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a day ago
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- The Australian
Cricket: Mitch Owen reveals simple plan after brilliant debut
The elevation in arenas was significant for Mitch Owen, but the idea to just 'swing hard' remained his guiding principle after a stunning international debut in which he joined the most esteemed company. Only fellow Tasmanian Ricky Ponting and David Warner had made a half-century on T20 debut for Australia before Owen, shuffled down the order having made his name as an opener, blasted six sixes in an unforgettable 27-ball 50 under the bright lights in Jamaica. With his parents and girlfriend in the stands at Sabina Park, Owen, who has been 'on the go' since putting his name in the headlines with a century in the Big Bash final, took a wicket with the ball, then made his mark immediately with a fourth-ball six, his first scoring shot, as a signal of intent with the bat. That was the plan too, always is for Owen, who was modest post-match about his brilliant first-up performance. 'I'm firstly happy we got the win and it was nice to contribute,' he said. Mitchell Owen blasts one of six sixes at Sabina Park. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP 'But yeah, it's great to join those class players. 'For me, I've been trying to play positive over the last six to eight months and today wasn't any different, going out there, trying to put the pressure back on the bowlers and I was lucky enough I got a few away early and was able to work into my innings.' Owen, noting the extra fielders out in the deep the only real difference between coming in as an opener and in the middle order, said his batting plans hardly changed. 'I still went out there and tried to hit six first then work my way down,' he said. 'The difference is five fielders out, but I tried to put that to the back of my mind and just swing hard.' Owen and Cameron Green put on 80 runs. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP Owen put on 80 runs off just 40 balls with Cameron Green, who also made a half-century, forming what could be an imposing long-term partnership between two players still in the infancy of their careers 'It was great to bat with Greeny, it was the first time I've experienced that,' he said 'He was great, kept me nice and calm and to my process. Hopefully, we can do it a lot more.' Owen's stunning turn in the Big Bash, scoring two hundreds including his whirlwind 108 off just 42 balls in the final in Hobart, resulted in contracts around the international T20 circuit. He started in South Africa in January, then got gigs in the Pakistan Super League and hit the big-time playing with a call-up to the Indian Premier League, albeit getting just a single game. Most recently, Owen has been blasting bowlers in Major League Cricket in the US where he was named player of the tournament after making 313 runs and taking 14 wickets in 12 games. Owen celebrates his half-century. Picture: Randy Brooks / AFP His efforts landed him an Australian call-up ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup, with a spot up the top, or in the middle as a slugging partner for Hurricanes teammate Tim David, all now live options. 'Any time you get a young kid who comes in and performs like that in his first game for Australia, it's always exciting,' Australian captain Mitch Marsh said after Owen's Sabina Park heroics. 'We're pumped for him. 'We want him to come in here and be as relaxed as possible. We understand he's going to be nervous playing for Australia but try and create a relaxed environment where he can hopefully keep doing that for us.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mitch Owen equals Ricky Ponting and David Warner with historic feat on Aussie debut
Tasmanian Mitch Owen has etched his name alongside Aussie greats Ricky Ponting and David Warner after becoming just the third man to hit a Twenty20 half century on debut for Australia. Big Bash hero Owen - whose record-equalling century fired the Hobart Hurricanes to last season's title - also claimed a wicket to go with his maiden 50 in T20i cricket to help Australia clinch a nervy three-wicket win in the first match against the West Indies. Owen was named man of the match in his first game in the national colours of Australia, with the 23-year-old belting six sixes in his eye-catching 50 (off 27 balls) in Kingston. Owen and Cameron Green combined for a match-defining 80-run stand for the Aussies, who chased down the Windies' 8-189 with seven balls to spare after slumping to 4-78 in the ninth over. The stunning fifth-wicket stand from Owen and Green changed the complexion of the run chase after Australia's top order fell cheaply. Skipper Mitch Marsh (24 from 17), Josh Inglis (18 from 8), Glenn Maxwell (11 from 10) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (2 from 7) were all dismissed inside nine overs to leave the Windies in the driving seat after Roston Chase (60 from 32) and captain Shai Hope (55 from 39) helped the hosts set a competitive total. Mitch Owen emulates Aussie greats in historic knock But Owen - who earnt his national call-up after a record-equalling 39-ball century for the Hurricanes in last January's BBL final - showed exactly why he's been earmarked as a star of the future. The Tassie all-rounder got off the mark with a big six over mid-off to open his account for Australia in style. And in combination with Green - who hit five sixes in his own half century (51 off 26) - the pair blasted 80 runs in less than six overs to change the course of the game. They took the total to 4-158 in the 15th over before Green was caught out the very next ball after bringing up his 50. Owen kept up the assault and brought up his historic half century with another big six but was also caught out off the next ball when he skied one to mid-on. The damage had largely been done though, as Owen emulated Aussie greats Ponting and Warner as the only men to score half centuries on their T20 debuts for Australia. 50 on his Australian debut 🙌You're the man, Mitch Owen 👏 #WIvAUS — KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) July 21, 2025 Great response 👏 — cricFusion Aashi (@cricket_x_Ashi) July 21, 2025 Mitchell Owen's debut was box-office stuff-• Power-hitting masterclass: 50 off 27 with six sixes•Smart with the ball: Removed the dangerous Shai 23, he's ticking all the T20 boxes — future star loading! 🚀 — Rafi (@rafi4999) July 21, 2025 Congrats Owen 👏🏻 — SportyCinema (@CinemaSporty) July 21, 2025 MITCHELL OWEN HAS ARRIVED IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET...!!!- Coming to bat at 6.- Scored 50(27) with 6 sixes.- Wicket of Shai Hope.A Package in T20I, he is just 23 years old, big future 👌 — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 21, 2025 Aussies survive late scare to clinch three-wicket win Despite the batting heroics of Owen and Green, it was a tense finish for Australia, who required just seven runs from 13 balls left when Sean Abbott was dropped on the boundary. It would have left the Aussies eight wickets down and facing an even more nervous chase but the massive let-off gave the visitors breathing space and they were able to wrap up the three-wicket victory. RELATED: Pat Cummins makes call on Sam Konstas after struggles continue Marnus Labuschagne spotted in strange moment amid Aussie win Paceman Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers for Australia after claiming a career-best 4-36 that featured three wickets in four balls. Chase and Windies skipper Hope led the way with the bat after notching half centuries for the home side, while Shimorn Hetmyer chipped in with a vital late 39 from 18. Dwarshuis and spinner Cooper Connolly (1-24 from two overs) were the only two Aussies to pick up wickets inside the first 15 overs but the tourists rallied with 6-37 in the last five overs. Dwarshuis set up a hat-trick after grabbing back-to-back wickets in the penultimate over of the innings, which was his fourth and final over. Jason Holder successfully defended the West Australian's hat-trick ball but caught on the boundary the very next ball to hand the Aussie his career-best figures. The series continues on Wednesday in Kingston before three games in St Kitts on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday (all times AEDT). MITCH OWEN 50 ON DEBUT!! 💪What a start in Aussie colours it has been for the Hobart Hurricanes star!! 🌪️Catch every ball of Australia's tour of the West Indies live on ESPN on #disneyplusau / #disneyplusnz 📺 — ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) July 21, 2025 with AAP
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Mitch Owen only has one plan no matter where he's batting and it paid off big time in T20 international debut
The elevation in arenas was significant for Mitch Owen, but the idea to just 'swing hard' remained his guiding principle after a stunning international debut in which he joined the most esteemed company. Only fellow Tasmanian Ricky Ponting and David Warner had made a half-century on T20 debut for Australia before Owen, shuffled down the order having made his name as an opener, blasted six sixes in an unforgettable 27-ball 50 under the bright lights in Jamaica. With his parents and girlfriend in the stands at Sabina Park, Owen, who has been 'on the go' since putting his name in the headlines with a century in the Big Bash final, took a wicket with the ball, then made his mark immediately with a first-ball six as a signal of intent with the bat. That was the plan too, always is for Owen, who was modest post-match about his brilliant first-up performance. 'I'm firstly happy we got the win and it was nice to contribute,' he said. 'But yeah, it's great to join those class players. 'For me, I've been trying to play positive over the last six to eight months and today wasn't any different, going out there, trying to put the pressure back on the bowlers and I was lucky enough I got a few away early and was able to work into my innings.' Owen, noting the extra fielders out in the deep the only real difference between coming in as an opener and in the middle order, said his batting plans hardly changed. 'I still went out there and tried to hit six first then work my way down,' he said. 'The difference is five fielders out, but I tried to put that to the back of my mind and just swing hard.' Owen put on 80 runs off just 40 balls with Cameron Green, who also made a half-century, forming what could be an imposing long-term partnership between two players still in the infancy of their careers 'It was great to bat with Greeny, it was the first time I've experienced that,' he said 'He was great, kept me nice and calm and to my process. Hopefully, we can do it a lot more.' Owen's stunning turn in the Big Bash, scoring two hundreds including his whirlwind 108 off just 42 balls in the final in Hobart, resulted in contracts around the international T20 circuit. He started in South Africa in January, then got gigs in the Pakistan Super League and hit the big-time playing with a call-up to the Indian Premier League, albeit getting just a single game. Most recently, Owen has been blasting bowlers in Major League Cricket in the US where he was named player of the tournament after making 313 runs and taking 14 wickets in 12 games. His efforts landed him an Australian call-up ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup, with a spot up the top, or in the middle as a slugging partner for Hurricanes teammate Tim David, all now live options. 'Any time you get a young kid who comes in and performs like that in his first game for Australia, it's always exciting,' Australian captain Mitch Marsh said after Owen's Sabina Park heroics. 'We're pumped for him. 'We want him to come in here and be as relaxed as possible. We understand he's going to be nervous playing for Australia but try and create a relaxed environment where he can hopefully keep doing that for us.'
BBC News
06-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Du Plessis retires on 91 as Super Kings thrash Orcas in MLC
Faf du Plessis selflessly retired out nine runs short of a third century in this year's Major League Cricket as his Texas Super Kings side thrashed Seattle Orcas by 51 veteran South African had hammered 84 off 43 deliveries, including six fours and four sixes, but suddenly started to struggle to find the boundary.A sequence of seven runs off his next nine deliveries prompted Du Plessis to walk off at the end of the 19th over on 91 having seemingly run out of it happened the Super Kings only managed another seven runs off the last six balls as they posted 188-4 with Shubham Ranjane unbeaten on 65 from 41 lost former Australia opener David Warner, bowled by Adam Milne for nine, early in their response as Kyle Mayers' 35 off 28 balls gave them a platform of a number of the Orcas' middle failed to build on promising starts with Shimron Hetmyer (26 off 16 balls) unable to perform the kind of heroics which had propelled them to three wins in their last four Hosein, who removed the dangerous Hetmyer, and Noor Ahmad stifled the Seattle middle order with two wickets then returned to bowl the Orcas out for 137 in the 19th over as he claimed 5-23 - the Kiwi's first five-wicket haul in MLC and his third overall in domestic T20 Kings moved into top spot in the MLC standings on 14 points, level with Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns but having played a game more.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins suffers every Test cricketer's worst nightmare ahead of West Indies clash
Pat Cummins ' baggy green cap has reportedly gone missing. The Aussie skipper had turned up to a pre-series photo shoot with West Indies captain Roston Chase wearing a new cap. But according to The Daily Telegraph, Cummins had lost the hat sometime between the photo shoot and the toss. It is understood that the hat has still not been found. It comes as the Aussie cricket captain had opted against repairing his old cap and instead sought out a new one, which he had planned to debut during last week's 159-run victory against the West Indies in Barbados. His new cap was one of the last hats to be made by manufacturer Albion, who had lost the rights to make the famous caps to Kookaburra back in 2016. But the Aussie skipper arrived for the toss at the Kensington Oval last week wearing his old baggy green, which he recieved ahead of his debut against South Africa in 2011. Cummins isn't the first Aussie cricketer in the past year to lose his baggy green. David Warner was reunited with his missing cap during the side's Test series against Pakistan in November. The New South Wales batsman took to social media to plea to his followers to find the missing hat after his backpack, in which he had stored the hat, was stolen. Australian players are given their baggy green hats when they make their first appearance for the Test side and the caps are treasured by members of the team. Aussie cricket legend great Greg Chappell was also forced to issue a plea to the public after his baggy green went missing from a storage facility in Brisbane last year. Australia resume their three-match series against the West Indies later this week and coach Andrew McDonald has urged fans to be patient when it comes to young batter Sam Konstas. Konstas was recalled for the first match on Australia's three-Test tour of the West Indies, which the visitors won by 159 runs on day three. The 19-year-old opener logged scores of three and five in tricky conditions, with ball dominating bat throughout the match. His second innings spanned almost an hour but was devoid of fluency and full of frustration, with speed demon Shamar Joseph creating two chances before Konstas had scored. McDonald is preparing to rejig Australia's top four yet again. Steve Smith is set to prove he is ready to return from a finger injury in Grenada, where the series resumes on Friday morning (AEST). Josh Inglis appears the batter most likely to make way for Smith, who is set to link up with the squad after a stint in New York. But Konstas, who set the bar extremely high with a breathtaking Test debut on Boxing Day, is set to be given a lengthy opportunity to nail down his spot at the top of the order. 'We've had some conversations around, 'potentially if you're in that situation again, what does that look like?' and that's what experience is,' McDonald told reporters in Barbados. 'It's learning from previous events and trying to implement a way through that. It felt like he was stuck at times and he was over-aggressive and then (he) underplayed. 'It's really that balance and tempo ... that's a step up to Test cricket. 'He's got a really good partner down the other end (Usman Khawaja). That, over time, I think, will play out. That's all we ask for - a bit of patience and time with a young player coming into Test cricket.' Australia have a chance to wrap up a series win in the second Test but the bigger picture at play with their Konstas conundrum is this summer's home Ashes. The right-hander's technique has been a near-constant topic of debate since he burst onto the scene against India then was axed for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. 'He knows his deficiencies,' McDonald said. 'But, from a batting perspective, I encourage all players to learn to play with their deficiencies. I don't think there's such a thing as a perfect technique. 'If that's what you're looking for then I think you're looking in the wrong place.' McDonald confirmed Smith, who suffered his injury while dropping a catch at Lord's in the World Test Championship final, was on track to bolster Australia's batting order. 'There'll be no risk to long-term health of that finger. He'll return and I think it's likely he'll play,' McDonald said.
