Namibia welcome Ireland to the High Performance Oval in Windhoek for the 1st ODI of the Ireland tour of Namibia. Play is scheduled to begin at 01:30 PM IST on Thu, 22 Oct.
Namibia's most recent outing came on 13 Oct 2026 in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, when they chased down the United States of America's 277/7, finishing on 278/4 to win by 6 wickets with 9 balls remaining. Four days earlier, on 9 Oct 2026, they bowled out the United Arab Emirates for 134/10 and reached 135/2 to win by 8 wickets with 144 balls remaining.
Their other recent League 2 fixtures brought mixed outcomes. On 7 Oct 2026 Namibia made 298/9 against the United States of America, who replied with 299/6 to win by 4 wickets with 7 balls remaining. The meeting with the United Arab Emirates on 3 Oct 2026 ended in no result with Namibia on 9/0, while on 31 Jul 2026 they dismissed the Netherlands for 183/10 and reached 186/4 to win by 6 wickets with 54 balls remaining.
Ireland arrive as the touring side for this opening ODI in Windhoek.
