Newsroom, October 19, 2025:

Rain played spoilsport in the 1st ODI at Optus Stadium, Perth, reducing the contest to 35 overs per side and halting play at 46/4 after 14.2 overs, with Shreyas Iyer (11) and Axar Patel (1*) at the crease.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh opted to bowl first, and his seamers struck early: Josh Hazlewood claimed Rohit Sharma (8) and Iyer, Mitchell Starc got Virat Kohli for a duck, and Nathan Ellis dismissed Shubman Gill (10), leaving India 27/3 in the powerplay, its lowest combined total for the top three since 2023.

The first interruption came at 25/3 in 8.5 overs, trimming to 49 overs; a brief resumption saw India reach 46 before drizzle returned. Umpires plan to resume at 12:20 PM IST, needing 20 overs per side for a result. Rohit marked his 500th international game, while Nitish Kumar Reddy debuted.