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1st ODI UPDATES: Australia rout India in rain-hit match

 Sun, 19 October 2025
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Australia rout India in rain-hit match

Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh

Aus 131-3 (21.1 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Australia cruising towards an emphatic victory. Renshaw confidently pulls the short ball from Arshdeep behind square on the leg side for a four. He clips the next off his pads for two runs and taps the last ball for a single to retain strike.

Australia need 1 for victory from five overs.

Debutant Renshaw hits the winning runs. He nudges the short ball from Nitish towards square leg for one to take Australia to a convincing seven-wicket victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Australia were clinical with both bat and ball as India's top order failure proved to be their downfall.

Australia in control; set for easy win


Aus 121-3 (20 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Renshaw walks across his stumps and swipes Arshdeep fine on the leg side for a six, getting the ball off the middle to clear the ropes.

Renshaw shuffles across and is struck on the pads but nothing from the bowler as it looks to be going down.

Marsh watchfully keeps out the rest of the over, not wanting to take any risks with Australia set for an easy win.

Reddy back into the attack. Renshaw gets an outside edge second ball but a diving wicketkeeper Rahul can't hold on to the difficult chance.

Marsh hits the fourth ball down the ground past mid-off for two runs as the fielder at long-on stops it and then takes one.

Australia in control; set for easy win


Aus 110-3 (18 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Arshdeep back into the attack. Renshaw leaves the first ball before he clips the next off his pads for a single and Marsh takes one next ball.

Renshaw is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down as the impact is high and again he is struck on the pads but he is outside the line.

In the next over, Renshaw lofts Sundar down the ground. Siraj at long-off takes a few steps back and catches the ball overhead but the momentum sees him tumble over the ropes and he does well to flick the ball back and save the six.

Marsh clips the next ball for a single before Renshaw plays a nicely-timed drive through the covers for three runs and Marsh pulls the last ball for two runs.

Philippe out for 37 but Australia in control


Aus 100-3 (16 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Nitish Kumar Reddy into the attack in place of Rana, who has been expensive with 27 runs in his four overs.

Philippe takes a single to mid-off before Marsh hits the next past point for two runs and then takes one to long-on.

Philippe on fire as he swats Reddy over long-on for a six and then takes one to get 11 from the over.

Washington Sundar comes into the attack. He starts with a poor delivery, way down the leg side to Philippe to concede five wides.

He misses the reverse sweep next ball before he pulls the next ball but is caught at deep square leg after scoring a quickfire 37 from 29 balls.

Matt Renshaw picks a single from the last ball to get off the mark and bring up Australia's 100 in 16 overs.

Australia in control with 31 needed from 10 overs for victory.

Marsh, Philippe put Australia in control

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Aus 83-2 (14 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

India need to strike a wicket or two to check Australia's charge. Short and wide from Rana as Philippe rides the bounce to steer the ball fine on the off-side for a four.

The next ball is again a poor delivery, short and wide, as Philippe slashes it over point for another boundary.

Rana tries the off-cutter as Phillipe gets an inside edge on to the pads. He is bowling at a good pace, in the 140s, but has struggled with his control.

In the next over, Philippe slog sweeps Axar over midwicket for a four before he laps the next fine for two runs and then takes one.

Marsh puts Australia back on track


Aus 67-2 (12 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Rana unlucky as Philippe gets a big fat top edge trying to pull the pacer and the ball flies over the thirdman region for a six.

He looks to flick the next ball but gets the leading edge which goes along the ground.

Philippe clips the next off his pads for one and Marsh bottom edges the last ball to the keeper.

Australia doing well to play sensibly against Axar, happy to pick the singles against him

The spinner gives away five runs in his third over, including two leg byes.

Australia are 67/2 in 12 overs at the drinks break. Marsh has stroked 33 from 36 balls, while Philippe has made 14.

Axar strikes; Australia lose 2nd wicket


Aus 55-2 (10 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Harshit, who went for runs in his first over, is back into the attack. He has a confident shout for leg before wicket turned down against Marsh, with the impact high.

Rana interested but the umpire is not interested as the ball would have bounced over.

The next ball is on length and swings into Josh Philippe, who is beaten on the inside edge. He pulls the next ball to deep square leg for a single and Marsh is struck on the pads last ball as Rana does well to concede just three runs from the over.

Axar building up the pressure. Philippe flicks the next ball on the leg side for one before Marsh plays two dots in a row and sweeps the fourth ball for one to bring up Australia's 50, in the 10th over.

Philippe drives the fifth ball down to long-off for another run before Marsh gets a thick outside edge trying to cut for a four.

Australia are 55/2 in 10 overs, needing another 76 runs for victory in 16 overs at under five per over.

Marsh has been positive, stroking 32 from 31 balls, with three sixes and two fours.

Axar strikes; Australia lose 2nd wicket

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Aus 45-2 (8 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Marsh looks in great touch. Siraj drifts on the pads as the Australia skipper glances it fine for a four before a high bouncer is ruled a wide.

The last ball is a quick bouncer as Marsh is struck on the helmet trying to evade it.

The physio rushes out to conduct some concussion tests before the batter is ruled fit to continue.

Spin introduced as Axar Patel comes into the attack. He strikes in his first over with the wicket of Short, who gets a thick outside edge and is caught at short thirdman for eight.

Josh Philippe gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.

Australia recover after early wicket


Aus 38-1 (6 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Marsh dealing in sixes at the moment. He shimmies down the track to smash Siraj inside out over the cover fence for a six.

He taps the next on the leg side before leaving the last ball as Australia reach 29/1 in five overs.

Harshit Rana comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over. Short takes a single first ball before Marsh slashes the short wide ball powerfully getting it over the cover fence for his third six.

Marsh takes a single down to fine leg and Short gets one off the fifth ball.

Arshdeep strikes; Head out for 8

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Aus 23-1 (4 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

Great bowling from Siraj as he gets the ball to jag away a long way to beat Marsh on the outside edge.

Siraj was confident but nothing much from his team-mates. Captain Marsh uses his feet to try and hit over the top but gets an inside edge.

Marsh sensibly doesn't go chasing as he leaves the next ball pitched wide of the stumps and does the same next ball.

High quality bowling from Siraj, getting his line and length right, as Marsh can only defend the last ball.

Maiden over from Siraj to build some pressure on Australia after the early wicket of Head.

In the next over, Short pushes Arshdeep into the off-side for a single to get off the mark.

Marsh breaks the shackles as he pulls the short ball from Arshdeep high over square leg for a six and takes one next ball.

Arshdeep drops short as Short takes full toll, slapping it through the covers for a boundary

Arshdeep strikes; Head out for 8


Aus 11-1 (2 ovs) vs India 136-9 (26 ovs) | Scorecard
D/L Target for Aus: 131

The Duckworth-Lewis target for Australia has been revised to 131. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh are the two openers for Australia, while Mohammed Siraj will open the bowling.

Marsh offers no shot to the first ball before he gets the next off the outside half to thirdman for a single to get off the mark.

Travis Head taps the next back to the bowler before he plays a cracking flick in the gap at midwicket for a four to get off the mark in style.

He lofts the last ball over the fielder at mid-off for another boundary, to get nine from the opening over.

Arshdeep Singh from the other end. He strikes in his first over with the big wicket of Head, who cuts it straight to Rana at thirdman to fall for eight.

Matthew Short defends the first ball he faces before he gets the next to jag away to beat the right-hander on the outside edge.

Arshdeep goes for the inswinger but it is down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

Short plays and misses again as he looks to smash the length ball angled across through the covers but fails to connect.

He keeps out the next two balls to end a wonderful first over from Arshdeep.

Australia limit India to 136 in rain-hit ODI

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India 136-9 (26 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Spinner Kuhnemann to bowl the final over. Nitish has a big swing first ball but gets the inside edge before he hits the next to square leg.

He calls his partner Arshdeep Singh for a non-existent second run in order to retain strike.

Arshdeep is run out by a long way as he walks back for a duck without facing a ball.

Nitish finally makes good connection, slogging Kuhnemann powerfully over midwicket for a six.

Kuhnemann fires it flat as Nitish slaps it towards long-on and turns down the single as Siraj is keen to run across.

He has another big heave but again the inside edge as Siraj looks for the quick single but is sent back.

Nitish lofts the last ball bang off the middle, clearing the long-on fence for the second six of the over.

India finish on 136/9 in their 26 overs, with Reddy scoring a quickfire 19 from 11 balls.

Australia limit India to 136 in rain-hit ODI

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India 136-9 (26 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Spinner Kuhnemann to bowl the final over. Nitish has a big swing first ball but gets the inside edge before he hits the next to square leg.

He calls his partner Arshdeep Singh for a non-existent second run in order to retain strike.

Arshdeep is run out by a long way as he walks back for a duck without facing a ball.

Nitish finally makes good connection, slogging Kuhnemann powerfully over midwicket for a six.

Kuhnemann fires it flat as Nitish slaps it towards long-on and turns down the single as Siraj is keen to run across.

He has another big heave but again the inside edge as Siraj looks for the quick single but is sent back.

Nitish lofts the last ball bang off the middle, clearing the long-on fence for the second six of the over.

India finish on 136/9 in their 26 overs, with Reddy scoring a quickfire 19 from 11 balls.

Rahul, Sundar perish as India collapse


India 123-8 (25 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Two overs to go, India will ideally look to post around the 150-run mark but they will need a few boundaries in the last 12 balls.

Owen to bowl the 25th over. Nitish flicks the first ball in the gap at midwicket for two runs before he pulls the next for one.

Rahul looks to clear the fielder but holes out to Renshaw at long-on to give Owen his first wicket in ODIs.

Rahul is dismissed after a quickfire 38 from 31 balls as India lose their seventh wicket.

Nitish gets a lifeline as Renshaw puts down a tough chance running to his right at long-on.

However, Owen strikes again off the last ball. Harshit Rana has a big swing but miscues it high and is caught by wicketkeeper Philippe for one.

Sundar out for 10; India 6 down


India 118-6 (24 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Kuhnemann continues to be tight. He picks up another wicket in his third over, getting rid of Sundar, who miscues the reverse sweep straight into his stumps to be bowled for 10.

It has been a terrific effort from the spinner to dry up the runs when India were looking to attack and strike a couple of vital wickets.

Just four runs from the 24th over, with the spinner's figures reading 2/13 in three overs.

Rahul on the attack; India go past 100


India 114-5 (23 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Rahul picks a single first ball before Sundar sweeps the next for another run to midwicket.

Rahul uses his feet as Kuhnemann cleverly shortens his length to keep the batter down to one.

Sundar tries the reverse sweep but can't get it in the gap followed by singles off the last two balls as Kuhnemann does well to concedes just five runs from the 22nd over.

Ellis back into the attack, to bowl his fifth and final over. Rahul gets a single first ball before Sundar looks to swat it over the leg side but misses and is hit on the body.

Sundar takes a single in the gap at midwicket before Ellis bowls a wide and Rahul picks one on the leg side.

Ellis tries the slower bouncer as Sundar walks across his stumps to pull it fine on the leg side for a four but can't get a run off the last ball as he keeps out the yorker.

Rahul on the attack; India go past 100


India 101-5 (21 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Off-spinner Matthew Short from the other end. Rahul clips the first ball to midwicket for a single and Washington Sundar gets off the mark with one off the next.

Rahul chips down the track to loft Short straight back over his head for a six.

He uses his feet again to despatch Short high into the stands over long-on for back to back sixes.

Short goes flat and wide as Rahul slaps it through the covers for a single.

Sundar cuts the last ball behind point for two runs as Rahul is nearly run out going for the third to take India past 100.

17 runs from Short's first over as India continue to attack the bowlers.

Axar out for 31; India 5 down


India 84-5 (20 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann comes into the attack. Axar has a big swing first ball across the line but misses before he pushes the next into the leg side for a single.

Rahul goes back to pull the spinner over midwicket but doesn't get enough power in the shot, to get two runs.

He looks to heave the next over midwicket but can't connect this time. 

Rahul punches the next to sweeper cover for a single before Axar holes out to the fielder at long-on.

Axar looks to challenge the fielder in the deep but can't get enough elevation and is caught on the long-on boundary by Renshaw.

Axar walks back after a good innings of 31 from 38 balls as India lose their fifth wicket.

Axar, Rahul on the attack!

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India 80-4 (19 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Axar on fire! He picks the slower short ball from Ellis, pulling it wide of long-on for a four -- his third from the last six balls.

Rahul also joins the party! He makes room to club the slower ball, pitched back of length, powerfully back to beat the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.

He pulls the next ball for a boundary over midwicket to get 15 from the over.

India on the attack, with 26 coming from the last two overs.

Axar Patel on the attack


India 65-4 (18 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Ellis to finish off his over after the resumption. Rahul and Axar pick a single each off the last two balls to end the 17th over.

Mitchell Owen from the other end. Indians showing some urgency, looking to keep scoreboard ticking along with singles.

Singles from the first two balls before Axar top edges the pull shot for a four over the wicketkeeper -- the first boundary after 33 balls.

The left-hander gets the next off the middle, lofting the next ball over the fielder at mid-on for back to back fours.

He pulls the last ball for a single to fine leg as Owen concedes 11 runs from the over.

Match reduced to 26 overs per side


India 52-4 (16.4 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

The rain has stopped and the covers are being taken with the match scheduled to resume at 2pm IST. The match has been further reduced to 26 overs per side.

What will be India's strategy now? With 9.2 overs left in India's innings, will they bat more positively? The pitch is certainly not easy for batters with the ball still moving around.

Four bowlers can bowl a maximum of five overs each and one can bowler can bowl six overs.

For Australia, Hazlewood and Starc have already completed their spell.

Match to resume at 2pm; 26 overs per side


India 52-4 (16.4 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

The rain has stopped and the covers are being taken with the match scheduled to resume at 2pm IST. The match has been further reduced to 26 overs per side.

Rain stops play again; India 52/4

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India 52-4 (16.4 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Ellis continues as Rahul taps the second ball into the off-side for a single. Axar guides the pacer to thirdman for another run before rain intervenes again at Perth.

The players are forced off the field because of rain and this time it looks quite heavy.

India are 52/4 in 16.4 overs with Axar on 14 from 26 balls and Rahul on 3 from 10 balls.

"It has gone quite dark," says Ravi Shastri on commentary.

Only 14 balls were bowled this time with India scoring seven runs.

Rahul, Axar take India past 50


India 50-4 (16 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Starc comes back for a new spell as Australia look for another wicket. Axar defends the first ball into the off-side but is beaten on the outside edge next ball as he looks to play the big booming cover drive.

Axar drives the third ball uppishly towards thirdman for a single. Rahul taps the third ball into the leg side for another run to bring up India's 50 in the 16th over.

Axar surprised by the full toss as he mistimes it to mid-off for a dot ball and blocks the last ball.

Match reduced to 32 overs


India 48-4 (15 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

The match has been reduced to 32 overs per side.

India will need a magical knock from one of their batters to get them to around 100/120 to give their bowlers something to bowl at.

Ellis continues with the ball. The first ball after resumption bounces a bit extra as Rahul defends it before he cuts the next past point for a single, to get off the mark.

Axar clips the back of length ball off his pads for another run. Rahul goes after a full wide delivery, hitting it uppishly but it falls just short of Connolly at point, who does well to grab it on the half-volley.

Play to resume at 12.55pm IST


India 46-4 (14.2 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

The covers have been taken off as it has stopped raining. The Super Sopper is busy removing the moisture from the outfield.

Play will resume at 12.55pm IST, with the match reduced to 32 overs per side.

Rain stops play after India lose Iyer


India 46-4 (14.2 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Hazlewood finishes with excellent figures of 2/20 in seven overs. Nathan Ellis comes back from the other end.

Axar blocks the first ball before he clips the next for a single off his pads.

And the rain is back to halt proceedings for the third time in this match.

The umpires immediately call the players off the field.

India lost one wicket for nine runs in the 15 balls bowled during the brief spell of play which lasted just 12 minutes.

India are struggling on 46/4 in 14.2 overs.

Shreyas out for 11; India 4 down

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India 45-4 (14 ovs) vs Australia | Scorecard

Hazlewood to bowl his seventh over, his final of the game. He strikes with the big wicket of Shreyas, who is given out caught down the leg side off a bouncer.

Shreyas has a chat with his partner Axar before he walks off without taking the review.

The bouncer cramped him up as it took the gloves and wicketkeeper Phillip took a superb catch diving to his left.

Shreyas walks back for 11 as India slip to 45/4 in the 14th over.

K L Rahul walks in at No 6. Another good short ball on the body as Rahul has to fend it on the leg side.

He offers no shot to the next ball and does the same last ball as Hazlewood bowls a wicket maiden.

Shreyas, Axar steady India


India 45-3 (13 ovs) vs Australia

Medium pacer Mitchell Owen from the other end. He starts with a full toss which Axar pushes back to the bowler before he taps the next on the leg side for a single.

Shreyas runs the third ball down to thirdman for one.

Axar keeps out the next two balls before he slices the last ball behind point for two runs.

Match resumes in Perth


India 41-3 (12 ovs) vs Australia

The match has resumed in Perth. Hazlewood to finish the last ball of the 12th over.

He starts with a loose delivery, as Shreyas Iyer cuts the last ball past point for a boundary to make a confident start after the resumption.

Match to resume at 12.20pm IST


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

We have good news from Perth. Play will resume at 12.20opm IST.

The match has been reduced to 35 overs per side. The bowlers can bowl a maximum of five overs each.

Rain stops play after India's horror start


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

It has stopped raining and the covers are being taken off once again. The Super Sopper have swung back into action. It won't be long before the match gets underway unless there is any further rain.

The breeze has picked up too. It remains to be seen how many overs have been lost to the weather.

The match was already reduced to 49 overs before this long rain break, which has stretched to two hours now.

Rain stops play after India lose early wkts


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

The wait will continue as the rain is back again. More covers are being brought out to the middle.

It has gone quite dark overhead with more rain set to lash the Perth Stadium.

The weather is expected to clear later in the evening in Perth, which means we could still have a truncated game.
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India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

It has stopped raining at the Perth Stadium. The umpires are out for an inspections as the Super Sopper is being used to dry the outfield.

The pitch and the adjoining square is still under covers.

If there is no further rain, it won't be long before play gets underway in Perth.

Rain stops play; India struggle on 37/3


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

This is turning out to be a frustrating wait for the fans. The rain is not showing any signs of relenting as the cover continues to be in place on the pitch and the adjoining square.

We will definitely lost quite a few overs when the match restarts.

India will be at a big disadvantage, having lost their top order cheaply. They face a massive rebuilding task on a pitch which is not easy for the batters.

Rohit, Gill, Kohli perish cheaply


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

It continues to rain in Perth which means we will lose quite a few overs. The covers are still in place on the pitch and there are some still umbrellas up in the stands, which means there is still a drizzle on currently.

Stay tuned for further updates.

Rain stops play again; India 37/3


India 37-3 (11.5 ovs) vs Australia

Starc, who took 1/12 in four overs in his first spell, comes back into the attack. Axar drives the first ball in the gap through the covers for three runs.

However, the umpires rule a run short as Axar slipped and didn't drag his bat inside the crease, making it just two runs to Axar's score.

Iyer slaps the next ball past the fielder at point for a couple of runs before taking one to thirdman.

Axar rocks back to slap the short wide ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs.

Hazlewood continues, bowling his sixth over, as rain again interrupts proceedings in Perth.

This doesn't look too heavy as the players walk off, with India on 37/3 in 11.5 overs.

Kohli, Gill, Rohit depart; India 3 down


India 27-3 (10 ovs) vs Australia

Hazlewood continues to keep things tight. He bowls four dots in a row to Iyer, who then runs the fifth ball down to thirdman.

Axar guides the last ball to thirdman for a single to thirdman for one to get off the mark from the sixth ball faced.

India are 27/3 in 10 overs, with Iyer on 3 from 14 balls and Axar on 1 from six balls.

Kohli, Gill, Rohit depart; India 3 down


India 25-3 (9 ovs) vs Aus

Play resumes after a short break of nearly five minutes. The match has been reduced to 49 overs a side.

The ball continues to jag around as Axar is beaten off the first ball after the restart.

Kohli, Gill, Rohit depart; India 3 down


India 25-3 (8.5 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

It won't be a long delay as the covers are being pulled off. India will be aiming to rebuild after the break and regain some momentum.

They have lost their top three Rohit, Kohli and Gill within the first nine overs, the trio adding just 18 runs between them.


Rain stops play; Kohli, Gill, Rohit depart

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India 25-3 (8.5 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Nathan Ellis comes into the attack. He strikes first ball with the big wicket of captain Gill, who misses the glance off a delivery down the leg side and is caught by wicketkeeper Phillipe for 10.

Axar Patel comes in at No 5 ahead of K L Rahul. The left-hander is beaten first ball as he attempts to play the big drive through the covers.

The next ball swings into Axar, who is beaten on the inside edge and is hit on the pads. He keeps out the next few balls before rain stops play.

Gill out for 8; India in trouble


India 25-2 (8 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Hazlewood has been excellent with the ball. The pacer has been good with his length, not giving anything away while making an early breakthrough.

Gill takes a single before Iyer plays four dots in a row as Hazlewood concedes just a single in his fourth over. He has excellent figures of 1/12 in four overs.

Kohli out for duck; India in trouble


India 24-2 (7 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Another blow for India as Kohli falls for a duck, caught at point off Starc.

The ball is away from the stumps as Kohli goes hard at it, moving any foot work, only to hit it uppishly square off the outside half.

Cooper Connolly dives to his left to come up with a superb catch at point.

Kohli dismissed for a duck in Australia for the first time in his career in 30 innings in ODIs.

India in early trouble on 21/2 in the seventh as vice-captain Shreyas Iyer walks out at No 4.

Iyer leaves the first ball followed by a leave before he ducks under a quick bouncer from Starc.

Starc bowls a wide down the leg side before Iyer hits the last ball in the gap through the off-side for two runs to get off the mark.

Blow for India; Rohit falls for 8


India 21-1 (6 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Kohli will be keen to make an impression in his comeback game. The pitch is not easy against the new ball as the two pacers are getting some assistance.

Kohli keeps out the first two balls before he avoids the back of length ball angled across.

Kohli goes chasing after one moving away and is beaten on the outside edge before he pushes the last ball to mid-off for a maiden over.

Hazlewood tries the short ball to Gill but it goes down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

Hazlewood gets it right, a full delivery moving away to beat Gill on the outside edge.

He bowls another wide, getting it down the leg side and the same a few balls later.

Gill then crashes the fifth ball in the gap through the covers for a four.

Blow for India; Rohit falls for 8

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma

India 13-1 (4 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Rohit shuffles across and looks to flick the full delivery from Starc but can't connect and is struck on the pads but it is clearly going down.

Rohit looks to break free as he drives Starc uppishly, getting it over the fielder in the covers for two runs.

However, he times the next ball to perfection with a cracking straight drive past mid-off for his first boundary.

He pulls the last ball to the fielder at fine leg for a single.

In the next over, Rohit looks to slog Hazlewood across the line but is beaten before he is again beaten on the outside edge by a full delivery which swings away.

Hazlewood gets the early breakthrough. Extra bounce from length as Rohit pushes away from the body and gets the edge to be caught by debutant Matt Renshaw at second slip for 8.

Virat Kohli walks in at No 3. He misses the flick as Hazlewood appeals for leg before but it is going down as he takes a leg bye and Gill leaves the last ball.

Aus opt to bowl; Reddy debuts for India


India 6-0 (2 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Mitchell Starc to open the bowling for Australia. Rohit Sharma takes first strike for India with captain Shubman Gill at the other end.

The first ball is pitched up as Rohit taps it on the leg side and steals a quick single to get off the mark.

The next ball is angled across as Gill leaves before he pushes the next on the off-side for a quick run.

Rohit defends the fourth ball into the off-side and blocks the next towards square leg.

Play and miss as Rohit goes for the big swing but is beaten on the inside edge as the ball swings into the right-hander.

Josh Hazlewood from the other end. The first ball is ignored by Hazlewood before and he defends the next followed by another leave.

Gill plays a beautiful straight drive, timing it to perfection past the fielder at mid-off for a boundary before he keeps out the last two balls.

Australia opt to bowl; Reddy debuts for India


Nitish Kumar Reddy makes his ODI debut for India.

Surprisingly, India have left out the in-form Kuldeep Yadav, who had a great showing with the ball during the West Indies Test series recently.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back after a long gap of nearly seven months. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are the two specialist spinners, with Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana the three pacers.

Check out the playing XIs:

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Josh Philippe (w/k), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

Australia win toss; elect to bowl vs India

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Shubman Gill makes his debut as India's ODI captain, having earlier this year taken over as the Test captain. Mitchell Marsh is captaining Australia.

Australia captain Marsh has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first ODI in Perth.

Australia have gone in with seven batters and four bowlers, says Marsh at the toss.

The conditions are overcast and there is expected to some rain during the course of the match.

"We would have bowled first as well looking at the weather," said Gill at the toss.

Gill confirms Nitish Kumar Reddy will make his debut as they going in with three fast bowlers and three all-rounders.

Reddy gets India ODI cap from Rohit

Nitish Kumar Reddy
Nitish Kumar Reddy

Welcome to the coverage of the first One-Day International between Australia and India at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to make his ODI debut as he gets his India ODI cap from former captain Rohit Sharma, who has a few words of encouragement for the young all-rounder.

Even amid the emotional theme of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's return to India fold, Shubman Gill's maiden outing as full-time ODI skipper provides an equally compelling narrative to the first ODI.

Kohli and Rohit are returning to the national team fold after playing the Champions Trophy in March, and the dynamics of Indian cricket have changed irrevocably in these seven months.

Rohit's previous T20I and ODI outings ended with celebration after guiding the team to ICC trophies, and he was leading the side even in his last Test appearance in Melbourne.

If Kohli can produce those brilliantly calibrated knocks and Rohit his incandescent shot-making up the order, then these two stalwarts can hope to hang on for long.

It will be fascinating to watch an old rivalry coming to life again as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will try to keep the Ro-Ko duo quiet once more.

Gill is expected to shape Indian cricket's future, but he will always have the shadows of Kohli and Rohit looming behind him.

The 26-year-old has already shown that he is capable of standing up to the legacy of Kohli as a batter during the away series against England.

Now, Gill will have to match the standard set by Rohit as white ball formats skipper, justly reflected in India's 75 per cent win ratio under him, highest in the country's ODI history.

Gill will be judged against the achievements of Rohit in the limited-overs, and the Mitchell Marsh-led Australia offers him a daunting first stop despite the absence of premier pacer Pat Cummins.

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