NAM vs IRE Ball by Ball Commentary

Four! The batter drives this through the covers and the ball races away to the fence.

No run, the batter goes back in the crease to flick but cannot find the gap.

No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

FOUR! Positive from Carmichael, who has taken a fair few balls and will be expected to do some damage by his side. Fuller and outside off, Carmichael leans on and creams the drive square through covers and picks up a boundary.

Short of a good length, straighter in line. Tector works it off the hips through square leg and turns the strike over.

Good running again. Back of a length and outside off, nudged down off the toes by Carmichael and to the left of backward point for a quick single.

A lot more round-arm, bowled into the pitch and angled into the batter. Tector stays back to defend.

SIX! That's massive! A bit of a half-tracker from Scholtz, over middle and leg. Harry Tector rocks back early and tonks it a long way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. A rare loose ball from Scholtz.

Good length around off, jabbed down into the off side by Harry.

Good running. Floated up at the stumps, Carmichael takes a risk by moving to the off sde but manages to work it to the right of mid-wicket for a quick run.

On a length, pushed through on middle and leg. Tector stabs it down through mid on and picks up a single.

A poor choice of shot, and Tector nearly gets cleaned up here. Quick and flat, darted back into the batter. Tector stays leg side and swipes across the line, missing it completely and the ball just misses the leg stump.

Full, on off, Cade Carmichael drives it to the right of short cover.

Back of a length, around off, Cade Carmichael mistimes his punch to cover-point.

Hard length, on middle, Cade Carmichael pushes it to mid on.

Good length, around middle. Harry Tector skips down the track and tries to defend it but gets nicked off the inside edge before it bounces off toward square leg for one.

On a length, around off, Harry Tector drives it to deep cover for a couple of runs.

Back of a length, outside off, Harry Tector fails to slap it away.

Appeal for LBW, but turned down by the umpire. Arm ball now, fuller, angling down the leg side. Harry Tector tries to flick it away, but gets pinged on the pad, before it rolls toward short third for a single.

On a length, angling in, around middle, Harry Tector defends it down.

Full, at the stumps, Harry Tector drives it to mid off.

Fuller, around off, Harry Tector drives into the gap between cover and point and collects a brace.

DROPPED! A tough chance, and it nearly stuck as well. Good-length delivery right on the off stump. Tector rocks back to punch it, but gets it off the air. It flies to the left of the bowler, low and fast. Scholtz reacts instantly, throwing his left hand out on the follow-through, but the ball hits the palm and pops out.

Fuller in length, on middle, Harry Tector punches it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, on middle, Cade Carmichael dead-bats it down.

Full-length delivery, on middle, Cade Carmichael clips it to mid-wicket.

Just a shade behind fuller length, around middle, Harry Tector drives it to long on for one.

Beaten! Nagging length around off, the keeper is up to the stumps as well. Harry Tector has a feel for it outside his off stump but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Back of a length, around off, Harry Tector dabs it to cover.

FOUR! What a shot that is! Much fuller, attacking the stumps, on off and middle. Harry Tector plants his front foot to the leg side of the delivery and drills it through the line, toward downtown for four runs.

At the middle stump, on the fuller side, Harry Tector clips it to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Fuller, on off, Harry Tector fends it to the off side.

A touch fuller, around off, Harry Tector dabs it back to the bowler.

Short, around middle, Harry Tector turns it to square leg.

A touch fuller, around off, Cade Carmichael pushes it to long on for a single.

Short, around off, Harry Tector drives it to long off for one.

Pitches it up, just outside off, shaping in. Harry Tector drives it toward mid off and calls for a single. The fielder comes charging at the ball, but fails to grab it properly as he tries to pick up throw in one go.

Full-length delivery, around off, Harry Tector defends it to cover.

Just behind the good length, outside off, Harry Tector looks to defend it down, but it zips past the outside edge.

Short of a length, just outside off, Harry Tector cramps for room as he tries to cut it away.

Shaping in, fuller in length, around off and middle. Harry Tector eases it to mid-wicket.

A touch fuller, angling in, around off. Harry Tector skips down the track and pats it to mid on.

Full, on middle, defended by Cade Carmichael.

A touch fuller, around off, Harry Tector punches it to deep cover for one.

Fuller, on middle, Cade Carmichael drives it to long on for one.

Tossed up, fuller, outside off, Harry Tector cuts it off to deep cover for one.

Pitches it up, on middle, Cade Carmichael flicks it to long on for one.

Direct hit, but the batter is safe! Pitches it fuller, on middle, Harry Tector flicks it to the right of the left of the backward square leg fielder to get a single. The fielder scores a direct hit at the keeper's end, but Cade Carmichael reaches his destination before time.

Beaten! Back of a length, keeping the line just outside off. Cade Carmichael tries to pull, but the ball skids through and stays low to beat the inside edge of the bat.

Pitches it up, on off and middle, Cade Carmichael drives it to mid off.

A touch fuller, on middle, Cade Carmichael turns it to short mid-wicket.

A touch fuller, around off, Cade Carmichael flicks it to wide of mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Another bumper, just outside off. Cade Carmichael covers the stumps and pulls it down to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for four runs.

FOUR! SHOT! A boundary after a long time. Hits the deck hard, does Brassell, over off. Cade Carmichael goes deep into the crease and pulls it to the right of deep square leg for four runs.

Just a shade behind the fuller length, around off, Harry Tector yet again flicks it and finds the short mid-wicket fielder.

Flatter and fuller, around middle and leg, Cade Carmichael clips it to the right of mid-wicket and gets a single.

Short, on off, Cade Carmichael eases it to short mid-wicket.

Pitches it up, on off, Cade Carmichael drives it to mid off.

A touch fuller, around middle, Cade Carmichael nudges it to mid-wicket.

Pitches it up, at the stumps, Cade Carmichael flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller, on middle, Harry Tector flicks it to the left of deep square leg for a brace. 100 up for Ireland!

Hard length, around middle and leg. Cade Carmichael misses his flick and wears on the thigh pad before it rolls to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Fuller in length, around off. Harry Tector drives it well toward mid off, but the fielder in the region dives to his right and makes a fine stop. Only single taken from this delivery.

Pitches it up, on middle. Harry Tector pushes it to mid-wicket.

Good length, around off and middle, Harry Tector flicks it to backward square leg.

On a length, outside off, Harry Tector tries to push it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a good length, around middle, Harry Tector flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

OUT! TAKEN! The wicket Namibia had been aiming for a long time. Short of a good length wider of the off stump. There is width on offer for Stirling, who strikes aggressively, but the ball kept surprisingly low through the surface. Unable to adjust his stroke, Stirling miscues his hit and it goes into the air, offering a routine catch to the waiting fielder at long on, Michael van Lingen, who makes no mistake.

Fuller, on middle, Cade Carmichael pushes it to long on and gets a single.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Paul Stirling nudges it to right of mid on and gets a quick single.

A bit quicker, pitches it up, on off, Paul Stirling defends it to the off side.

Flat and fuller, on middle. Cade Carmichael pushes it to long on for one.

A bit shorter, banged into the pitch and over off stump. Paul Stirling hops back and keeps it down.

Full and straight, Stirling shows the full face of the blade and drives it past the stumps at the other end. Ruben Trumpelmann at mid on chases it down and the batters get back for the second run.

A bit fuller, spearing it in towards the pads. Carmichael flicks it dwn to deep backward square leg for one more.

Good length on the pads, tucked away down to deep backward square leg for an easy single.

Ouch! That's a nasty blow to get. A sharp bumper from Jack Brassell, over middle and coming in around head height. Cade Carmichael is hurried into the pull and is beaten for pace as the ball hits him flush on the helmet and lobs down through short fine leg. The batters cross and hopefully, Carmichael is fine.

Nagging length, slanting it back into middle and leg. Stirling stays leg side of the ball and tugs it away in front of square leg for a quick single.

A shout for LBW, but turned down. The umpire shows that it is sliding down leg. Nicely tossed up, on the pads and drifting in. Carmichael is drawn forward but he misses the flick and the ball beats the inside edge to brush the front pad.

Slower and shorter, played away off the back foot and past point for a single.

A bit more round-arm, fuller and sliding into middle. Paul Stirling leans on to defend.

Ooh, that's well bowled. That in-between length, darting back in towards the stumps. Stirling gets pegged onto the back foot and has to jam the bat down to keep it out.

Good length outside off, hit away off the back foot and towards cover again.

Fractionally shorter and outside off, Stirling hangs back and scythes it away straight to the cover fielder.

A very good comeback over from Brassell. Back of a length and over off, hitting the deck hard. Carmichael rises up on his toes and keeps it down.

Beaten again! Hard length, in and around off. Carmichael sets up to pull but the length isn't there, and this one even stays a bit low. Carmichael is beaten all ends up.

Perfect length from Brassell. Just full of a good length, in the channel and inviting the drive. Carmichael goes after it but the ball moves away enough to beat the outside edge.

A fine shot, but that's equally well fielded. Length ball around off, Carmichael gets half a stride across and punches it sweetly with an angled bat and to the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Jack goes full and straight now, spearing it in. Carmichael manages to dig it out.

Half a shout for LBW, but it's been turned down. Good length on off, nipping back in a bit. Carmichael gets a stride forward to block but the ball zips past the inside edge and hits the pad. Might have actually been a bit of bat involved there.

The quicker arm-ball now, darted back in sharply towards the stumps. Stirling hops back and chops it down behind point.

FOUR! A fumble in the deep, and that will be FIFTY for the Irish skipper. Tossed up on middle and leg, drifting in. Paul Stirling dances down the pitch and batters it down to the left of long on. The fieder over there dives across and has the ball in his grasp but it just pops out and trickles into the ropes. Excellent knock thus far from Stirling.

Nagging length, sliding it back in toward middle stump. Stirling defends it off the back foot.

Floated up, fuller and at the stumps, blocked off by Stirling.

Good hustle by the batters. Tossed up at the stumps, Carmichael pushes it just to the right of the mid on fielder and scampers through for the single.

Marginally short, quicker too and outside off. Carmichael plays a late cut off the back foot but straight to backward point.

Ooh, that could have easily gone back onto the stumps. Full of a good length, in the channel. Paul Stirling looks to punch off the back foot, but the ball stays low and catches the inside edge, before rolling past the off stump and through to the keeper.

Hard length over off, cutting back in a bit. Carmichael hops back and dabs it off the inside edge towards fine leg and turns the strike over.

A bit fuller and angled into the pads, Cade Carmichael works it away through the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Good length, outside off, and pushed away off the front foot to square cover by Carmichael.

Full-pitched delivery, angled into the front pad. Paul Stirling leans on and pushes it down to wide long on for a single.

A bit shorter in length, wide of the off stump and sitting up for the batter. Carmichael gets up on his toes and pats it dow to deep point for a run.

A tad shorter around off, Stirling hops back and stabs it down in front of point. Namibia are going through their overs pretty quickly.

Loopy delivery, drifted onto the pads. Carmichael works it away neatly through mid-wicket and picks up a single, to finally get off the mark on the 12th ball.

Tossed up on off and middle, looking for some turn. Carmichael stays solid in defence.

A lot more flight on this one, landing it on off stump. Carmichael leans on and blocks it off.

Quick and flat again, attacking the stumps. Carmichael stays back to defend.

Pushed through flatter, on a nagging length and darted at the batter. Carmichael gets pegged back but manages to keep it out.

Hard length, wide outside off. Stirling stays put and punches it down to point.

Back of a length, angled into the hips. Carmichael misses the flick and ges it off his body down to long leg for a leg bye.

Ruben shortens the length now and pushes it wide of the off stump, Carmichael tentatively pokes at it and toe ends it down to cover-point.

A smidge fuller than the last one, sliding it back into the stumps. Carmichael gets a strides across to the off side and misses the ball again, getting hit on the front pad.

Nicely bowled. Bashed into the surface, on a hard length and getting it to jag back into the batter. Carmichael is beaten for pace and plays all around it, getting hit high on the pads.

Bowled back of a length, from around the stumps, angling it into the batter. Paul Stirling stays back and tucks it down through square leg for one. Also, it seems like Trumpelmann has got a word from the umpire about running onto the danger area in his followthrough. No warning yet, just a word.

This is lobbed up around off, and Carmichael is enticed into a drive. He ends up getting it off the inside edge to mid-wicket. Just one run and a big wicket off the over.

Similar line and length, flighting it on the stumps, and Carmichael watchfully defends again.

Lovely bowling. A bit more flight, drifting it in towards middle. Cade Carmichael strides ahead to defend.

OUT! CAUGHT! There's the breakthrough for Namibia, and the 70-run opening stand is broken. Bernard Scholtz bowls it a bit flatter and sliding it into the batter. Andy Balbirnie sits down the sweep but there's a bit of extra bounce and the top edge is found. The ball flies down to deep backward square leg, where Jack Brassell takes a good catch moving to his left.

This is floated up wider of the off stump, Paul Stirling strokes it away through square covers and picks up a single.

Nicely tossed up, a bit fuller and on off. Stirling watchfully defends.

Short of a length, at the stumps, Andy Balbirnie rests it down.

Pitches it up, around off, Paul Stirling pushes it through cover and gets across for a single.

FOUR! Hammered it away! Short of a length, around off and middle. Paul Stirling picks up the length early and pulls it away, through mid-wicket for a boundary.

A touch fuller, on off, Paul Stirling defends it to cover.

Beaten! Good-length delivery, just outside off, nipping it a shade away from the batter. Paul Stirling looks to clip it across, but it beats the outside edge by a thin air.

SIX! EXQUISITE! Bangs it hard, does Jack Brassell, onto the deck, outside off. Paul Stirling rocks back and cuts it uppishly to sail it over the deep backward point fence for half a dozen.

Short, at the stumps, Paul Stirling pushes it to long on and gets across for a single.

A touch fuller, around off, Paul Stirling pats it to cover.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Full, on off, Paul Stirling blocks it out.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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