Mitchell Marsh to lead Australia in five-match T20 series against West Indies

Cricket Australia has announced a 16-member squad led by Mitchell Marsh for the T20 series against the West Indies. Mitch Owen and Matt Kuhnemann received call-ups following standout domestic seasons. Marsh also impressed in the IPL with 627 runs.

Hyderabad: The National Selection Panel of Cricket Australia announced a 16-member squad to be led by Mitchell Marsh on Wednesday for the five-match -T20 Series against the West Indies in Jamaica and St Kitt’s next month.

Mitchell Marsh returns to Australian colours to lead the team while Mitch Owen was rewarded for his impressive season for the Hobart Hurricanes in the most recent Big Bash Leage. Matt Kuhnemann has been named in his first Australian T20 squad.

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Marsh is coming from a blistering IPL tournament with 627 runs for Lucknow including a maiden century while Owen was the BBL’s highest scorer in a season which included 108 from 42 deliveries in the final.

Australia:

• Mitchell Marsh (c)
• Sean Abbott
• Cooper Connolly
• Tim David
• Ben Dwarshuis
• Nathan Ellis
• Cameron Green
• Aaron Hardie
• Josh Hazlewood
• Josh Inglis
• Spencer Johnson,
• Matt Kuhnemann,
• Glenn Maxwell,
• Mitch Owen,
• Matthew Short and
• Adam Zampa