IND vs AUS | Australia beats India by seven wickets in rain-affected first ODI in Perth

Skipper Mitchell Marsh anchored the chase fantastically as Australia beats India by seven wickets within the rain-affected first ODI to take the lead within the three-match collection right here on Sunday.

Sent in, India scored 136 for 9 after the competition was lowered to 26-over-a-side recreation after rain interrupted proceedings for the third time, with the guests struggling at 52 for 4 in 16.4 overs.

Set a revised goal of 131 underneath the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) technique, Australia accomplished the duty in 21.1 overs, with Marsh 46 not out off 52 balls rising because the top-scorer.

Wicketkeeper Josh Philippe chipped in with a brisk 29-ball 37 to swing the sport Australia’s method.

Axar Patel (31 off 38 balls) and KL Rahul (38 off 31) gave momentum to India’s innings after resumption, earlier than debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy’s (19 not out off 11) helpful cameo.

Teams:

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.