IND vs AUS, 1st ODI Highlights: Relentless Australia Defeat India By 7 Wickets, Lead 3-Match Series 1-0

Riding on captain Mitchell Marsh's hard-fought 46, Australia have deservingly defeated India by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series.

Captain Mitchell Marsh has navigated the challenges with precision and has led the charge from the front.

Josh Phillipe tries to pull a short ball from Washington Sundar and only finds Arshdeep Singh in the proceedings, who takes a wonderful catch while running in from deep backward square.

Shubman Gill has handed the ball to debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy in the hope of ringing in some changes.

The pair of Marsh and Philippe has looked threatening, and Indian bowlers need to come out with a plan B in Perth.

Mitchell Marsh and Josh Phillipe have steadied the innings as Australia are gradually moving towards the target.

Axar Patel strikes! Matthew Short goes for a drive and Rohit Sharma has an easy catch at short third.

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: The Australian skipper has been meticulous and calculative so far. He has kept his team in the game and has continued to score one boundary per over

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Watchful but lethal, this is how Mitchell Marsh has been playing in this innings. The Australian skipper hits Siraj for a huge six. Australia well ahead in this game

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Mitchell Marsh, the Australian skipper is finding the occasional boundary and is keeping the scoring rate in check

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Australia shouldn't have much difficulty in chasing this target down, but they need to bat sensibly, especially against Mohammed Siraj

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Arshdeep Singh strikes, sends Travis Head back to the dressing room. Big breakthrough this

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: India's tormentor-in-chief Travis Head is looking dangerous and is attacking Mohammed Siraj

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Nitish Kumar Reddy finishes off in style. A magnificent strike in the crowd. India finish with 136 runs on the board

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: One bad call and Arshdeep Singh finds himself in trouble. Mohammed Siraj joins Nitish Reddy in the middle

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: India are losing the plot now. Harshit Rana departs and India are now eight wickets down

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: KL Rahul has been dismissed and it will curb India's scoring in the final moments of the game

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: India have lost another wicket. Washington Sundar walks back to the dressing room after being dismissed by Matthew Kuhnemann

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: India have just three overs left to bat. Just like KL Rahul, Washington Sundar is also on the attack ere

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: KL Rahul has been joined in by Washington Sundar. All eyes will be on the youngster and how he decides to play alongside KL who is attacking the Aussie spinners

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: India bring up their 100. This is the first time in the entire innings that India have given themselves some momentum

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Australia strike. Kuhnemann claims his first wicket of the game in the form of Axar Patel

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: KL Rahul is in no mood to spare the Aussies. Both KL and Axar have started attacking the Australian spinners. India trying to up the ante

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Axar Patel has sensed an opportunity here. He has hit Mitchell Owen for two boundaries and India are looking to gain some momentum

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: After another frustrating break, India have come out to bat again. This is now a 26-over ganme per side

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: After fourth rain interruption, play has been reduced to 26 overs per side

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Another thirty minutes lost. More overs are expected to be reduced and the playing conditions are expected to be revised

Both sides need to be involved in a minimum of 20 overs in order to complete the match.

Rain breaks have proved to be ideal for Australia as they have picked wickets in regular intervals. Indian batters have struggled to find the rhythm.

Just more than two overs have been bowled and rain has halted the match again. It's getting more frustrated for both players and the spectators.

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: This has been a long wait for India and they have lost four wickets on their way to reach the fifty over mark

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: KL Rahul and Axar Patel need to rebuild for India. The ‘men in blue’ are in big trouble

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: KL Rahul and Axar Patel have come out to bat. Ellis has been handed the ball as Hazlewood is already done with his quota of seven overs

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here are the revised playing conditions

• Revised overs to be 32 overs per side
• 2 bowlers can bowl a maximum of seven overs each
• 3 bowlers can bowl a maximum of six overs each

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Across formats Shreyas Iyer has played seven innings against Josh Hazlewood. Iyer has scored 55 runs off 57 balls from the Australian seamer and has been dismissed three times

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: It has been frustrating so far. This is the third rain interruption. Play has been stopped.

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Mitchell Marsh's move of giving Hazlewood his last over has paid off. The big right-arm fast bowler dismisses Shreyas Iyer

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Australia need to preserve Starc and Hazlewood. Mitchell Owen has been introduced into the attack while Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel try to rebuild

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Australia's plan has backfired on them. Every bowler can bowl a maximum of seven overs. Hazlewood has already bowled six and Starc has bowled five so far

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The drizzle has stopped and the covers have come off. The innings has been reduced to 35 overs. Each bowler can bowl a maximum of 7 overs each.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The drizzle is back and the umpires have brought out their umbrellas. Restart delayed for the time being

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The umpires are out for inspection, the rain has stopped and the game will resume soon

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The Indian players and the coaching staff are making the most of the rain break in Perth

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The rain has picked up. We have already lost an over in this game and we could lose a few more considering the duration of the game

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Indian skipper Shubman Gill could've become only the second Indian to score a century on ODI captaincy debut after Sachin Tendulkar, but he was dismissed while batting on 10 runs

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: After Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma has become the fifth player to play 500 or more games for India

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: It is still raining in Perth, the intensity might have dropped but the pitch is still covered. It remains to be seen if more overs will be taken out of the game

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: The drizzle is back and the covers are out. The players are running back to the dressing room. Frustrating delay in the game

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: Mitchell Marsh is searching for more wickets here, Starc and Hazlewood both have been brought back into the attack as India continue to stage their recovery act

IND vs AUS, 1st ODI LIVE: The Aussies are taking their chances, Mitchell Starc has been brought back into the attack with the clouds hovering above the Optus Stadium. 

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel are out in the middle. The rain delay has resulted in this being a 49 overs per side game. 

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Right when Australia were on top, rain decided to show up. The covers are out. The conditions are windy and it shouldn't be a long day. India need to regroup and plan their rescue act accordingly.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: From bad to worse, this is what has been happening with India so far this morning. Nathan Ellis strikes with his first ball. Shubman Gill dismissed

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Top start this for the World Champions. Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill are out in the middle and they have some rebuilding to do

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Double blow for India, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India's biggest superstars have been sent back to the dressing room

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have restrained the Indian batters, the boundaries aren't coming frequently. Gill and Kohli need to accelerate the scoring

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: One of the greats of all time has come out to bat. Virat Kohli joins Shubman Gill in the middle

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Rohit Sharma was looking to go hard too early. Hazlewood has his man

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Rohit has remained patient so far with both Starc and Hazlewood operating. The former skipper is looking to attack at regular intervals

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Mitchell Starc was right on the money in the first over. The ball has been swinging and it is challenging Rohit and Shubman

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma out in the middle for India. Mitchell Starc steams in to bowl at the Indian Openers

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's a look at India's playing XI

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's Australia's XI for the series opener

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Mitchell Marsh has won the toss, Australia will bowl first in Perth

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: It is a drop-in wicket that will be used in the Optus stadium. The condition for batting will be good as it is expected to be a flat deck

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Matt Renshaw and Mitch Owen are making their ODI debuts, they have been presented with their caps

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is all set to debut for India, he receives his ODI cap from Rohit Sharma

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The all-important toss will take place at 8:30 PM IST at the Optus Stadium in Perth

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Rajkumar Sharma hit back at the critics of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The coach said that both Virat and Rohit have contributed a lot to Indian cricket and everybody knows what they have achieved. It is funny that few people still feel that the star duo still needs to prove a point.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The IND vs AUS ODI series will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network. The match can be streamed on the JioHotstar application and website

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Former Australia opener David Warner praised Team India’s white-ball depth. Warner said that India's ODI and T20I squads are stacked heavily and they have a lot of depth

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Shubman Gill opened up on leading Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The 26-year-old said that he had numerous conversations with the two stalwarts regarding the culture and the future of the Indian ODI team.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The Aussies received a huge injury setback prior to the three-match ODI series. An injury to Pat Cummins has forced him to sit out of the three-match series. Mitchell Marsh, Australia's T20I captain will lead them in the ODIs.

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Former India player and Head Coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both experienced players and they'll know what to do in the future after the IND vs AUS ODI series ends. Shastri also reiterated on the fact that India will need experienced players in the 2027 ODI World Cup

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: The ‘men in blue’ will operate without two of their biggest stars Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. Both these players played a huge role in India winning the Asia Cup last month

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's what happened the last time when India toured Australia to play a three-match ODI series

• November 27, 2020: Australia win 1st ODI by 66 runs
• November 30, 2020: Australia win 2nd ODI by 51 runs
• December 2, 2020: India win 3rd ODI by 13 runs

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Rain is expected to play spoilsport in the first ODI of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's comeback series. A delayed start to the game looks quite possible

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here are the three teams with most ODI wins against Australia

• India : 48
• England: 42
• South Africa: 29

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: No team in world cricket has defeated Australia 50 times in ODI cricket. India currently have 48 wins against the Aussies in ODIs and they need two more wins to create history on Australian soil

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: here's a look at IND vs AUS head-to-head records

• Total matches played: 152
• Australia won: 84
• India won: 58

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's a look at how Australia's XI might look like

Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Matt Renshaw, Matt Short, Mitch Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Virat Kohli trained hard for his ODI comeback at Perth. Here's a small BTS from his training

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Dissecting the XI that India might field in the first ODI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh/Prasidh Krishna

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: As soon as Rohit Sharma walks out to play in the first IND vs AUS ODI, he will become only the fifth Indian player after Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni to play 500 or more games for India.

Players With 500 Or More Games For India

• Sachin Tendulkar: 664
• Virat Kohli*: 550
• MS Dhoni: 535
• Rahul Dravid: 504
• Rohit Sharma*: 499

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Virat Kohli is eyeing another career milestone and he can go past the great Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli needs another 68 runs to go past Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 18,436 runs in limited overs cricket. The ex-India skipper currently has 18,369 runs (14,181 runs in ODIs and 4,188 T20I runs)

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's a list of records that Virat Kohli can create / break in his remaining ODI career

• Needs 54 runs to become the second leading run-scorer in ODI format
• Needs 1 century to become the player with most hundreds in one format
• Needs 401 runs in next 26 innings to become the fastest to score 2800 international runs
• Needs 67 runs to become the leading run-scorer in limited overs format
• Needs 2 runs in wins to become the only player with 6000 runs in successful ODI chases
• Needs 1 century to become only player with 30 overseas international centuries

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Australia are hosting India for three-match ODI series. Here are the fixtures

• October 19: 1st ODI at Perth Stadium, Perth
• October 23: 2nd ODI at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
• October 25: 3rd ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: India won the Champions Trophy earlier this year, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. The ‘men in blue’ are currently unbeaten in ODIs this year and they will look to extend their unbeaten run in the three match ODI series too

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's a look at Australia's squad

Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann

India vs Australia, 1st ODI Latest Updates: Here's a look at India's squad

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna