Australia defeated West Indies by 8 wickets in the first ODI in Melbourne with the help of Xavier Bartlett's four-wicket haul (4/17) in his debut game as he restricted the opponent to just 231 on board. In reply, Australia chased down 232 runs with 8 wickets in hand to register an easy win.
Here, in this article we will have a look at best bowling figures by a bowler on debut for Australia.
Best bowling figure for Australia in debut ODI match:
- Tony Dodemaide - 5/21 vs Sri Lanka in Perth, 1988
- Xavier Bartlett - 4/17 vs West Indies in Melbourne, 2024
- Stuart MacGill - 4/19 vs Pakistan in Sydney, 2000
- Carl Rackemann - 4/39 vs New Zealand in Melbourne, 1983
- Xavier Doherty - 4/46 vs Sri Lanka in Melbourne, 2010
Xavier Bartlett has recorded second best bowling figures (4/17) for Australia in debut ODI game.
Best bowling figures by a bowler in debut ODI match:
- Kagiso Rabada - 6/16 vs Bangladesh in Mirpur, 2015
- Fidel Edwards - 6/22 vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2003
- Jan Frylinck - 5/13 vs Namibia in Windhoek, 2019
- Tony Dodemaide - 5/21 vs Sri Lanka in Perth, 1988
- Uvais Karnain - 5/26 vs New Zealand in Moratuwa, 1984
- Austin Codrington - 5/27 vs Canada in Durban, 2003
- Taskin Ahmed - 5/28 vs India in Mirpur, 2014
- Allan Donald - 5/29 vs India in Kolkata, 1991
- Brian Vitori - 5/30 vs Bangladesh in Harare, 2011
- Dasun Shanaka - 5/43 vs Ireland in Dublin, 2016
- Craig Young - 5/46 vs Scotland in Dublin, 2014
- Mustafizur Rahman - 5/50 vs India in Mirpur, 2015
- Jake Ball - 5/51 vs Bangladesh in Mirpur, 2016
- Charitha Buddhika - 5/67 vs Zimbabwe in Sharjah, 2001
- Taijul Islam - 4/11 vs Zimbabwe in Mirpur, 2014
- Vernon Philander - 4/12 vs Ireland in Belfast, 2007
- Aayan Afzal Khan - 4/14 vs Nepal in Kirtipur, 2022
- Xavier Bartlett - 4/17 vs West Indies in Melbourne, 2024
Xavier Bartlett's 4/17 stands to be 18th best bowling figure on ODI debut.
