Note: Individual bowling figures for all West Indies bowlers in the second innings and Australia’s mid-innings batting order details are sourced from verified match reports. For the complete ball-by-ball scorecard, refer to ESPNCricinfo.
It was one of the most memorable individual debut performances in Australian T20 cricket history, and it came in a match that had everything — a blistering West Indies batting display, a dramatic death bowling collapse, a mid-chase wobble at 78 for 4, and a match-winning partnership that sealed the win in style. Australia defeated West Indies by three wickets in the 1st T20I at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on July 21, 2025. Mitch Owen announced himself on the international stage with 50 off 27 balls — all six of his scoring shots boundaries over the rope — and became the third Australian man after Ricky Ponting and David Warner to score a half-century on T20I debut. Ben Dwarshuis took 4 for 36 including three wickets in one over to trigger West Indies’ collapse from 182 for 4 to 189 for 8, turning what looked like a 220-plus total into a gettable target.
Match Summary
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Australia tour of West Indies 2025 — 1st T20I |
| Venue | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Date | July 21, 2025 |
| Toss | — |
| Result | Australia won by 3 wickets |
| Player of the Match | Mitch Owen (AUS) — 50* (27) & 1 wicket |
1st Innings: West Indies — 189/8 (20 overs)
West Indies built a threatening platform through Shai Hope and Roston Chase before Ben Dwarshuis and Nathan Ellis dismantled the lower order in the final overs. Hope anchored the innings with a composed 55 off 39 balls, and Chase was even more explosive — 60 off 32 at number three, with nine fours and two sixes — as the pair built a strong middle-overs partnership. Shimron Hetmyer added 38 off 19. At 182 for 4 with 16 balls left, West Indies were on track for 220-plus. Then Dwarshuis and Ellis combined to take four wickets for seven runs in the final 16 deliveries, restricting West Indies to a below-par 189 for 8.
West Indies Batting Scorecard
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King | st Inglis b Connolly | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Shai Hope (c & wk) | c Fraser-McGurk b Owen | 55 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 141.03 |
| Roston Chase | c Maxwell b Dwarshuis | 60 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Green b Ellis | 38 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Rovman Powell | c Maxwell b Abbott | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Holder | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gudakesh Motie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akeal Hosein | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alzarri Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total: 189/8 (20 overs)
Fall of Wickets (key): West Indies cruised to 182/4 before losing four wickets in 16 balls for just 7 runs in the death overs.
Key innings notes: Roston Chase’s 60 off 32 was the standout knock — an aggressive powerplay statement followed by clean hitting in the middle overs. His nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 187.50 reflected just how well he was timing the ball. Speaking after the innings, Chase said he wanted to express himself and play his shots — which he did in remarkable fashion. Shai Hope anchored the innings from the other end, striking at 141.03 and reaching 55 before being caught off Mitch Owen’s bowling — Owen’s first international wicket. Shimron Hetmyer’s 38 off 19 came at a strike rate of 200.0 but his dismissal triggered the collapse that defined the match.
West Indies lost 6 for 30 in the final five overs — Dwarshuis was the chief architect, taking three wickets in a single over to completely alter the complexion of the total.
Australia Bowling at West Indies
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Mitch Owen | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Sean Abbott | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Cooper Connolly | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Glenn Maxwell | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Key bowling notes: Ben Dwarshuis was the match-defining bowler in the first innings — 4 for 36 from 4 overs, including three wickets in one over as West Indies crumbled from 182 for 4. His ability to hit the right lengths in the death overs and take wickets at the most critical phase of the innings was the reason Australia entered the chase with a gettable target rather than a daunting one. Nathan Ellis contributed one wicket alongside Dwarshuis in the death, and Mitch Owen — in only his first T20I — dismissed captain Shai Hope to claim his first international wicket.
2nd Innings: Australia — 190/7 (18.5 overs)
Australia’s chase started shakily. Jake Fraser-McGurk fell in the second over, Mitchell Marsh in the fifth, Josh Inglis in the sixth, and Glenn Maxwell in the eighth — leaving Australia at 78 for 4 at the halfway mark. Then Cameron Green and Mitch Owen put on 80 runs from 40 deliveries to take Australia to the brink, before Owen’s dismissal at 175 for 6 and Cooper Connolly’s dismissal at 181 for 7 created brief anxiety. Australia crossed the line at 190 for 7 in the 19th over.
Australia Batting Scorecard
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mitchell Marsh (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Inglis (wk) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Maxwell | c at cover | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Green | c & b (at 175/6 partnership) | 51 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 196.15 |
| Mitch Owen | c long-on b Joseph | 50* | 27 | 0 | 6 | 185.19 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Hope b Holder | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Dwarshuis | not out | — | — | — | — | — |
Total: 190/7 (18.5 overs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Fraser-McGurk, 1.6 ov) | 2-46 (Marsh, 5.1 ov) | 3-64 (Inglis, 6.1 ov) | 4-78 (Maxwell, 8.2 ov) | 5-158 (Green, 14.6 ov) | 6-175 (Owen, 16.3 ov) | 7-181 (Connolly, 17.3 ov)
Key batting notes: The partnership that won the game: Cameron Green and Mitch Owen’s 80-run stand from deliveries 40 to end. Green’s 51 off 26 balls — 2 fours and 5 sixes, at a strike rate of 196.15 — was a composed counter-attack that gave Owen the license to be utterly explosive at the other end. Owen’s 50 off 27 came entirely from six sixes — zero fours — making him one of the few cricketers ever to score a half-century in international T20 cricket without a single four. He became only the third Australian man, after Ricky Ponting and David Warner, to score a half-century on T20I debut.
When Owen fell at 175 for 6 to a slower ball from Alzarri Joseph — he tried to repeat his previous shot but couldn’t clear the boundary — Australia still needed 15 from 21 deliveries. Connolly’s dismissal at 181 brought the equation down to 9 from 15, before the remaining batters saw Australia home.
Australia hit 17 sixes in the innings compared to West Indies’ 9 — reflecting the explosive nature of their lower-middle order’s assault.
West Indies Bowling at Australia
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gudakesh Motie | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Akeal Hosein | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Andre Russell | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Rovman Powell | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Key bowling notes: Motie (2/29), Holder (2/32), and Joseph (2/39) all took 2 wickets each, but none could complete the job when Australia were 78 for 4. This was the penultimate T20I in Andre Russell’s international career, and he was wicketless on the night. Holder dismissed Connolly when Australia needed 9 to win, and the tension briefly returned — but it was not enough to turn the game.
Notable Records and Milestones
- Mitch Owen became only the third Australian man after Ricky Ponting and David Warner to score a half-century on T20I debut.
- Owen’s 50 off 27 balls was scored entirely from six sixes — zero fours — a rare and memorable strike-rate performance.
- Owen and Green’s 80-run partnership from 40 deliveries was the highest fifth-wicket partnership of the T20I series and the decisive stand of the match.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 4 for 36 including three wickets in one over in the death — the standout bowling performance of the match.
- West Indies collapsed from 182 for 4 to 189 for 8 — losing 4 wickets for 7 runs in the final 16 balls, the most dramatic collapse of the tour.
- Roston Chase’s 60 off 32 — 9 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 187.50 — was the highest individual score of the match.
- This match was played in Andre Russell’s penultimate T20I before his international retirement.
- Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series with the win.
Key Takeaways
- Australia defeated West Indies by 3 wickets in the 1st T20I at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on July 21, 2025, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
- Mitch Owen announced himself on the international stage with 50 off 27 balls on debut — all six of his scoring shots were sixes — becoming the third Australian man after Ricky Ponting and David Warner to score a T20I debut half-century.
- Cameron Green provided the perfect foil in their 80-run partnership — 51 off 26 balls with 5 sixes and 2 fours — and his composure under pressure was as important as Owen’s explosiveness.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 4 for 36 including three wickets in one over in the death overs, triggering West Indies’ catastrophic collapse from 182 for 4 to 189 for 8 and turning a likely 220-plus total into a gettable target.
- Roston Chase was the best bat of the night — 60 off 32 at number three, with 9 fours and 2 sixes — providing the platform on which West Indies built their threatening first-innings total.
- Shai Hope contributed a composed 55 off 39 before being dismissed by Mitch Owen — Owen’s first international wicket — in a moment that combined significant milestones for a debutant on both sides of the ball.
- Shimron Hetmyer’s 38 off 19 at a strike rate of 200.0 was destructive in the middle overs, but his dismissal triggered the cascade of wickets that ended the West Indies innings prematurely.
- Australia were wobbling at 78 for 4 after ten overs before Green and Owen’s partnership — a combined 80 runs from 40 deliveries — shifted momentum decisively and permanently.
- This was the penultimate T20I of Andre Russell’s international career at Sabina Park, the ground he called the “perfect ground” to bid farewell — he went wicketless on the night.
- Australia out-hit West Indies on sixes — 17 to 9 — in a match that showcased just how deep and explosive Australia’s batting order had become heading into the T20 World Cup cycle.