Oman completed an unprecedented feat yesterday when they bundled out Namibia in their ICC World Cup League 2 match in Al Amerat without using a single over of fast bowling, becoming the first team in the history of ODI cricket to bowl out an opposition with only spinners.

Oman used five spinners in their 33.1-over long bowling innings and the spinners collectively claimed all 10 wicket to bundle out Namibia for 96.

Left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed did the bulk of the damage, picking up 4-25 while off-spinner Jay Odedra and left-arm orthodox Aamir Kaleem took a couple of wickets each.

Oman did have one medium pacer in their playing XI in Sufyan Mehmood but captain Jatinder Singh did not toss him the ball throughout the innings.

This is now also the longest spin-only innings in a decided ODI, and the fourth such instance across men's and women's cricket.

The longest spin-only innings in a decided ODI in men's ODI cricket earlier belonged to the USA, who bowled 5.2 overs of spin up front while defending a paltry 36 against Nepal on February 12, 2020 in Kirtipur which was also a World Cup League 2 match. USA lost that game by eight wickets.

The only two instances in women's cricket also came in unsuccessful defences of sub-100 totals.

The match in Al Amerat, however, went down to the wire with Oman scraping a two-wicket win, reaching 100-8 in 22.4 overs.