to cover.

Hard length, around off, Paul Stirling gets behind the line and defends it down.

Fuller, on middle, angling in, Paul Stirling clips it to square leg.

A touch fuller, outside off, Paul Stirling charges down the track and drives it to extra cover.

Back of a length, outside off, Paul Stirling tries to cut it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Just a shade behind the good length, outside off. Paul Stirling bunts it to the right of the cover fielder, who does well to make a diving stop.

WIDE! Angling down the leg side, on a good length. Paul Stirling fails to connect his flick.

Hard-length delivery, over off, Paul Stirling blocks it down the deck.

Full length, around off, angling in. Paul Stirling defends it to cover.

Pitches it up, fuller, shaping in. Paul Stirling punches it from his front foot, but finds the point fielder. 

Back of a length, around off, Paul Stirling bunts it to point.

FOUR! Excellent placement from Stirling! A touch fuller, pitching outside off, angling away from the right-hander. Paul Stirling strides out and slices it into the gap between covers for four runs. 

Fuller, on middle, Paul Stirling nudges it to the leg side.

FOUR! More runs for Ireland! Back of a length, around the thigh pad. Paul Stirling rolls his wrists and tickles it away, through short fine leg for four runs.

Hard length, around middle, nipping it in just a shade. Paul Stirling tries to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge adn wears on the thigh pad.

On a length, on off, Paul Stirling blocks it out, to the left of the bowler.

Back of a length, around middle, Paul Stirling clips it to deep square leg and gets across for a single.

WIDE! Pitched up on the pads, but this one shapes down the leg side.

That in-between length, straighter on the stumps, Paul Stirling watchfully blocks it to the leg side.

A bit shorter now and on leg stump, Paul Stirling goes after it and looks to pull but misses and gets a blow around the waist.

Banged in on a hard length, around leg. Stirling misses the tuck and the ball goes off his thigh pad to square leg for a leg bye.

A tad shorter and angled into the body. Andy Balbirnie gets cramped for room and fails to flick, getting it off the pads and down to fine leg for another leg bye.

FOUR! That's a cracking shot. Fractionally short, but wide outside off. Paul Stirling extends his arms and smacks it away through cover-point for a boundary.

Good length, around off and there's some extra bounce as well. Stirling dabs it down from inside the crease and past the point region for three runs in the deep.

Beaten! Good-length delivery, in the channel and angling away. Andy Balbirnie ends up playing inside the line.

FOUR! Edged away! Pitched up a bit, in and around off, Balbirnie has a poke at it with soft hands, and gets an outside edge that runs away wide of the slip cordon and into the deep third fence.

No run, just a mere push. But no space for a run.

FOUR! Edged, but through the hands. A bit shorter and angled well across off. Andy Balbirnie throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that flies away through the hands of the leaping first slip fielder and into the fence.

Length ball on off stump, Balbirnie gets forward and blocks it off.

Full again, attacking the stumps, Balbirnie defends it down the line.

Fuller, on off, Andy Balbirnie defends it to short third.

Down the leg side, angling in, Andy Balbirnie misses his flick.

On a length, around off, Andy Balbirnie defends it out.

Off the mark! A touch fuller, outside off, Andy Balbirnie punches it behind point and gets the single. 

Fuller, around middle and leg, Paul Stirling nudges it to short mid-wicket..

On a length, on off, Paul Stirling defends it to cover.