Tuesday, 27 October 2026 — Namibia beat Ireland by 63 runs in the 3rd ODI at the High Performance Oval, Windhoek, on 27 October 2026. Namibia won the toss, batted first and posted 316/7 from their 50 overs, with Jan Frylinck's 126 at the heart of the innings. Ireland replied through Curtis Campher, who carried his bat for 104, but the chase never gained enough ground and Ireland finished on 253 from 44.5 overs.
How the match unfolded
Namibia batted first and scored 316/7 from 50 overs, a run rate of 6.32. Jan Frylinck led the way with 126 from 122 balls, hitting 9 fours and 4 sixes. Gerhard Erasmus added 54 from 51 balls and Malan Kruger made 42 from 46. Alexander Volschenk provided a late burst with 36 from 26 balls, including 3 sixes, and his strike rate of 138 stood out. Andy McBrine (2/53) and Curtis Campher (2/68) took two wickets each for Ireland, but Campher's economy of 8.50 was the highest among Ireland's main bowlers, and Gavin Hoey (1/81) went for 8.10 an over.
Ireland needed 317 to win. They were 253 after 44.5 overs, a run rate of 5.64. Campher was the only Ireland batter to pass 50, finishing unbeaten on 104 from 84 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes. McBrine made 30 from 31 balls, Lorcan Tucker 26 from 31 and George Dockrell 25 from 49. Namibia's bowlers did the damage: Bernard Scholtz took 2/31 from 10 overs, Ruben Trumpelmann took 2/37 and Jack Brassell took 2/67 from 7.3 overs.
The turning point
The ball-by-ball record is missing for some innings, so this report relies on scorecard figures, and those do not identify a single decisive moment. The margin of 63 runs reflects the gap between the two sides' scoring over the full match, with Namibia at 6.32 an over and Ireland at 5.64 in the chase. Ireland's chase had to find 317 runs, and that requirement was never met.
Where Namibia won it
Namibia's batting gave them the platform. Frylinck's 126 was the foundation, and Erasmus and Kruger added 96 between them, while Volschenk's quick runs at the end lifted the total further. In the field, Scholtz was the most economical bowler on either side, conceding 3.10 an over in his 10 overs, and Trumpelmann kept things tight at 5.29. The one expensive spell on Namibia's side was Brassell's, who went for 8.93 an over against an innings rate of 5.64, with the most runs conceded coming from his 7.3 overs. Even so, Namibia's bowlers collectively held Ireland's scoring rate well below what the chase required.
Where Ireland went wrong
The record does not flag any single error for Ireland, and Campher's unbeaten hundred shows the batting effort the side put in. The difficulty was the lack of support around him. Only McBrine, Tucker and Dockrell reached 25 among the others, and Dockrell's 25 came from 49 balls at a strike rate of 51. Ireland's bowlers conceded 316 runs at an economy of 6.32, with Campher and Hoey the most expensive, so the total was hard to restrict as well as to chase.
Standout performers
- Jan Frylinck (Namibia): 126 off 122 balls, with 9 fours and 4 sixes.
- Curtis Campher (Ireland): 104 not out off 84 balls, with 11 fours and 3 sixes, plus 2/68 with the ball.
- Bernard Scholtz (Namibia): 2/31 in 10 overs, an economy of 3.10.
- Alexander Volschenk (Namibia): 36 off 26 balls, with 3 sixes and a strike rate of 138.