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Mitchell Owen joins special club with Warner
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Mitchell Owen's dream all-around debut and a blistering half-century from Cameron Green steered Australia to a three-wicket win over the West Indies at Sabina Park.
Australia punished the West Indies for its diabolical act in the death overs in the first innings. The Caribbean side was cruising at 182/4 but lost the plot and ran out of gas in the last three overs. In the last 16 deliveries, the Men in Maroon managed just seven runs and lost four wickets.
Owen rubbed salt on the West Indies' fresh wounds by scalping skipper Shai Hope's priceless wicket. He then clubbed 50 off 27 deliveries to become just the third Australian to hammer a fifty in T20I debut after Ricky Ponting (98* against New Zealand in 2005 and David Warner (89 against South Africa in 2009).
After being forced to bat, the West Indies top order laid a solid foundation in the absence of injured Evin Lewis. With Australian quicks misfiring, Brandon King dispatched the ball for four boundaries in the first three overs. The premature introduction of spinner Cooper Connolly halted King's momentum and had him stumped on 18(12), bagging his first T20I wicket.
Hope took the mantle and unleashed a boundary fest at Sabina Park. On the other end, Roston Chase appeared rustic in his first 10 deliveries but eventually found his mojo in the powerplay. He hammered Adam Zampa and Connolly by smoking the ball into the stands for towering maximums in back-to-back overs.
West Indies stormed to 131/2 in the 13th over after Chase attempted to heave the ball across the line but holed out to Glenn Maxwell at long-on to return with 60(32). The spectators at Sabina Park stood and applauded Chase's sizzling performance.
