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Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Porterfield, Joyce set up innings win

Ireland 570 for 6 dec (Porterfield 186, Joyce 205) beat Namibia 251 (Kotze 78) and 212 (Kotze 48, Murtagh 4-18, Dockrell 3-55) by an innings and 107 runs
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A 326-run partnership between William Porterfield and Ed Joyce set Ireland on course for an innings-and-107-run win over Namibia in Windhoek. Replying to Namibia's first-innings score of 251, Ireland declared on a mammoth 570 for six, thanks to Porterfield's 325-ball 186 (21x4, 1x6) and Joyce's 201-ball 205 (26x4, 6x6).

Needing 319 to make Ireland bat again, Namibia got off to the worst of starts, slipping to 12 for 4 as Tim Murtagh ran through their top order. Namibia recovered somewhat, with their Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 all crossing 30, but it wasn't enough, with none of them gettting as far as a half-century. Jean-Pierre Kotze ended up top-scoring in both innings for Namibia, contributing 48 to go with his first-innings 78.

Murtagh, who picked up four wickets in the second innings, finished with a match haul of 6 for 62. Left-arm spinner George Dockrell picked up three wickets in the second innings to add to his two in the first.

Namibia 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0SJ BaardRAH Pitchers
2nd1R van SchoorSJ Baard
3rd11R van SchoorHN Ya France
4th0R van SchoorJP Kotze
5th68SF BurgerJP Kotze
6th40G SnymanJP Kotze
7th6G SnymanZE Green
8th84JJ SmitZE Green
9th2BM ScholtzZE Green
10th0BM ScholtzCW Coombe