Australian debutant Mitchell Owen gave an amazing all-round display in its first T20 International, directing their team to win three-cicat on the West Indies at the Kingston Stadium in Jamaica on Sunday. The 23 -year -old Rapid scored 50 runs and claimed a major wicket, helping Australia chase the target with seven balls.Owen had immediate effect with the ball, scored just 14 runs and rejected West Indies captain Shai Hope, who scored 39 runs with 39 delivery to score 55 runs for the innings.To bat at number 6 with Australia at 78 for 4 for 4 in the 9th over, Owen changed the game with a partnership of 80 runs with just 40 balls with Cameron Green. Owen brought his half -century in just 27 balls before Alazari Joseph fell, while Green scored 51 runs before he was rejected by Gudkesh Moti.
Owen’s debut performance gave its name in the record book:He became the first player to score fifty in T20i history and take a wicket against a full -member nation against the first film, which breaks the 16 -year -old record organized by South African Rasi Van Dere Dusen.
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He joins Simi Singh of Ireland, which is only from one full -member side to another cricketer, who receives this double on a debut. Singh scored 57 runs and took three wickets against the Netherlands in 2018.Owen is just the second player to hit the number 6 or less in a debut against a full -member nation after the Phil Salt of England, scoring 24 runs against the West Indies in 2022, scoring 57 runs against the West Indies in 2022.He now stands as the third Australian only as the third Australian for Ricky Ponting and David Warner as the third Australian for fifty.Owen’s rise comes behind a staller Big Bash League 2024-25 season, where he was helpful in the winning title of Hobart storm-452 runs and took six wickets in 11 matches, including a match winner in the final.His talent also earned him a mid-season IPL contract with Punjab Kings as a replacement of Glenn Maxwell, making an appearance during the 2025 season.Overall, Owen becomes only the 20th player globally – including Associate Nations – to score a fifty and achieve a rare achievement of taking a wicket in his T20I debut.A dream debut – and maybe some big start for Australian cricket.
