Perth [ Australia ], October 19 (ANI): Stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh blew away India with his unbeaten 46 in a rain-curtailed game to steer Australia to their first ODI win with a seven-wicket triumph (DLS method) at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday.

In the three-match series opener, rain interrupted the contest on four occasions, which didn't help India 's cause. Australia remained disciplined throughout the chase, hardly faced any setbacks, while effortlessly hunting the paltry target.

This is India 's first defeat in ODIs in 2025, and their run of eight successive wins has come to an end with this.

After the DLS revised Australia 's target from 136/9 to 131 in a 26-over contest, Arshdeep Singh left Australia jolted with his left-arm swinging delivery to remov

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