Hobart Hurricanes opener Mitchell Owen batted brilliantly.Image Credit source: Getty Images
Some time ago, the performance of any batsman was judged by giving examples like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, MS Dhoni or AB de Villiers. But now only 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is seen taking that place with his batting. In his short career, this young Indian batsman has left his mark in the world of cricket. In such a situation, if any batsman is batting brilliantly then only Vaibhav Suryavanshi is coming to the mind of the fans. A similar case is that of Australian opener Mitchell Owen, who hit more sixes than fours in a Big Bash League match and created a stir with his stormy batting.
In the BBL 2025-26 match between Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers on Friday 9 January, Mitchell Owen showed his batting prowess. This 24-year-old explosive batsman, who plays for Hobart, stunned everyone with his explosive batting as soon as he started the innings. Owen, who came to open, was out in the third over itself, but before that, in his innings of just 9 balls, he thrashed the Adelaide bowlers badly.
Created panic in just 3 overs
Right-handed batsman Mitchell Owen, who played for Punjab Kings in IPL, focused only on hitting fours and sixes during his innings. In the second over itself, Owen hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in 4 consecutive balls. After this, Owen hit two consecutive sixes on the first two balls of the next over and everyone was surprised to see his attitude. Then he was out on the third ball of the same over but by then he had scored 33 runs in 9 balls. The interesting thing is that out of his 33 runs, 32 came with the help of 4 sixes and 2 fours.
Hobart scored so many runs
On the basis of this explosive start from Owen, Hobart scored 42 runs in just two and a half overs and its effect was visible in the entire innings. In fact, other Hobart batsmen could not bat so fast. For that, Rehan Ahmed scored 29 runs in 17 balls, while former captain Matthew Wade scored 27 runs in 19 balls. On the basis of these innings, Hobart Hurricanes scored 178 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Adelaide, Jamie Overton took 2 wickets for 13 runs in 2 overs.