Most overs of spin in an ICC tournament game (ODIs)
What's the story
India's spin bowlers were instrumental in the team's win over New Zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. They bowled a staggering 38 overs and picked five wickets, restricting New Zealand to 251/7. Meanwhile, NZ also bowled 35 overs of spin in the game. The 2025 CT final hence became the first match in an ICC ODI tourney to witness 70-plus overs of spin. Here we decode the ICC ODI matches with most overs of spin.
#1
73 - IND vs NZ, CT 2025 Final
As mentioned, India bowled 38 overs of spin in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. The spinners shared five wickets, with Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/45) leading the attack in their full quotas of 10 overs. Meanwhile, NZ also delivered 35 overs of spin in the match. Rachin Ravindra (1/47), Mitchell Santner (`1/46), and Michael Bracewell (2/28) were the ones to complete their respective quotas. As mentioned, India chased down
#2
65.1 - IND vs AUS, CT 2025 SF
In the semi-final clash of the recent event, India chased down 265 versus Australia in Dubai. The game witnessed 65.1 overs of spin. While Chakravarthy (2/49) completed his quota, Kuldeep(0/44), Axar Patel (1/43), and Ravindra Jadeja (2/40) delivered eight overs each. From Australia, Adam Zampa (2/60) completed his quota among spinners. Cooper Connolly (1/37), Glenn Maxwell (/35), and Tanveer Sangha (0/41) delivered 8, 6.1, and 6 overs, respectively, as the Aussies failed to defend the total.
#3
62.3 - IND vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025
India delivered 37.3 spin overs during their 2025 Champions Trophy group stage match against NZ. The spinners claimed nine wickets, with Chakravarthy leading with 5/42 (10 overs). Kuldeep followed with 2/56 (9.3 overs), while Axar and Jadeja picked up one wicket each in 10 and eight overs, respectively, as NZ fell for 205 while chasing 250. For NZ, Santner (1/41) completed his quota. Bracewell (0/56) and Ravindra (1/31) clocked nine and six overs, respectively.