Mitchell Owen, Australia, launched a dream in his international career and released the debut of the T20i debut in the debut of the T20i to help his side to win three goals over the western India in the opening game of five matches in Jamaica.
23-year-old man, batting on No. 6, broke the brisk 50 of only 27 balls, who became only the third Australian man to record half a century on the debut of T20i-and also plunged into the key goal and release the well-set Shai Hope for 55 years to turn Australia.
“I thought I was there 36 of the (Shimron Hetmyer) slapping me on the six first ball, but I was lucky to have hit one slip and got the first goal,” Owen said, nervous that his first international cricket. “I was quite nervous when I ran for the first six balls, but I liked it out of the way.”
Owen, usually an opener in a franchise cricket, looked comprehensively and confidently on No. 6 and led Australia a modest phase of persecution. Even if five Police are guarding the border against rotation, the right -hander remained unanswered.
“I honestly tried not to look at the field too much and just somehow respond to every ball that I think he held me well,” he said. “It is obvious that it is a little different, but my process and the game plan was not too far from opening. When I came out, we had to hit 10s or nine, so I had to be nice and positive. If I took the time to try to get into the shifts, I feel like I kick a hole.
Owen has won his Australian call for the Star Season Big Bash League with Hobart Hurricanes, where he scored two centuries as an opener. But his record in the middle ranking was uneven before his debut-Jen 174 runs in 16 Bettles T20 between No. 3 and No. 8, a diameter of 14.50. Now, however, the tide seems to rotate talented Tasmanian.
With Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh, they expected to anchor the highest order in the World Cup T20 2026, the selectors eagerly tested Owen’s versatility after the order-and early sign are promising.
Owen, who limited the emotional debut, received his first international cap from a close friend and captain Hurricanes Nathan Ellis, while his parents and partner watched the stands.
“Really strange. He had really nice words for Me-Super to experience it,” he said.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
21 July 2025
