Mitchell Owen, Cameron Green fifties put Australia 1-0 up
Owen impressed on his T20I debut, taking a key wicket before clubbing 50 off 27 which included six sixes
20/07Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jul 20 2025
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
190/7 (18.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
20/07Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jul 20 2025
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
190/7 (18.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
RL Chase
60(32) 9x4 - 2x6
Control %78%
- Productive Shot
- off drive
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
SD Hope
55(39) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %64%
- Productive Shot
- off drive
- 18 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
20 July 2025 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
WEST INDIES 189/8 (20 OVERS)
- Roston Chase60 (32)
- Shai Hope55 (39)
- Ben Dwarshuis4/36 (4)
- Mitchell Owen1/14 (1)
AUSTRALIA 190/7 (18.5 OVERS)
- Cameron Green51 (26)
- Mitchell Owen50 (27)
- Jason Holder2/32 (4)
- Gudakesh Motie2/29 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
What would have been had the substitute fielder Andrew caught Abbott? Australia were 183 for 7 at that stage, and two overs remained. But much before that miss, West Indies lost 6 for 37 with the bat to limit themselves to 189. Then they had Australia at 78 for 4 with the ball. But the failure to put the opposition under the pump means West Indies fall behind early in the series. Join us for the second T20I in two days' time, though, in what will be Andre Russell's farewell game in international cricket. Until then, see you!
Mitchell Marsh: "Really good performance. From the way West Indies started, they put us under pressure. To pull the West Indies back, it was fantastic. All the boys put on the pressure. They've played a lot of cricket. Anytime you get a young player performs like that for Australia... The bowling performance in the back end, and just the way we kept going with the bat... nice to win."
Shai Hope: "We left ourselves 20 or 30 runs short in the back end. With the ball, we didn't take as many wickets as we wanted to. We've got some very good batting in the lower order. Some missed execution [from our bowlers]."
Mitchell Owen is the Player of the Match: "I'm firstly happy to get a win. For me, I've been trying to play positive for the last six to eight months. Today was no different. Honestly, not too much changed. The only difference is five fielders out [while batting in the middle order]."
Time for the presentations
Rio: "Ben Dwarshuis is my MOM. His 3-wicket over started a collapse." --- I suppose it will be Owen for his counterattacking fifty, and a wicket
10.31pm Nine sixes vs 17: that's where the game was won and lost. There was a time when West Indies out-sixed oppositions in T20s - that has been their style for years, you'd think - but tonight, Australia hit nearly double the number of sixes West Indies managed, and that made all the difference. Typical T20 batting from a newish line-up even as the dimensions at the ground helped. The stars of the chase were half-centurions Green and Owen, who, on debut, confirms his potential although he batted at No. 6 instead of his usual position as opener. Hang around for the presentations.
18.5
1
Joseph to Dwarshuis, 1 run, another short ball outside leg, another pull, and this single hands Australia the win. Dwarshuis nearly takes his eyes off the ball while putting the ball away. Australia go 1-0 up in the five-match series, but not without a few hiccups
18.4
1
Joseph to Abbott, 1 run, shorter side of a length, and wide of off. Cut away to deep cover point
18.3
1lb
Joseph to Dwarshuis, 1 leg bye, short ball again on leg. He looks to half-pull it, but gets it off his body towards point
18.2
1
Joseph to Abbott, 1 run, short delivery just outside off, and punched down the ground. Joseph should have stopped that to his right to not allow a single to long-on
Fine leg in, mid-on out.
18.1
1
Joseph to Dwarshuis, 1 run, short in length, and cramps him for room. He backs away and punches to point, from where the throw is wide at the striker's end. Abbott wanted a second there but was sent back, and as a result, Australia get an overthrow
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 185/7 (5 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.27, RRR: 2.50)
- Sean Abbott3 (2b)
- Ben Dwarshuis3 (3b)
- Jason Holder4-0-32-2
- Alzarri Joseph3-0-35-2
17.6
2
Holder to Abbott, 2 runs, dropped at fine leg!! It is the sub fielder Andrew out there. Holder has his hands on his head, and why not? He bowled it short, and Abbott swivelled to pull it away. The ball went off the top edge, and was put down in what could be pretty painful for West Indies
Duke: "West Indies can't let Dwarshuis get an easy single"
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