Mitchell Owen - (Source: Johns/X.com)
In the ongoing IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the Kings, batting first, lost three early wickets and did not get off to a great start.
Owing to the shortage of overseas stars because of the league getting pushed back by a week, both teams were forced to make several changes to their playing XI. Talking about Punjab Kings, the one-time finalists handed a debut to Australia's Michell Owen, who has come as a replacement for Glenn Maxwell.
Talking about Mitchell Owen, he had a debut to forget as he fell for a two-ball duck. Notably, on the last ball of the 3rd over, Owen looked for a big shot but fell prey to RR debutant Kwena Maphaka as Sanju Samson made no mistake with the gloves.
It is worth noting that Mitchell Owen has become the fourth Australian in the history to be dismissed for a duck and this article will look at the complete list of Australia stars who fell for a duck on their IPL debut.
1.Ben Laughlin vs MI, Mumbai, 2013
Ben Laughlin was the first Australian to score a duck on IPL debut as the 42-year-old failed to open his account for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in 2013 season.
2. Ashton Turner vs PBKS, Mohali, 2019
Ashton Turner was the 2nd Australian to score a duck on his IPL debut as he playing for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings, registered a duck in 2019 season.
3. Jhye Richardson vs RR, Mumbai, 2021
Jhye Richardson is another Australia cricketer who scored a duck playing for Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals in 2011.
4. Mitchell Owen vs RR, Jaipur, 2025
Mitchell Owen has become the 4th Australia player to score a duck on his debut with his two-ball duck against Rajasthan Royals. Notably, he is the third Australian player to score a duck on their debut in a RR vs PBKS match.
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