Date & Time:
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1st T20I: July 20 (local), July 21 — 10 AM AEST
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Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Key Highlights
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Mitch Owen makes his T20I debut, receiving Australia cap No.112, presented by Nathan Ellis.
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Australia won the toss and chose to field first.
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Owen bats at No.6 to strengthen middle-order power hitting.
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Tim David is rested to recover from an IPL injury but is expected back for the 2nd T20I.
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Matt Short’s injury gave Jake Fraser-McGurk an opportunity to open the batting.
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Australia fields a second-string pace attack with Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood rested.
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Nathan Ellis leads the attack supported by Ben Dwarshuis and Sean Abbott.
Playing XIs
Australia XI:
Mitch Marsh (c)
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Josh Inglis (wk)
Cameron Green
Glenn Maxwell
Mitch Owen (debut, T20 cap #112)
Cooper Connolly
Ben Dwarshuis
Sean Abbott
Nathan Ellis
Adam Zampa
West Indies XI:
Brandon King
Shai Hope (c, wk)
Roston Chase
Shimron Hetmyer
Rovman Powell
Sherfane Rutherford
Andre Russell
Jason Holder
Gudakesh Motie
Akeal Hosein
Alzarri Joseph
Series Schedule
| Match | Date | Venue | Time (AEST) |
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| 1st T20I | July 20 | Kingston | July 21, 10 AM |
| 2nd T20I | July 22 | Kingston | July 23, 10 AM |
| 3rd T20I | July 25 | Basseterre | July 26, 9 AM |
| 4th T20I | July 26 | Basseterre | July 27, 9 AM |
| 5th T20I | July 28 | Basseterre | July 29, 9 AM |
Notes
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Andre Russell announced he will retire from T20 internationals after the first two matches.
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Australia is building towards the next T20 World Cup by experimenting with middle-order and bowling combinations.
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Adam Zampa enters the series in excellent form after a strong T20 Blast campaign in England.
Squads
Australia full squad:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshius, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Adam Zampa
West Indies full squad:
Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Jediah Blades, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde (from 3rd T20I), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell (only for 1st and 2nd T20Is), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
