New Delhi: Shubman Gill lost his first ODI as captain as India went down by seven wickets in the rain-affected first ODI of the three-match series against Australia at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Sunday, October 19. Australia rode on skipper Mitchell Marsh’s unbeaten 46 and Josh Philippe’s 37 off 29 balls to comfortably chase down the target of 131 runs in 21.1 overs in the 26-overs-a-side contest and wrap up a dominant win.

Australia spoiled Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ‘s much-awaited ODI comeback as the duo were sent packing inside 22 balls after India were asked to bat first in the game. Rohit departed after scoring 8 off 14 balls, while Kohli was dismissed on an 8-ball duck by Mitchell Starc. After a top-order collapse, India laboured their way to 136 off 26 overs with the hel

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