Namibia host Ireland in Windhoek for opening ODI on October 22

First ODI set for Windhoek

Namibia are scheduled to face Ireland in the opening match of Ireland’s five-ODI tour of Namibia on October 22, 2026. The match is listed to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek. The fixture has not yet begun.

The squads listed for the series include Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus, Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp, while Ireland’s group features Paul Stirling, Harry Tector and Curtis Campher.

Namibia hold the better recent record

The match preview’s one-year performance snapshot lists Namibia as having played 15 matches, winning six and losing seven, for a 40 per cent win rate. Ireland’s snapshot records four matches and four defeats. These figures are the source’s stated last-year comparison, not a record for the upcoming series.

Among the listed performers for that period, Namibia’s Louren Steenkamp is credited with 542 runs and Jack Brassell with 21 wickets. Ireland’s Curtis Campher is listed with 207 runs, while Gavin Hoey has seven wickets.

Squads named in the preview

Namibia: Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, Zane Green, Michael van Lingen, Ruben Trumpelmann, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Balt, Alexander Volschenk, Zacheo Van Vuuren, Salomon Nuuyoma, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo, Waldo Smith, Willem Myburgh, Junior Taanyanda and William Lottering.

Ireland: Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, Ben Calitz, Matthew Humphreys, Gavin Hoey, Liam McCarthy, Cade Carmichael, Jordan Neill, Byron McDonough and Jai Moondra.