Australia face India in the first ODI of the series at Perth Stadium on October 19, 2025. India head into the contest on the back of their Champions Trophy triumph, led by new ODI captain Shubman Gill.
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Australia cruised to a seven-wicket win in the match to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Their pacers, led by Hazlewood and Starc, dismissed India's top order early, and despite brief fightback from Axar Patel and KL Rahul, India could only post 136 in 26 overs before Australia chased it down comfortably.
Here is the match day live blog with scores, highlights and updates, brought to you by The Sporting News.
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Australia vs India, 1st ODI: Live score updates
04:40 pm: Australia take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series with a dominant win in Perth. India will look to bounce back in the next game after a forgettable outing with both bat and ball. AUS win by 7 wickets (DLS)
04:25 pm: Australia cruising through the run-chase with Marsh (42*) and Renshaw (12*) after a wicket each for Sundar and Axar. Aus 116/3 (18.3).
03:30 pm: Australia 38/1 after the first 6 overs. Marsh is leading the hosts from the front with 22*. Arshdeep dismissed Head early for 8(5).
02:46 pm: Fireworks from KL Rahul (39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19* off 11) guide India to 136/9 at the end of 26 overs. Kuhnemann picks 2/26 in a crucial spell.
Australia needs 131 in 26 overs due to DLS.
02:00 pm: Match resumes, and it has been reduced to a 26-over affair.
01:06 PM: The frustration continues as the rain once again interrupts play. India 52-4 at the end of 16.4 overs.
12:55 PM: Match restarts. 32 overs per side game
12:32 PM: It's raining again in Perth!! India loses their vice-captain, Shreyas Iyer, in a short 3 over period of play. India 46-4 after 14.2 overs
12:10 PM: Rain has stopped in Perth!! The match is set to resume at 12:20 PM IST. It will be a 35-over a-side game
11:40 AM: Nothing new to report as it is still raining in Perth.
10:40 AM: It is still raining in Perth! The delay is dragging on, and we have already started losing overs. India 37-3 after 11.5 overs.
10:15 AM: Rain stops play in Perth! India are off to a horrible start after being put in to bat by Australia on a lively Perth surface. The top order crumbled under disciplined bowling from Hazlewood and Starc.
Rohit Sharma was undone by Hazlewood’s hard length. Virat Kohli followed soon after and went for a duck! Shubman Gill looked fluent with a couple of crisp boundaries but was unfortunate to be strangled down the leg side. India 37-3 after 11.5 overs.
08:30 AM: Australia have won the toss and have opted to field. This is the 16th consecutive toss lost in ODIs by India!
The match is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM IST, while the toss will take place at 8:30 AM IST.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first ODI between India and Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
Australia vs India, 1st ODI: Betting Odds
According to Dafabet, Australia are the favourite to win this match.
| Odds* (click here to bet) | |
| Australia | NA |
| India | NA |
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Australia vs India, 1st ODI: Confirmed XI
Australia (Confirmed playing XI): Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Philippe(w), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
India (Confirmed playing XI): 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
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