All spin & no pace – USA and Oman make ODI history after 4,671 games

In their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match against Oman on Tuesday, USA and Oman broke records by not bowling a single pace ball.

All 61 overs were bowled by spinners, making it the first time in 4, 671 men’s one-day internationals that no pace or seam was bowled.

After being bowled out for 122 in 35.3 overs, the USA defeated hosts Oman by 57 runs, which is the lowest successful defense in a full men’s ODI.

The previous record in a full unaffected match was India’s 125 against Pakistan in 1985, when they won by 38 runs.

USA bowler Nosthush Kenjige took a career-best 5-11 as Oman were bowled out for 65 in 25.3 overs.

The total of 19 wickets that fell to spin also matched the record, set in a Bangladesh-Pakistan match in 2011, for the most wickets claimed by spinners in an ODI. A run out followed the other wicket.

The combined 187 runs is the second-lowest aggregate score in a full men’s ODI, behind the 163-run match between India and Bangladesh in 2014.