Aussie spinners create ODI history in Nottingham ODI

Although the hosts England had a great start in the five-match ODI series opener against Australia at Nottingham, Australian spinners controlled the English batters and restricted them to a modest first innings total. 

After England chose to bat first, they managed to score 315 runs in 49.4 overs. English opener Ben Duckett scored 95 off 91 balls with the help of 11 fours, while the no.3 batter Will Jacks scored 62 off 56 balls. Also, captain Harry Brook (39) and debutant Jacob Bethell (35) scored important 30s. 

Duckett and Jacks had a 120-run partnership for the second wicket after the first wicket partnership was broken at 48 runs. Later, Duckett and the skipper Brook had a 45-run partnership for the third wicket. However, since then, Aussie spinners took regular wickets to deny the hosts a huge total.

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Australian spinners took nine wickets

Leg-spinners Adam Zampa and Marnus Labuschagne took three wickets each in that innings. While Zampa finished with the bowling figures of 10-1-49-3, Labuschagne recorded his best List A bowling figures with 6-0-39-3. 

Labuschagne recorded caught and bowled twice to take the important wickets of Duckett and captain Brook before Jofra Archer (4) became his third victim. 

On the other hand, Zampa dismissed Jacks to break the century partnership for the second wicket and later picked up the wickets of Liam Livingstone (13) and Brydon Carse (2).

Also, the off-spinner Travis Head (2/34) got two wickets by picking up the last two wickets, debutant Jacob Bethell and Adil Rashid (0), in back-to-back deliveries. 

Also, another off-spinner Matthew Short completed his 10-over quota and had the bowling figures of 10-0-68-1. He took the wicket of Jamie Smith (23). 

While Aussie spinners took nine wickets in that innings, the left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis got the other one wicket by dismissing the opener Phil Salt for 17 runs. 

Most wickets by Australian spinners in an ODI match

It was the first time in ODI history that Australian spinners took nine wickets in an ODI match. The previous record was picking up eight wickets by the Aussie spinners against Pakistan during the 2022 Lahore ODI.  

Most wickets by spinners in an ODI innings in England

Meanwhile, it was also the first time in ODI history that spinners took nine wickets in an ODI innings in England. The previous record was eight wickets, which happened twice. During the 2000 The Oval ODI against England, Zimbabwe spinners collected eight wickets. Later in the 2004 Birmingham ODI against Kenya in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004, Pakistan spinners recorded eight wickets.

Equal record for most wickets by the right-arm spinners in an ODI innings

While all the Aussie wicket-taking spinners in the latest Nottingham ODI were the right-arm spinners, it equalled the record for most wickets by the right-arm spinners in an ODI innings. It was the sixth time the right-arm spinners took nine wickets in an ODI innings.