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India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS, 1st ODI: Skipper Mitchell Marsh scored an unbeaten 46 off 52 balls, while Josh Phillipe scored a 29-ball 37 to help Australia beat India by seven wickets in the rain-affected 1st ODI at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Sunday. Australia made light work of the 131-run target in the rain-marred game, which was reduced to a 26-over-a-side contest. With the win, Australia went 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Earlier, India posted 136/9 against Australia in the rain-interrupted first ODI at the Perth Stadium on Sunday. The match was reduced to a 26-overs each side after the third rain interruption. The hosts need 131 runs to win the game according to DLS calculations.
India were struggling at 52/4 in 16.4 overs when rain stopped the proceedings for the third time in the day. But Axar Patel and KL Rahul gave momentum to the innings after resumption to help the visitors reach at least a modest total after a poor start.
Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy played a very useful cameo towards the end, smashing two maximums in the last over. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma failed to score runs on their return to international cricket after seven months.
Captain Shubman Gill was caught down the leg side off pacer Ellis for 10 runs. For Australia, Matthew Kunhemann, Mitchell Owen, and Josh Hazlewood picked up two wickets each.
Matt Renshaw scores the winning run for Australia with a single in the 22nd over as the hosts beat India by 7 wickets via DLS method in the rain-affected 1st ODI to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Skipper Mitchell Marsh slammed an unbeaten knock of 46 runs off 52 balls to help Australia make light work of the revised 131-target in the 26-overs-a-side contest.
A good over from Nitish Reddy as he gives away only 4 runs from it, but Australia have already sealed the game. The hosts need 10 runs in the next 36 overs to wrap up a thumping win in the first ODI and go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Marsh 5 runs away from a well-deserved half-century.
Arshdeep Singh concedes just 2 runs from the 17th over, but Australia move closer to victory with 8 runs from the next one from Sundar. Marsh moved to 42 off 45 balls. Australia need only 21 runs in the next 8 overs to win the game.
Finally, a breakthrough for India as Washington Sundar strikes in the 16th over. The all-rounder dismisses Josh Philippe on 37. It might be too late for India, but a wicket nonetheless as Arshdeep Singh takes a good catch at backward square leg to send the right-hander packing. 100 up for Australia as Matt Renshaw walks in to bat. Australia - 100/3 after 16 overs
Philippe gets into the act as he welcomes Harshit Rana with back-to-back boundaries in the 13th over. Two cracking shots from the Aussie batter to help his team get 13 runs from the over. Axar Patel returns for his 4th over. Philippe hits another boundary to get 8 runs from it. He moves to 29 off 23 balls, while Marsh is batting on 34 off 39 balls.
Another good over from Harshit Rana as he gives away only 7 runs in the 11th over. Axar wraps up another quick over, conceding 5 runs from it. Australia are cruising in the run chase as India desperately search for wickets. India need wickets to tilt the game in their favour.
A probing over from Harshit Rana as he tests new batter Josh Philippe with some excellent deliveries. The pacer is finding his rhythm in the game and has bowled well so far. Axar with his second over next. Just three singles off the first five balls, but Marsh finishes the over with a four to get 7 runs from it. Australia cross the 50-run mark.
Mohammed Siraj starts the fifth over with three back-to-back dot balls. Marsh hammers the next ball over deep cover for a stunning six. The Aussie skipper is looking in imperious form here. He continues his blistering run against Harshit Rana in his first over. Marsh slaps a shortish delivery from Rana for a six to get 9 from the over.
Mohammed Siraj returns to bowl his second over and completes a maiden over against Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short. Arshdeep is back for his second. March climbs on to the short ball from the pacer and clubs it for a six. A single off the next ball. Short hits a boundary to get 12 runs from the over.
Arshdeep Singh dismisses Travis Head for 8 runs. A length delivery well outside off, and Head slices it. The ball moves away, and the third man fielder takes a good catch in the deep. Two runs and a wicket in the over.
AUS 11/1 (2 overs)
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are at the crease. Siraj will open the attack and concedes 9 runs in the over. Travis Head hits a boundary over mid-on on the fourth ball. He smashes another boundary over mid-off on the last ball.
Australia need 131 runs to win the first game of the three-match series. Nitish Reddy smashes back-to-back sixes in the last over to help the Men in Blue post a decent total on the board. KL Rahul and Axar Patel also made crucial contributions with the bat. We'll be back with the chase shortly.
Mitchell Owen dismisses KL Rahul for 38 runs. It's his maiden ODI wicket. The batter looks to play a big shot, but he doesn't quite middle it, and Renshaw takes a good catch at long-on.
Owen removes Harshit Rana on 1 run in the same over and Arshdeep Singh has run himself out as he tried to get Nitish back on strike. Reddy hits a maximum over deep mid-wicket on the third ball of the 26th over. He smashes another maximum over long-on on the last ball.
Kuhnemann removes Washington Sundar on 10 runs. He bowls a straight delivery and gives no pace to the batter. Sundar was looking to play the reverse sweep, but with no pace on the ball, he's way too early into the shot, and it flicks the glove and falls onto the off-stump. Just four runs and wicket in his over.
IND 118/6 (24 overs)
13 runs in the last two overs. Kuhnemann gives away five runs in the 22nd over. Nathan Ellis concedes eight runs in the next over. Washington Sundar hits a boundary over the keeper's head on the fifth ball.
Matthew Kuhnemann dismisses Axar Patel on 31 runs. The batter goes for a big shot, but gets no elevation on the lofted drive, and Renshaw takes a fine catch at long-on. 4 runs and a wicket from his over. Matthew Short comes into the attack and gives away 17 runs in the 21st over. KL Rahul smashes a maximum over long-on on the third ball. He hits another massive six in the same region on the next delivery.
IND 101/5 (21 overs)
Mitchell Owen is back in the attack and concedes 11 runs in the 18th over. Axar Patel smashes a boundary on the third ball, and he hits another boundary over mid-on on the very next ball. Nathan Ellis gives away 15 runs in the next over. Axar hits a boundary over mid-on on the third ball, and KL Rahul finishes the over with consecutive boundaries.
The Australian players are warming up in the middle. The Men in Blue have a few overs left to post something challenging on the board. Hopefully, we'll get no further rain interruptions. Nathan Ellis concedes just four runs in the over.
The rain has stopped for now, and the covers are being removed. The match will restart at 2 pm IST. It's going to be a 26-over game now.
Rain has returned, and the ground staff bring out the covers once again. The players are back in the dressing room.
The players and the umpires are back on the field. Ellis gives away just three runs in the over.
There's no rain now. The main groundsman has a chat with the umpires, and the big cover on the pitch is being removed. Play will resume in two minutes. It's going to be a 32-over per side game. 2 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 7 overs each, and 3 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 6 overs each.
Josh Hazlewood dismisses Shreyas Iyer on 11 runs. Short ball, into the body and Iyer looks to play it fine, but only manages to get a glove. Philippe takes a tumbling catch. Iyer discusses the review, but then walks off. Oh-no the rain is back again, and the ground staff bring the covers back.
Big roar from the crowd as the players walk out to the middle. Hazlewood has one more ball remaining in his 6th over. He gives away six runs in the 12th over. Shreyas Iyer hits a boundary through backward square on the last ball.
The rain has stopped for now. The side covers are being removed, and the supersopper is in action again. The crowd cheers as the on-field umpires give the thumbs-up sign. More covers are being removed. The game will resume at 12:20 PM IST (2:50 pm local). It's reduced to a 35-over game. Each bowler can bowl a maximum of 7 overs. The hosts will be chasing a revised score according to the DLS method.
Looks like the rain is back. The umpires have once again walked out in the middle, but with umbrellas this time around. Plenty of dark clouds around the Optus Stadium.
The rain has stopped and the ground staff are removing the covers. The supersopper is back and doing the rounds around the boundary rope. The umpires are in the middle with the umbrella down. It is looking very positive for a restart.
The supersopper is doing the rounds in the stadium. Only the pitch is under the cover, and this is a longer break. We could be losing a few more overs.
There's a bit of rain in Perth, but the umpires have removed the stumps and instructed the groundsmen to cover the pitch; but it is getting heavier now.
IND 37/3 (11.5 overs)
Josh Hazlewood concedes just two runs in the 10th over. Mitchell Starc is back in the attack and gives away eight runs in the next over.
Axar Patel - 6*(9)
Shreyas Iyer - 6*(17)
Good news from Perth, the thick cover on the pitch is being removed. Good news from Perth, the thick cover on the pitch is being removed. The Australian players are doing their warm-ups in the dugout.
Nathan Ellis dismisses skipper Shubman Gill for 10 runs. Team India is in massive trouble at Perth Stadium. He bowls a length delivery angling down leg, and Gill looks to play it fine and gets it too fine. Thin inside edge, and Philippe moves to his left to grab it with both hands. Rain stops play.
IND 25/3 (8.5 overs)
Mitchell Starc dismisses Virat Kohli for a duck. Big wicket for the hosts. Pitched up delivery just outside off, and Kohli chases for a big drive away from his body. He only manages to get a thick outside edge, and Connolly dives to his left at backward point to take an sensational catch. Just 4 runs and a wicket in the last two overs.
IND 25/2 (8 overs)
Just seven runs in the last two overs. Mitchell Starc bowls a maiden over. Josh Hazlewood gives away seven runs in the next over. Gill smashes a boundary through extra cover on the fifth ball.
Josh Hazlewood dismisses Rohit Sharma for 8 runs. He gets extra bounce from a short of a good length, and the ball nibbles away a bit as well. Rohit could have let it go on line, but he has a poke at it and outside-edges it to second slip. Eight runs and one wicket in the last two overs.
IND 14/1 (4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack and concedes four runs in the over. Gill hits a boundary through mid-off on the fourth ball.
The teams march out for the national anthems. Big roar from the crowd. The pre-match ritual is completed. Rohit and Gill are at the crease. Mitchell Starc will open the attack and gives away just 2 runs.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Philippe(w), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.
Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first at Perth Stadium in the 1st ODI.
The rain has cleared, and the players are now out on the field warming up.
Optus Stadium has hosted just three ODI matches so far, and Australia have surprisingly lost all of them.
Debutants Matt Renshaw and Mitch Owen have been presented with their caps.
Nitish Kumar Reddy receives his ODI cap from Rohit Sharma.
Total ODI matches - 152
India won - 58
Australia won - 84
No result - 10
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna.
A very good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the India vs Australia 1st ODI at Perth Stadium. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be in action for the first time in seven months. The three-match series will be Shubman Gill's first assignment as the full-time ODI captain.
