Kingston, July 21 -- Mitchell Owen, who thrived in his dream debut for Australia, was worried more about his performance with the ball than the bat, despite batting at number six, an unfamiliar territory for him during the first T20I against the West Indies at Sabrina Park.

With his swashbuckling display with the bat, Owen joined the exclusive club of Ricky Ponting and David Warner to tonk a fifty on T20I debut. He pummelled 50 in 27 deliveries to steer Australia to a three-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the series.

Before his batting masterclass, he removed the West Indies in-form captain Shai Hope on the third ball of his debut to scalp his maiden T20I wicket. The wicket sparked a collapse as the Caribbean side managed just seven runs and...