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Australia beat India in the 1st of the three-match ODI series at Perth Stadium on October 19. The Men in Yellow successfully chased down the revised target of 131 (DLS method) in a 26-over-a-side affair. Mitchell Marsh and Josh Philippe led the charge for Australia. Earlier, the likes of Axar Patel, KL Rahul, and Nitish Kumar Reddy led India's fightback after a top-order collapse.
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Top order falters in Gill's captaincy debut
The series opener that marked Shubman Gill 's ODI captaincy debut saw India struggle in the first hour. Rohit Sharma fell to Josh Hazlewood despite a defiant start. India lost their next wicket in the form of Virat Kohli. The latter fell to Mitchell Starc, leaving India at 21/2. Gill, who hung around, was then dismissed by Nathan Ellis