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Windies make ODI history by bowling 50 overs of spin
The Island
|October 23, 2025
West Indies became the first side to bowl an entire 50-over innings of spin in a one-day international during a remarkable super-over win against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
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Bangladesh is the second best country to bowl spin of the major host nations - spinners average 29.76 there since the start of 2023 - and Windies were faced with another worn, slow and turning pitch similar to the one on which they were spun out in defeat in Saturday's first ODI.
Once famed for their battery of pace bowlers, the tourists left out paceman Jayden Seales and opened the bowling with left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and part-time off-spinner Roston Chase.
Slow left-armer Khary Pierre came on as first change and captain Shai Hope then turned to another left-armer, Gudakesh Motie, who took 3-65 as Bangladesh were restricted to 213-7.
This story is from the October 23, 2025 edition of The Island.
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