Namibia chased down the modest target of 130 runs in the 22nd over with five wickets in hand in the fifth ODI to win the series. Louren Steenkamp (46) and skipper Gerhard Erasmus (30) steered them in the run chase. But it was their bowlers who set up the victory in the decider.

Ireland lost wickets at regular intervals after opting to bat first. JJ Smit was the star for the hosts at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek. He picked up four wickets for just 20 runs in nine overs, including three maidens.

Jack Brassell supported him well, accounting for three wickets for just 15 runs as Ireland were skittled out for 129 in the 34th over. All of Ireland’s middle-order batters Cade Carmichael (27), Harry Tector (21) and skipper Lorcan Tucker (20) got starts, but none could kick on to score big.

Jordan Neill, batting at number eight, top-scored for the visitors, smashing 33 runs off 25 deliveries and helped them cross three figures.

ICC men’s ODI team rankings: Updated table after Namibia’s 3-2 win over Ireland

Namibia remained in 16th place in the ICC men’s ODI rankings despite a historic series win over Ireland but gained four rating points. This has helped them reduce the gap with 15th-placed USA to five points.

Meanwhile, Ireland slipped from 12th to 13th in the rankings, losing seven rating points after a series defeat to Namibia.

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	36	4122	115
2	New Zealand	35	3809	109
3	South Africa	34	3547	104
4	Pakistan	37	3838	104
5	Australia	35	3568	102
6	Afghanistan	31	2926	94
7	Sri Lanka	44	4144	94
8	England	38	3530	93
9	Bangladesh	41	3304	81
10	West Indies	37	2924	79
11	Zimbabwe	21	1315	63
12	Scotland	28	1260	45
13	Ireland	21	932	44
14	Netherlands	33	1412	43
15	USA	30	1228	41
16	Namibia	31	1131	36
17	Nepal	37	1108	30
18	Oman	30	589	20
19	UAE	33	594	18
20	Canada	26	307