Pace bowlers did not bowl at all on Tuesday for the first time in 4,671 completed ODIs.
All nine bowlers used in the World Cup League 2 match between the USA and Oman were spinners.
According to ESPNcricinfo, the 19 wickets that fell equalled the record for most wickets taken in an ODI by spinners, having previously occurred in an ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Chattogram in 2011.
USA spinner Nosthush Kenjige took a career-best 5-11.
The Americans won the match by 57 runs after scoring just 122 – setting a new record for the lowest total successfully defended in a full ODI.
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The Proteas made it five wins from five matches at the T20 World Cup. (more…)
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Get live score updates and text commentary from the T20 World Cup Super Eight match in North Sound.
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