West Indies vs Australia 1st T20I: Aussies win the toss and elect to bowl in the series opener

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Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies on Sunday, kicking off Twenty20 international cricket series that includes five games in eight days.

Fresh from a 3-0 clean sweep in the Test series, the Aussies handed a debut to Tasmanian all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who impressed as an opener for the Hobart Hurricanes in last season’s domestic T20 competition.

Mitch Marsh is leading a T20 lineup that will also feature Cameron Green and Josh Inglis from the test squad.

Veteran allrounder Andre Russell will be playing his next-to-last T20 for the West Indies in a team led by Shai Hope and featuring Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph in the bowling attack.

Check the full teams here: 

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.

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