Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in the opening match of their five-game T20 international series, which will be played over the span of just eight days.
Coming off a clean sweep in the three-match Test series, the Australians handed a T20 debut to Tasmanian allrounder Mitchell Owen, who impressed as an opener for the Hobart Hurricanes in last season’s domestic league.
Mitch Marsh is captaining the Australian side, which includes fellow Test squad members Cameron Green and Josh Inglis.
Meanwhile, West Indies’ experienced allrounder Andre Russell is set to play his penultimate T20 international. The Caribbean side is being led by Shai Hope and features key players Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph in the bowling department.
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Playing XIs:
West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope (captain), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.
Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
Source: Agency