Mitchell Owen Creates History, Joins Ricky Ponting-David Warner In Illustrious List
Owen shared an 80-run fifth-wicket partnership off just 40 balls with Cameron Green, who scored 51 off 26 deliveries.
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Star batter Mitchell Owen on Sunday, July 20, became just the third Australian batter to score a half-century on their T20I debut, drawing level with David Warner and former captain Ricky Ponting, as he played a match-winning innings against the West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica.
Owen shared an 80-run fifth-wicket partnership off just 40 balls with Cameron Green, who scored 51 off 26 deliveries, to put Australia on course to reach the winning target of 190 with seven balls to spare.
Owen smashed six sixes while Green thumped five and two fours in his innings. After being put in to bat and making a flying start, Windies were restricted to 189/8 after losing four wickets for five runs off the last nine deliveries.
Aussie Batters To Score 50+ On Their T20I Debut
Ricky Ponting 98(55) vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2005
David Warner 89(43) vs South Africa, Melbourne, 2009
Mitchell Owen 50(27) vs West Indies, Sabina Park, 2025
'Firstly, happy we got the win, it was nice to contribute. Just nice to be mentioned with those class players," Owen said after the match.
Meanwhile, Aussie pacer Ben Dwarshuis returned a career-best 4/36, taking three wickets in four balls. Jason Holder blocked a hat-trick delivery but was out next ball, in the penultimate over of the Windies innings.
The top four Windies batters all got starts, with Roston Chase plundering 60 from 32 balls before he was caught in the deep off Dwarshuis' bowling to end a 91-run second-wicket stand with Shai Hope in the 13th over. The latter was dismissed by Owen in the 16th over.
Shimron Hetmyer clubbed 38 from just 19 but Windies' lower order combined for only 11 between them as they lost 6/30 in the last five overs. In the absence of the injured Evin Lewis, Windies' new look top three laid a brilliant platform.
Another victory over the Windies has given Australia, coming off a 3-0 Test series sweep, a lead in the five-match T20I series.
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