Ind vs Aus 1st ODI: Australia has defeated India by 7 wickets in the first ODI match. The Indian team suffered heavy losses in the rain-affected match. Team India had set a target of 137 in the match of 26-26 overs.
India vs Australia 1st ODI Result: Team India has to face defeat in the first ODI match against Australia. The first match of the 3-match ODI series was played at Optus Stadium, Perth, where the Kangaroos won by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Mitchell Marsh has played an amazing captaincy innings in the chase. At the same time, the Indian batsmen have completely disappointed in this match. Rain also became a major hindrance.
Team India suffered huge losses due to rain
Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Due to continuous rain on the ground in Perth, a 26-26 over match was played between the two teams. Team India, batting first, scored 136 runs on the board after losing 9 wickets in 26 overs. KL Rahul scored the highest score of 38 runs, hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes. Akshar Patel contributed 31 runs. In the end Nitish Kumar Reddy scored unbeaten 19 runs in 11 balls with the help of 2 sixes. Whereas, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer were out early.
Australian bowlers wreaked havoc with the ball
Team India, who came to bat first, was left nowhere by the Australian bowlers. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood wreaked havoc with the new ball. After that Nathan Ellis bowled amazingly. Kuhnemann also bowled good spin. Hazlewood, Owen and Kuhnemann got 2-2 wickets each, while Starc and Ellis took 1-1 wicket.
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Mitchell Marsh single-handedly led Australia to victory
The target of 137 runs was reduced to 131 through DLS method. However, the start of the Australian innings was also not special and Arshdeep Singh dismissed Travis Head in the second over. But, from one end, captain Mitchell Marsh did not lose his wicket and continued attacking the Indian bowlers. Marsh remained unbeaten on 52 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from him, Josh Philip also contributed 37 runs with the bat.
Indian fast bowling looked lackluster compared to Australia
The way Australia’s bowlers wreaked havoc with the new ball, India’s fast bowlers did not do wonders. Mohammad Siraj gave 21 runs in 4 overs and did not take any wicket. Harshit Rana gave away 27 runs in 4 overs. Whereas, Arshdeep Singh got 1 success, but he did not look very impressive. He gave 31 runs in 5 overs. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar got 1-1 success in spin.
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