Owen Shines On Debut As Australia Beat West Indies

First T20 international, Sabina Park, Kingston

West Indies 189-8 (20 overs): Chase 60, Hope 50; Dwarshuis 4-36

Australia 190-7 (18.5 overs): Green 51, Owen 50; Motie 2-29

Australia won by 3 wickets; lead five-match bid 1-0

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Mitchell Owen made a half-century connected debut arsenic Australia clinched a three-wicket triumph complete West Indies successful nan first T20 world successful Jamaica.

Owen shared an 80-run guidelines for nan 5th wicket pinch chap all-rounder Cameron Green, who made 51 disconnected 26 balls, arsenic nan visitors chased 190 pinch 7 balls to spare astatine Sabina Park.

Owen signalled his intent early successful his innings erstwhile he smacked Andre Russell for six to get disconnected nan mark, and proceeded to hammer a further 5 sixes successful his 27-ball 50.

He was dismissed by Alzarri Joseph pinch Australia 15 runs awkward of their target, earlier Ben Dwarshuis and Sean Abbott vanished nan job.

Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie and Joseph vanished pinch 2 wickets apiece for a West Indies squad nether accrued scrutiny aft a 3-0 Test drubbing by Australia this month.

Earlier, West Indies looked group for a large full aft fierce half-centuries from skipper Shai Hope and Roston Chase, who made 55 and 60 respectively.

However, seamer Dwarshuis took 4-36 arsenic nan hosts' mediate bid grounded to fire.

Russell, who will discontinue from world cricket aft nan 2nd T20 astatine nan aforesaid venue connected Tuesday, was among Dwarshuis' wickets arsenic he fell for eight.