Who’s Mitchell Owen? 23-year-old Australian batter smashes quickest BBL hundred
Mitchell Owen scripted historical past on Monday, January 27, hitting the quickest hundred in a Huge Bash League (BBL) closing. The 23-year-old smashed a 39-ball hundred, powering Hobart Hurricanes to their first-ever BBL triumph within the 14th version of the franchise-based T20 match in Australia.
BBL 14 Ultimate: Highlights
Mitchell Owen smashed 11 sixes and 6 boundaries in his 42-ball 108 that helped Hobart Hurricanes chase down 183 in simply 14.1 overs at Bellerive Oval on Monday. Owen despatched the ball flying to all elements of the bottom in a rare innings to finish the quickest hundred by a batter in a closing of a males’s T20 competitors. Owen’s hundred was the twentieth occasion of a three-figure rating from a batter in a T20 match closing.
Owen was extreme in opposition to each spin and tempo because the Monday night crowd in Hobart loved the electrifying efficiency of one of the vital promising younger batters on the Australian T20 circuit.
Owen had registered for the Indian Premier League 2025 public sale, however he didn’t make it to the shortlist for the mega public sale.
FASTEST HUNDREDS IN BBL HISTORY
- Mitchell Owen – 39 balls in BBL 14
- Craig Simmons – 39 in BBL 03
- Glenn Maxwell – 41 in BBL 11
- Josh Brown – 41 in BBL 13
David Warner and Jason Sangha’s efforts on the prime of the order went in useless as Sydney Thunder’s 182 was not sufficient ultimately. Thunder regarded good to put up a complete in extra of 200 after Sangha (67 off 42) and Warner (48 off 32) stitched a 97-run partnership in simply 10.2 overs for the primary wicket. Nevertheless, Riley Meredith and captain Nathan Ellis put the brakes on Thunder’s scoring charge, selecting up three wickets every.
Thunder went from 134 for two to 182 for 7, managing simply 36 runs within the final 4 overs of their innings.
WHO IS MITCHELL OWEN?
Owen made essentially the most of constant alternatives in BBL 14. The Tasmania batter made his debut within the Huge Bash League in 2021, however was disadvantaged of a constant run. He ended up topping the scoring charts in BBL 14, scoring 452 runs, together with two a whole bunch in 11 matches.
Owen’s cricket journey started to flourish when he earned his first state contract with Tasmania in 2020. This chance got here after excellent efficiency within the 2019-20 Beneath-19 Nationwide Championships, the place he scored 415 runs at a median of 60.
Past T20 cricket, Owen has additionally made his mark in Checklist A and First-Class cricket. He made his Checklist A debut for Tasmania in February 2021 and his First-Class debut in October 2023 in opposition to South Australia.
If he continues placing on constant performances, an IPL contract won’t be distant from the thrilling opener.
