The West Indies team made history by bowling 50 overs of spin bowling in the second ODI of the series. This was the first time in the 54-year history of ODI cricket that such an example had been seen. That too at the Sher-e-Bangla ground in Mirpur.
The West Indies had no choice but to spin on the black wicket in Mirpur after the first ODI. That's why specialist spinner Akil Hossain was dropped before the second ODI. In addition, the Caribbeans started their innings with two spinners today. This is the first time in their ODI history that such an incident has been seen.
In the end, the visitors finished the entire innings with spinners. In ODI cricket, the previous record for bowling the most overs of spin in an innings was 44. Sri Lanka bowled 44 overs of spin 3 times. Oman bowled 43 overs 3 times against the Netherlands. And Sri Lanka bowled 43 overs of spin 5 times. However, West Indies bowled 50 overs of spin this time, surpassing everyone.
West Indies bowled 50 overs with 5 spinners today. 4 of them were regular spinners. Part-time spinner Alik Athanase also bowled a full 10 overs. However, Bangladesh's batters could not be as aggressive against Athanase. He bowled a full 10 overs for the first time in his career and took 1 wicket for just 14 runs.