West Indies created history by becoming the first team to bowl 50 overs of spin in an ODI innings during the second match of the seres against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Tuesday (October 21).
All spin, no seam
After losing the first match on a pitch that looked dark and assisted spin, West Indies went all-in with the spin strategy themselves for the second game. The colour of the pitch was no different, nor was the character. The visitors dropped fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Romario Shepherd and brought in spinner Akeal Hosein and debuting batter Ackeem Auguste.
Bowling first after losing the toss, West Indies opened with Hosein and captain Roston Chase. The only seamer in the XI – Justin Greaves – wasn't given the new ball. In fact, as it turned out, he wasn't given the ball at all.
Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre came on first change, while another left-arm orthodox – Gudakesh Motie – was the fourth bowler to be introduced in the 11th over of the innings.
After Motie was hit for a six in the 17th over, Chase turned to part-timer Alick Athanaze in the 18th. Athanaze had only bowled four overs in two ODIs before this, but he started with a wicket in his first over, that of former Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. The off-spinner completed his 10 overs unchanged, bowling three maidens and conceding just 14 runs for his two wickets.
The four other spinners then closed off the innings, with Greaves not being required to bowl even at the death.
Figures of West Indies' five spinners
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ER |
| Akeal Hosein | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Roston Chase | 10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Khary Pierre | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Alick Athanaze | 10 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1.4 |
2nd ODI, Bangladesh vs West Indies
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- Ball by ball Over
| Overs bowled | Men's ODI/Women's ODI | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 50 | Men | West Indies | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2025 |
| 47 | Women | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo | 19 Apr 2004 |
| 46 | Women | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo | 29 Apr 2004 |
| 46 | Women | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Potchefstroom | 17 Apr 2024 |
| 45 | Women | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Bridgetown | 25 Apr 2012 |
| 44.5 | Women | Pakistan | West Indies | Karachi | 23 Mar 2004 |
| 44.1 | Women | Pakistan | West Indies | Karachi | 2 Apr 2004 |
| 44 | Men | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1996 |
| 44 | Men | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Colombo | 21 Jun 1998 |
| 44 | Men | Sri Lanka | Australia | Dambulla | 20 Feb 2004 |
| 44 | Women | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Mirpur | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 44 | Women | Bangladesh | Ireland | Mirpur | 2 Dec 2024 |
| 44 | Women | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo | 4 May 2025 |
