While South Africa thrashed the hosts Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series to level the series (1-1) and end the Aussies' nine-match T20I winning streak. During the second innings of the match, while Australia were chasing a big target, there was a bizarre incident, which made the South African players very shocked. 

Dewald Brevis' stormy 125 not out off 56 balls guided Proteas to manage the first innings total of 218/7 in 20 overs. In reply, the hosts Australia were all out for 165 runs, and South Africa won by 53 runs. Due to losing wickets at regular intervals, Australia hardly managed to fight back in the chase. 

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Corbin Bosch stunned after Mitchell Owen's bizarre bowled-rescue

When Australia were struggling despite scoring close to 10 runs per over, that shocking incident stunned everyone. It was the second ball of the 13th over, when Corbin Bosch was bowling to Mitchell Owen. It was a full-length delivery angling into the off stump, which Owen tried to smash hard but completely missed, and the ball kissed the off-stump. As the ball hit the off-stump, the off-stump bail lit up, but the bail didn't fall, and Owen was very lucky to remain not out. 

South African pacer Corbin Bosch and his colleagues were all in shock in that incident, as they couldn't believe that unlucky moment. Even the commentators had the same reactions as the Proteas camp. Proteas cricketer Rassie van der Dussen checked the stumps and gently hit the bail twice, while it only fell during the second time. It was the time when Owen was batting on 6 runs, who only added two more runs before getting out.

How unlucky was Corbin Bosch here? 🥲#AUSvSA 👉 3rd T20I | SAT, 16th AUG, 2:45 PM on Star Sports 1 & JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/Q9MyvwwkYo

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 12, 2025

Visitors were strong enough during AUS vs SA 2nd T20I

Although it was a very unlucky moment for the Proteas, the visitors comfortably leveled the series, as the hosts couldn't put up any strong fightback in that big T20I chase. South Africa scored their record T20I total against Australia and also clinched their record T20I victory margin (by runs) against Australia. 

The new sensational batter of the shortest format, Mitchell Owen, has reckoned that he would carry the same T20 approach to the 50-over format during the upcoming series at home against South Africa. In his debut series in the T20Is, the right-handed batter drilled 125 runs at a strike rate of over 192 at number six, thanks to the best score of 50 in the opening game. 

In the Big Bash League, the Punjab Kings’ all-rounder has shown his power and poise in the opening position. However, Australia has used him in the middle order, perhaps building him as the replacement of Marcus Stonis and Glenn Maxwell, who have retired from ODIs after the Champions Trophy 2025.

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‘If I am opening the batting or if I'm batting down the order, not much will change. Not much has changed in any form of my cricket. I just try and hit the ball, and I feel like if I sort of think 'defend', I go into my shell a little bit, and it just doesn't work. So yeah, I'll be keeping that same mindset.’ Owen expressed in Hobart.

Mitchell Owen eyes to use T20 approach in ODIs during home series against South Africa

The 23-year-old has smashed 326 runs in 15 innings of the List A format at an average of 25.07 and a strike rate of nearly 145 with one century. In his previous fixture for Tasmania against South Africa at the Adelaide Oval, he smacked 149 runs in just 69 runs, smashing 14 boundaries and 10 sixes at a strike rate of over 215.

‘What I learned was that I have to find my process and my training methods to get ready for each game, because you don't have those chunks of training time to upskill your game, or try new things. You've got to be ready to play every couple of days. So for me, I learned a lot about that and a lot about what I need to get ready.’ Owen shed light.

He will join the squad in Darwin on August 06 after a few days at home to put his feet up. Since April, he has played 26 T20s in five different countries across the PSL, IPL, MLC, and his international debut.

Major League Cricket is getting a lot of traction these days as some of the best T20 performers are participating in the tournament. The third edition of this League recently concluded, but it is witnessing an impressive rise in its popularity. The 2025 season witnessed some intriguing contests between some of the best sides in the League. It also witnessed some of the best bowling performances from some of the best T20 bowlers in world cricket.

In this piece, we highlight about three bowlers who registered the best bowling figures by taking wickets during crucial moments of the game that changed the fate of a particular game. The bowlers mentioned in the list possessed different skills as far as their ability to adjust their length and variety as per different playing conditions and wickets, but they were the game changers for their respective sides. We discuss these bowlers in detail:

1.Mitchell Owen (5/17 - Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns- 29th of June 2025)

Mitchell Owen is among the upcoming talents in the Australian cricket set-up. The all-rounder impressed with his pace and clever seam movement. The 23-year-old caused problems for the batters with his slower ones.

He registered figures of 5/17 against San Francisco Unicorns on the 28th of June 2025, taking a crucial wicket of opener Matt Short. He claimed 14 wickets in the entire season. The right-arm medium pacer took crucial wickets when needed for Washington Freedom. His performance helped Washington Freedom win by 12 runs.

2.Adam Milne (5/23- Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas-6th of July 2025)

The New Zealand pacer bowled brilliantly against Seattle Orcas on the 6th of July 2025, where his pace and bounce were too hot to handle for the Seattle Orcas batters. The 33-year-old pacer registered figures of 5/23 for Texas Super Kings against Seattle Orcas on the 6th of July 2025.

His length, combined with his late swing, troubled the Seattle Orcas batters. Texas Super Kings scored 188/5 in 20 overs batting first, and Milne's performance helped TSK win by 51 runs at the Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida. He claimed 14 wickets in the entire season. Milne took the crucial wicket of former Australian opener David Warner.

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3.Trent Boult (4/17- Mumbai Indians New York vs Los Angeles Knight Riders- 3rd July 2025)

The former New Zealand pacer showed excellent bowling performances under pressure, taking key wickets at regular intervals with his swing and pace. His ability to swing the ball both ways is amazing. 

Boult registered figures of 4/17 for the Mumbai Indians New York against the Los Angeles Knight Riders on the 3rd of July 2025 at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida. Mumbai Indians won the match chasing a target of 155 by 8 wickets. He claimed crucial wickets of Unmukt Chand and Andre Russell. Boult showed his experience during pressure situations,Mitchell  claiming 15 wickets in the entire season..

A dream international debut for Micthell Owen. When he came to bat at Sabina Park as the number 6 batsman of Australia, they needed 113 runs to win the match off 70. Owen, under pressure, on his debut match in Australia colors, showed no sing of rust.

He did his job so precisely that Australia touched the desired mark before the end of 19th over. As a deserving candidate, Mitchell Owen got the man of the match award for his allround performance. Against West Indies, in the 1st of the 5-match T20I series, the emerging cricketer not only did wonders with the bat, also took the wicket of dengerous looking West Indies skipper Shai Hope.

Because of his 50 off 27 on his career's first international match, Owen became the only third Australia player to smacked half century on a debuted match after Ricky Ponting and David Warner. The 23-year-old in his innings chose to hit only over boundaries to match the required run rate. He touched the milestone with six 6s, without any boundaries.

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Three sixes in an over

Akeal Hosein, one of the most effective bowlers for West Indies in the game, conceded three sixes in an over when he went against the young Aussie gun. Andre Russell, verge of retiring from international cricket, leaked 18.50 runs on average in his 2-over spell. Experienced West Indies allrounder Jason Holder also proved ineffective when he stepped up to counter the right-handed player.

Owen's blazing innings came when Australia was chasing a target of 190, loosing multiple top order batters cheaply. Then, Cameron Green (51) and Micthell Owen played the much required hands Australia required the most. 

Watch 6s from Owne's blade

6 SIXES & 0 FOURS BY MITCHELL OWEN ON HIS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT 🤯

- The new force of Australia...!!!! pic.twitter.com/1ZGgyPLjJg

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 21, 2025

The veteran Australia opening batter, Matthew Short, has been ruled out of the Caribbean tour as the management has recalled Jake-Fraser McGurk for the opening clash of the five-match series. Short pulled up the injury during a training session ahead of the Jamaica game and was sent home with a minor side strain. 

Mitchell Owen, the Punjab Kings’ opener, who helped the Hobart Hurricanes win the last summer during the Big Bash League (BBL), is set to make his T20I debut. The right-handed batter has smashed 960 runs in 43 innings at an average of 25.26 and a strike rate of nearly 186, thanks to two centuries and two half-centuries at the best score of 108 runs.

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Cooper Connolly will bat at seven after Tim David, who was recovering from a hamstring injury playing for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has been given a break. Jake Fraser-McGurk will now have a golden opportunity to develop his national career of 113 runs in seven T20Is with a strike rate of 143.03. He had a fabulous 2023-24 summer when he celebrated a List A century in just 29 balls in the domestic One-day Cup.

Australia confirm playing XI for 1st T20I against West Indies

With just nine days for five encounters across Jamaica and St Kitts, the selectors were cautious with Short, who is likely to make a return for the home white-ball internationals against South Africa in Darwin on August 10. The veterans, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Alex Carey, returned home after their 3-0 clean sweep victory in the Test series.

‘We've got guys that have been on the fringes when those (all-format) guys are around, but in this series they come together as our attack and as our unit, and we've spoken about really being connected and working together, and they'll lead the team.’ Mitchell Marsh expressed during an interaction. The selectors are keeping an eye on a few sets of players for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, which is set to take place next February.

Australia’s playing XI for 1st T20I against West Indies

Mitch Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa

Washington Freedom vs MI New York (WAS vs NY) will be played in the MLC 2025 Final on Sunday evening, July 13 (starting at 05:30 on July 14) at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas.

MLC 2025, Final: WAS vs NY Probable XIs

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Tristan Luus, George Linde, Rushil Ugarkar

See Also: MLC 2025, Final: Probable Playing XI for WAS vs NY

MLC 2025, Final: WAS vs NY Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Monank Patel: USA cricketer Monank Patel is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 450 runs in 12 innings with an average of 37.50 and a strike rate of 143.31, including four half-centuries. His last five innings were 56, 13, 6, 33, and 49 runs, respectively.

Mitchell Owen: Australian youngster Mitchell Owen has scored 313 runs and taken 14 wickets in 11 matches in the MLC 2025. Apart from two half-centuries, he has recorded one fifer in this season.

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell, the Washington Freedom skipper, has scored 237 runs and also picked up nine wickets in 11 matches in this MLC season. He has recorded one century in this tournament, but also won two Player of the Match awards for his bowling performances. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Nicholas Pooran: MI New York captain Nicholas Pooran has scored 339 runs in 12 innings in the MLC 2025 with an average of 37.66 and a strike rate of 135.60, including one century and two half-centuries. His last seven innings were 108*, 8, 62*, 30, 12, 1, and 52*

Trent Boult: New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has taken 13 wickets in 11 matches this MLC season. He has recorded one four-wicket haul this tournament. 

Kieron Pollard: Former Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard has scored 317 runs and also taken six wickets in the MLC 2025. He has recorded two half-centuries in this tournament, and his last five innings were 70, 14*, 50, 5, and 47* runs, respectively. 

Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas will host the MLC 2025 Qualifier, Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings (WAS vs TEX), on Tuesday evening, July 8 (starting at 05:30 IST on July 9).  

MLC 2025, Qualifier: WAS vs TEX Probable XIs

MLC 2025, Qualifier: WAS vs TEX Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Faf du Plessis: Former South African cricketer and captain Faf du Plessis is the leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 409 runs in nine matches, with an average of 51.12 and a strike rate of 175.53, including two centuries and two half-centuries. His last six innings' scores were 100, 69, 12, 103*, 1, and 91 runs, respectively. 

Glenn Maxwell: Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has scored 237 runs and taken nine wickets in 10 matches in the MLC 2025. He recorded one century in this tournament, while his batting strike rate this season is 185.15. In the last two matches, Maxwell won Player of the Match awards for his bowling by recording three wickets in both games. 

Adam Milne: New Zealand pacer Adam Milne has taken 14 wickets in five matches this season, including one fifer and two three-wicket hauls. In the last two fixtures, he recorded one three-wicket haul and one five-wicket haul.  

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Mitchell Owen: Australian cricketer Mitchell Owen is brilliant as an all-rounder in the MLC 2025, as he has scored 313 runs and taken 14 wickets this season. In this MLC season, he recorded two half-centuries and one fifer. His batting strike rate this tournament is 195.62. However, his last four-match performances were not impressive. 

Noor Ahmad: Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad has taken 14 wickets in 10 matches in the MLC 2025. He has recorded one four-wicket haul and one three-wicket haul in this tournament. 

Jack Edwards: Australian Jack Edwards has taken 13 wickets and also scored 119 runs in 10 matches this MLC season. Apart from one 42 and another 30-run knock, he has recorded two three-wicket hauls this season. 

The Washington Freedom vs MI New York (WAS vs NY) match has been scheduled for the 29th game of the MLC 2025. Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill will host this fixture on Sunday afternoon. 

MLC 2025, Match 29: WAS vs NY Probable XIs

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Dhillon, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar, George Linde, Ehsan Adil

See Also: MLC 2025, WAS vs NY Match 29: Central Broward Regional Park stadium stats and Head to Head

MLC 2025, Match 29: WAS vs NY Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Mitchell Owen: Australian Mitchell Owen has scored 301 runs and also picked up 14 wickets in the ongoing MLC season. Apart from two half-centuries, Owen recorded one fifer and two more three-wicket hauls with the ball in hand this season. 

Monank Patel: USA cricketer Monank Patel is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 362 runs in nine innings with an average of 40.22 and a strike rate of 151.46, including four half-centuries. 

Nicholas Pooran: Former Caribbean star Nicholas Pooran has scored 274 runs in nine innings with an average of 39.14 and a strike rate of 134.31. He has recorded one century and one half-century in this tournament, while his scores in the last four innings were 108*, 8, 62*, and 30 runs, respectively.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Kieron Pollard: Former Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard has scored 265 runs and picked up five wickets in nine matches of the MLC 2025. He has recorded two half-centuries in this tournament, while his batting average and strike rate in this tournament are 44.16 and 176.66, respectively. His scores in this tournament are 32, 30, 26*, 9, 34*, 0, 70, 14*, and 50 runs. 

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell has scored 235 runs and picked up six wickets in nine matches in the MLC 2025. Apart from one century in this tournament, his batting strike rate in this competition is 192.62. In the last game, he won the Player of the Match award for picking up three wickets. 

Trent Boult: New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has taken 11 wickets in nine matches in the MLC 2025. He has recorded one four-wicket haul as Player of the Match and one more three-wicket haul in this tournament.

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill will host the 23rd match of the MLC 2025, where the Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (TEX vs WAS) match will be played on Wednesday evening, July 2 (starting at 04:30 IST on July 3). 

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS Probable XIs

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Nandre Burger, Akeal Hossain, Zia Ul Haq Muhammad, Noor Ahmad

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Amila Aponso/Mark Adair

See Also: MLC 2025: Probable Playing XI for TEX vs WAS

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Faf du Plessis: Former South African captain Faf du Plessis is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025. He has scored 317 runs in seven innings with an average of 52.83 and a strike rate of 179.09, including two centuries and one half-century. In the last four innings, he scored 100, 69, 12, and 103*. 

Mitchell Owen: Mitchell Owen has scored 288 runs and taken 14 wickets in this tournament. While he has hit two half-centuries this season, he has a batting strike rate of 210.21. Meanwhile, with the ball in hand, he recorded a fifer in the last game before managing two more three-fers this season.

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell has scored 235 runs in seven innings with an average of 47.00 and a strike rate of 194.21, including one century. He has also picked up three wickets in this tournament. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Ian Holland: Ian Holland has taken 10 wickets in seven matches this season by maintaining an economy rate of 7.26. He has recorded one four-fer in this tournament. 

Noor Ahmad: Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad has picked up 10 wickets in seven matches in this tournament, including one four-wicket haul and one three-wicket haul. However, he recorded wicketless bowling figures in three out of the last four matches. 

Jack Edwards: In this tournament, Jack Edwards has scored 119 runs and taken nine wickets. Apart from one three–wicket haul in this season, Edwards scored a crucial 42 runs in the last game. 

MLC 2025 – Match 19: Washington Freedom Beat San Francisco Unicorns by 12 Runs to Reach Playoffs

In Match 19 of the 2025 Major League Cricket season at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, Washington Freedom played an important match with San Francisco Unicorns. It was an important game to reach a playoff spot. Washington won the toss and chose to bat first. They played well with both bat and ball to win by 12 runs and secure their place in the playoffs after winning this crucial game.

Batting first, Washington scored 169 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Glenn Phillips was the top scorer with 58 runs from 39 balls. Jack Edwards also did well with 42 runs. Obus Pienaar added quick runs at the end with 30 from just 12 balls. For San Francisco, Xavier Bartlett bowled very well, taking 4 wickets for 32 runs. Romario Shepherd and Haris Rauf took one wicket each.

Chasing 170 to win, the Unicorns managed 157 runs for 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Captain Matthew Short fought hard with 67 runs from 40 balls. Jahmar Hamilton scored 31 off 18, and Sanjay Krishnamurthy made 24 off 21. But the rest of the team could not finish the job. Mitchell Owen bowled brilliantly for Washington, taking 5 wickets for just 17 runs in 3 overs. Jack Edwards and Amila Aponso took one wicket each to help Washington secure an important win.

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Twitter reactions after WF wins 19th match of  MLC 2025

😰 SFU loose their first wicket!

📺 Watch live and exclusive on https://t.co/ktQmbfqs7H#MLC | #WFvSFU pic.twitter.com/imR1VyQVXv

— Willow TV US (@willowtv) June 29, 2025

Washington Freedom registered their sixth consecutive victory, ended San Francisco Unicorns' six-match winning streak, and qualified for the playoffs in MLC 2025! 💙👏

Mitchell Owen picked up a five-wicket haul and bagged the Player of the Match award! 🎖️#SFUvWF #MLC2025… pic.twitter.com/aLNc9BK5Ek

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 29, 2025

Glenn Phillips brought the fireworks, Mitchell Owen cleaned up with a fifer and Washington Freedom ended the San Francisco Unicorns' unbeaten run to seal a playoff berth! 💥

🔗https://t.co/9fZNSjclQD pic.twitter.com/kC1XOkRJ9E

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 29, 2025

Glenn Phillips first half-century in MLC helped Washington Freedom sixth consecutive win beating table topper San Francisco Unicorns by 12 runs and into the qualifier.#MLC pic.twitter.com/IQklYtKevc

— 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐬 🇳🇿 (@Kiwiscricketfan) June 29, 2025

Mitchell Owen single-handedly turned this game around, picking up an incredible five-wicket haul for the @WSHFreedom! This win made WF the second team to qualify for the playoffs in July. 💥 pic.twitter.com/iMM7CQUMFj

— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 29, 2025

A stellar show from the Washington Freedom in the finals as they beat the San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs and were crowned as CHAMPIONS OF MLC 2024. pic.twitter.com/fXtsBGfxCY

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) July 29, 2024