Overview
- Australia chased a DLS target of 131 with seven wickets in hand, reaching it in 21.1 overs after India's 136/9 in a 26-over innings.
- Mitchell Marsh top-scored with an unbeaten 46, supported by Josh Philippe's 37 and Matt Renshaw's 21*, after Travis Head fell early.
- Josh Hazlewood led a disciplined attack with 2-20 as Mitchell Starc removed Virat Kohli for an eight-ball duck, his first in Australia.
- India's innings was repeatedly interrupted by rain, with KL Rahul (38) and Axar Patel (31) providing resistance and debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy finishing 19*.
- Shubman Gill's first ODI as captain ended in defeat, leaving Australia 1-0 up ahead of the next matches in Adelaide on October 23 and Sydney on October 25.