Virat Kohli was dismissed for an eight-ball duck – in his first innings since June – as India fell to a seven-wicket defeat to Australia throughout a rain-affected first one-day worldwide in Perth.
Kohli – taking part in for the primary time since serving to Royal Challengers Bengaluru lastly win the IPL on the 18th try – was fantastically caught by Cooper Connolly at backward level off the bowling of Mitchell Starc on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma, in his first knock for the reason that IPL, made 11 earlier than he edged Josh Hazlewood (2-20) to ODI debutant Matt Renshaw at second slip.
India stuttered to 136-9 after a sequence of rain delays shortened their innings to 26 overs, with Shubman Gill – who has changed Rohit as ODI captain – and Shreyas Iyer caught down the leg-side for 10 and 11 respectively at Optus Stadium.
KL Rahul top-scored for India with 38 from 31 deliveries and Axar Patel made 31, whereas Nitish Reddy (19 not out) fired two sixes within the remaining over, as Hazlewood, Mitch Owen (2-20) and Matt Kuhnemann (2-26) all claimed two wickets every for the hosts.
Kohli was eliminated by Starc (1-22) within the seventh over of a rain-disrupted innings
Australia chased down a revised goal of 131 in simply 21.3 overs and with 27 balls to spare, as an unbeaten 46 from captain Mitchell Marsh set them on their strategy to victory.
Marsh shared a 34-run stand with Matthew Quick (eight) and added 55 with Josh Phillipe, taking part in his first ODI since 2021, who fired 37 from simply 29 deliveries earlier than holing out to Arshdeep Singh within the deep.
Renshaw completed 21 not out after placing on 32 with Marsh, as Australia moved 1-0 up within the three-match ODI sequence forward of additional matches in Adelaide on Thursday and Sydney on Saturday.
Mitch Marsh’s unbeaten 46 got here from 52 deliveries
A five-match T20I sequence follows with video games in Canberra (October 29), Melbourne (October 31), Hobart (November 2), Carrara (November 6) and Brisbane (November 8).
When does the Ashes begin?
Australia then return to Perth for the primary Ashes Check in opposition to England from November 21.
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England coach Tim Southee believes there’s by no means been a nasty Australian cricket workforce, however concedes they’re going by a difficult time
Check captain Pat Cummins is an enormous doubt for that sport with a again concern, however Australia chair of selectors George Bailey mentioned on Saturday he was hopeful Cummins will play a ‘main function’ within the Ashes.
“It’s progressing,” Bailey mentioned about Cummins’ health. “He’s building up. He’s optimistic about it. I think the more he’s done over the last few days, the more optimistic he’s become but I categorically don’t know if he’s bowled a ball.
“We all know time is getting quick and there is permutations round that, not simply across the again, however different components as effectively. It is optimistic, we’re actually assured that he’ll play a significant half. Hopefully it is the primary Check. If not, then we’ll choose it up.”
