KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a high-octane conflict at Sabina Park, Australia clawed again from a shaky begin to clinch an exciting three-wicket win over the West Indies within the opening T20 Worldwide on Sunday, due to a mix of fierce tempo bowling and fearless middle-order putting.
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Ben Dwarshuis, after being punished early, stormed again to grab 4 essential wickets. In the meantime, Mitchell Owen and Cameron Inexperienced delivered blistering half-centuries to interrupt Caribbean hearts and hand Australia a 1-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
West Indies blaze early, falter late
Requested to bat in entrance of a passionate Kingston crowd, the West Indies exploded out of the gates, with openers Brandon King and Shai Hope feasting on width and tempo within the powerplay. King punished Dwarshuis with back-to-back boundaries within the opening over and added two extra off Sean Abbott within the subsequent. Hope joined the get together, slapping Dwarshuis for consecutive fours because the Windies surged to 32 with out loss in simply three overs.
However the Aussies halted the carnage with the introduction of left-arm spinner Cooper Connolly, who outfoxed King (18) with a teasing supply that led to a pointy stumping.
What adopted was a blinding show of counterattack from Roston Chase, who changed the injured Evin Lewis. Initially watchful, Chase exploded with a flurry of strokes — smashing Connolly for 4 and 6 in fast succession, lofting Adam Zampa for six, and dismantling Abbott with 4 boundaries in a single over.
Chase introduced up his third T20I half-century from simply 25 deliveries and was wanting imperious at 60 off 32 (9 fours, 2 sixes) earlier than falling to Dwarshuis, caught at long-on.
Hope took cost afterward, launching Glenn Maxwell and Zampa for towering sixes en path to his seventh T20I fifty off 37 balls. However when Owen eliminated him for 55 (39 balls, 4 fours, 3 sixes), the innings fell aside.
From 152 for 2 on the 15-over mark, West Indies collapsed to 189 for eight — managing simply 37 runs within the ultimate 5 overs whereas dropping six wickets. Dwarshuis was the destroyer-in-chief, claiming 4 for 36, together with the important thing wickets of Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, and Jason Holder.
Owen and Inexperienced rewrite the script
Chasing 190, Australia’s prime order was rattled by sharp West Indian bowling, slipping to 78 for 4 by the ninth over. However then got here a game-changing stand between Cameron Inexperienced and debutant Mitchell Owen — an 80-run blitzkrieg partnership off simply 40 balls.
Owen signaled his intent with two thumping sixes off Russell in an 18-run over. He adopted that up with three monstrous sixes off Akeal Hosein in an over that went for 20. Inexperienced joined the onslaught, smashing Holder for a 4 and 6 and reaching his half-century off simply 25 balls.
Although Motie finally dismissed Inexperienced for an excellent 51 from 26 balls (5 sixes, 2 fours), the Australians have been already in management, needing simply 32 runs from 30 deliveries.
Owen accomplished a debut fifty off 26 balls with a towering six over midwicket however fell shortly after. Nonetheless, the harm was carried out.
Cool end underneath stress
In a becoming finale, Ben Dwarshuis returned not simply with the ball however with the bat — steadying the chase alongside Abbott. The pair noticed Australia over the road with seven balls to spare, sealing a memorable victory in a match that had swung wildly all through.
The Windies bowling was spirited in patches — Gudakesh Motie stood out with 2 for 29, whereas Holder and Joseph claimed two wickets every — however the late momentum shift proved decisive.
