Gerhard Erasmus
481 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 39.2, strike rate 80.
The sides
| Measure | Namibia | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 131216th of 20 | 136914th of 20 |
| Home advantage | +130Rating points | –Touring |
| XI caps | 522ODIs between the XI | 427ODIs between the XI |
| Top-seven average | 27.2ODI batting in Namibia | 29.2ODI batting in Namibia |
| Bowling average | 27.8Five main bowlers, ODIs | 44.7Five main bowlers, ODIs |
When Namibia bat
−0.08 an overPowerplayOvers 1–10−0.53MiddleOvers 11–45+0.03DeathOvers 46–50+0.05
When Ireland bat
−0.21 an overPowerplayOvers 1–10−0.30MiddleOvers 11–45−0.22DeathOvers 46–50+0.04
First innings
271Namibia bat first
257Ireland bat first
270Par
235Average here since 2019, 5 innings
335Highest here, South Africa 2026
Namibia favoured at home as Ireland's bowling rating lags
Namibia are favoured at 57 per cent to Ireland's 43, at home in Windhoek, and their XI rates 14.1 runs a match below an average Full Member side against Ireland's 17.9 below. That edge is small, but Ireland's bowling is the bigger drag at 29.3 runs a match below average, while Namibia's batting sits 17.5 below. Ireland are without captain Paul Stirling, ruled out with a broken finger, and Namibia's projected 271 batting first is the higher of the two first-innings projections against a par of 270.
Namibia's top seven average 20.4 against left-arm pace since 2023, 31% below their 29.5 against all bowling, where Full Member top sevens drop 9%; Jai Moondra, in our predicted XI, is Ireland's left-arm pace option.
What total is safe?
ODIs in Namibia since 2019
First inningsDefended
Under 25033%8 of 24
250–27963%5 of 8
280–30967%2 of 3
310–33967%2 of 3
340+No games
The case for Namibia
- Namibia are at home and favoured at 57 per cent; their XI rates 14.1 runs a match below an average Full Member side, against Ireland's 17.9 below.
- Namibia's top seven average 37.9 against left-arm finger spin since 2023, 28% above their all-bowling average; George Dockrell and Matthew Humphreys, in our predicted XI, offer that type.
- Bernard Scholtz, in our predicted XI, has 56 wickets at 20.8 and an economy of 3.57 in ODIs since 2023.
Batting standout
Bowling standout
JJ Smit
15 wickets in the last 10 ODIs. Career economy 4.28.
The case for Ireland
- Ireland's batting rates 11.4 runs a match above an average Full Member side, the stronger batting unit in the match.
- Curtis Campher has 515 runs in his last 10 matches, and Harry Tector averages 42.22 in ODIs.
Batting standout
Curtis Campher
515 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 37.9, strike rate 88.
Bowling standout
Jai Moondra
13 wickets in the last 7 ODIs. Career economy 5.63.