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Owen’s Debut Fifty and Green’s Half-Century Secure Australia’s Series-Opening T20I Win

Australia leaned on Ben Dwarshuis’s four-wicket haul under a youth-focused lineup to seize the series opener

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Mitchell Owen Cricket Australia
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Overview

  • Australia chased 190 to win by three wickets at Sabina Park, securing a 1-0 lead in the five-match series
  • Mitchell Owen made his T20I debut, taking a wicket and scoring 50 off 27 balls in a match-winning partnership with Cameron Green, who scored 51
  • Ben Dwarshuis took 4 for 23 to restrict the West Indies to 189 for eight after their openers had put on a 91-run stand
  • West Indies openers Shai Hope and Roston Chase compiled half-centuries before the hosts lost six wickets for 18 runs late in the innings
  • Australia rested senior players to test emerging talent ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup and will aim to maintain momentum in the second T20I