When Namibia lost their first wicket without a run on the board, and then Michael van Lingen for 22, the hosts were reeling at 49/2. The Irish pacers, led by Mark Adair and Josh Little, were extracting prodigious swing and seam movement. Walking in at this precarious position, Erasmus had to navigate a difficult period.

He started cautiously, taking his time to get his eye in. He survived a close LBW shout and was dropped at slip on 15. But once he saw off the new ball, Erasmus completely changed gears. He used his feet brilliantly against the spinners, Andy McBrine and Gareth Delany, disrupting their lengths and finding the gaps with ease.Source: Bhaskar Hindi

His fifty came off 61 balls, and his hundred off 102. But the real carnage began after he reached his century. The last 25 balls of his innings yielded 56 runs, including a 20-run over off Josh Little where he smashed two towering sixes over deep midwicket. He finished unbeaten on 156 off 125 balls, an innings that single-handedly dragged Namibia from a precarious position to a dominant one.Source: Bhaskar Hindi

Cricket is a team game, and Erasmus needed support. After the early losses, Jan Frylinck joined his captain at the crease. The duo added 117 runs for the third wicket off 135 balls, with Frylinck playing the perfect anchor. His 76 off 90 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes, allowed Erasmus to dictate terms and ensured that the run rate never stalled.Source: Bhaskar Hindi

After Frylinck fell, Erasmus found another able ally in JJ Smit. The pair added a quickfire 45 runs off just 24 balls, with Smit contributing a blistering 24 off 12 deliveries. Their partnership gave Namibia the momentum they needed to post a total in excess of 320 on a surface that was slowing down.Source: ESPNcricinfo

Ireland’s bowlers started brilliantly. Liam McCarthy dismissed Louren Steenkamp with the second ball of the match, and Mark Adair dismissed Michael van Lingen in the 12th over. Andy McBrine bowled a tight spell through the middle overs, finishing with 1/48. However, the Irish bowlers ran out of ideas against Erasmus in the death overs, conceding 111 runs in the last 10 overs.

The fielding was also a mixed bag. While there was a brilliant run-out to dismiss Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, the dropped catch of Erasmus on 15 proved to be the turning point of the innings. Ireland will need a strong batting performance to chase this down.Source: BBC Sport