Australia defeats India by 7 wickets  ( 7 wickets ) 

Perth: Australia defeated India by 7 wickets    ( 7 wickets )   in the first ODI played in Perth. Batting first, India set a target of 131 runs for Australia. In response, Australia achieved this target in 21.1 overs. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 26 overs each. Batting first, Team India scored 136 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 26 overs, but under the DLS method, Australia was set a target of 131 runs. Australia currently leads the three-match series 1-0. India has already suffered defeat in the first match under Shubman Gill’s captaincy.

Indian batsmen failed to perform well in this match
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, the Indian team did not have a good start in this match. Team India suffered their first setback in the fourth over, with Rohit Sharma dismissed for 8 runs. Virat Kohli then lost his wicket, failing to open his account after facing just 8 balls. Captain Shubman Gill was dismissed for 10 runs off 18 balls. India’s top three batsmen were back in the pavilion with a score of 25. Rain then interrupted the match, forcing multiple stoppages. The match was ultimately reduced to 26 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul scored 38 runs for India, while Axar Patel scored 31 runs. Australia’s bowling attack included Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Owen, and Matthew Kuhnmann, who each took two wickets.

Mitchell Marsh top-scored for Australia.
Chasing a target of 131, Australia’s start was also poor. Travis Head was dismissed in the second over, managing only 8 runs. After this, there was a partnership of 34 runs between Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short for the second wicket. Short scored 8 runs in 17 balls. After Short’s dismissal, Josh Philippe and Mitchell Marsh took charge and made a partnership of 55 runs for the third wicket. Philippe played an inning of 37 runs in 29 balls. Mitchell Marsh scored the highest 46 runs for Australia in this match. Matt Renshaw remained unbeaten after scoring 21 runs. For India, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar took 1 wicket each.