Stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh admitted that weather played a defining role in Australia’s seven-wicket win (DLS method) against India during the rain-curtailed series opener in Perth at the Optus Stadium.

India, put to bat after losing the toss, saw their innings suffer from interruptions on four occasions, courtesy of passing showers in Perth. After batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma (8) and Virat Kohli (0) flopped on their return, and captain Shubman Gill was then caught down the leg side in the ninth over, the first rain break arrived.

It sustained for long enough to reduce the game to a 49-over-a-side contest. However, the second halt lasted close to the two-hour mark, which further shortened the game to 35 overs apiece. A third break, which arrived less than three hours later, brought t

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