What's the story

Australia accomplished the 190-run target to beat West Indies in the T20I series opener at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Fifties from Cameron Green and debutant Mitchell Owen powered the visitors as they crossed the line in 18.5 overs. Earlier in the game, WI finished at 189/8 thanks to fifties from skipper Shai Hope and Roston Chase. Here are the key stats.

1st innings 

WI posted a strong score. 

The Australian bowlers had a tough time breaking the strong partnership between Chase and Hope, who put on an impressive 91-run stand for the second wicket.

Shimron Hetmyer later scored a quick-fire 38 to put WI further on top. However, a middle-order collapse meant WI went from 159/2 to 189/8. Ben Dwarshuis was Australia's most successful bowler, taking four wickets for 36 runs.

Run chase 

Here's how the run chase panned out

Though the Aussies batted with an aggressive approach and kept the required run rate in check, they also lost wickets at regular intervals.

The likes of Mitchell Marsh (24) and Josh Inglis (18) could not convert their starts. However, an 80-run stand between Green and Owen for the fifth wicket put them in command. Both batters made fifties as Australia (190/7) prevailed comfortably.

Hope 

Hope completes 1,000 T20I runs

Hope's 55 off 39 balls was laced with four boundaries and three maximums.

Playing his 44th T20I as per ESPNcricinfo, Hope has raced past 1,000 (now 1,050) runs at an average of 28.37 (SR: 140). The tally now includes seven fifties and a best score of 82*. He could only manage 16 runs in his previous two T20Is against the Aussies.

Chase 

Chase slams his fastest T20I fifty. 

Chase brought up his fastest T20I fifty, getting to the milestone off 25 balls.

He smoked nine fours and two maximums en route to his 32-ball 60. This was his third T20I fifty and a maiden one against the Aussies. The 33-year-old has raced to 500 runs across 36 T20Is at 25 (SR: 122.24). He now owns 97 runs across three matches against Australia.

Hetmyer 

1,000 T20I runs for Hetmyer as well 

Hetmyer's 19-ball 38 saw him smoke two fours and three sixes.

Hetmyer, who started his innings with 983 T20I runs, has taken his tally to a total of 1,021 runs (50s: 5). His average (20.42) is the worst among WI batters with 1,000-plus T20I runs (SR: 123.16). 146 of his runs have come against Australia at 36.50.

Dwarshuis

Maiden T20I four-fer for Dwarshuis 

Dwarshuis, who finished with 4/36 from four overs, recorded his maiden four-wicket haul in T20Is. He has now raced to nine wickets across four T20Is at 16.44 with his economy being 9.86. Overall in the 20-over format, the left-arm pacer boasts 207 wickets from 165 games at 23.14 (ER: 8.30). This includes five four-wicket hauls and a couple of fifers.

Green 

Green smokes match-winning 51

Green scored a quickfire 51 off just 26 balls, hitting five sixes and two fours. This was his fourth T20I fifty across 14 matches as he has raced to 314 runs at 28.54. His strike rate of 158.58 is certainly impressive. Notably, he could only manage 14 runs in his previous two T20Is against WI.

Owen 

Owen becomes the third Australian with this feat. 

Owen's 50 runs came off just 27 balls as he smashed six sixes and not a single four. He became only the third Australian batter to smash a fifty on T20I debut after David Warner and Ricky Ponting. With this fifty, Owen also went past 1,000 T20 runs. He now owns 1,010 runs from 49 games at 25.89 (50s: 3, 100s: 2).