New Delhi: Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 1st ODI at Perth Stadium on Sunday, October 19. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy will make his ODI debut in the series opener.
Ahead of the match, Nitish received his cap from Rohit Sharma, who will return to international cricket after more than seven months, along with Virat Kohli.
Nitish made his 50-over debut due to the absence of India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was ruled out of the series due to a quadricep injury, which he picked up during the 2025 Asia Cup in the UAE.
Playing XI of India and Australia for 1st ODI
India (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.
Australia (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.
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