Mitchell Owen made a powerful debut as Australia beat West Indies by three wickets to take a 1-0 lead within the five-match Twenty20 International sequence in Jamaica on Sunday (July 20, 2025).
Owen took a wicket together with his medium tempo bowling earlier than returning to smash 50 off 27 balls as Australia chased down a 190-run goal with seven balls to spare.
West Indies, who misplaced the previous check sequence 3-0, bought off to a robust begin after being put into bat at Sabina Park.
Captain Shai Hope (55), Roston Chase (60) and Shimron Hetmyer (38) laid the platform for a 200-plus rating however the late flourish they anticipated by no means materialised.
Andre Russell, who will stop worldwide cricket after the second T20 on Tuesday, made solely eight.
Australia’s Ben Dwarshuis (4-36) mowed down the center and decrease order as West Indies had been compelled to accept a modest 189-8.
While Australia misplaced each their openers, captain Mitchell Marsh and Jake Fraser-McGurk, contained in the powerplay they had been propped up by a breezy 80-run stand by Cameron Green (51) and Owen.
Green belted 5 sixes in his 26-ball blitz, whereas Owen smacked six of them earlier than holing out within the seventeenth over with Australia on the cusp of victory.
