Overview

• Australia won by seven wickets in 21.1 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
• India were held to 136/9 after four rain delays reduced the game to 26 overs a side, with KL Rahul scoring 38 and Axar Patel 31 as Nitish Reddy added 19 not out on ODI debut.
• Rohit Sharma made 8 and Virat Kohli fell for an eight-ball duck, his first in Australia, on their ODI returns.
• Mitchell Marsh anchored the chase with 46 not out, Josh Philippe made 37, and Josh Hazlewood’s incisive 2-20 exploited the Optus Stadium bounce as Mitchell Starc removed Kohli and Nathan Ellis dismissed Shubman Gill.
• The series moves to Adelaide on October 23 and Sydney on October 25, sharpening scrutiny on India’s selections and Gill’s new tenure.