PERTH, Australia (AP) — Mitch Marsh guided Australia to a seven-wicket victory over India on Sunday with an unbeaten 46 in a rain-interrupted, series-opening one-day cricket international.

Australia won the toss and bowled first, restricting India to 136 for nine in 26 overs as four rain delays wiped out more than 3 1/2 hours of play and shortened each innings.

Australia was chasing a revised target of 131 under the DLS method and achieved the total with almost five overs to spare, finishing 131-3.

Marsh opened the batting in reply and wasn’t troubled as he shared stands of 34 with Matthew Short (8), 55 with Josh Philippe (37) and 32 with Matt Renshaw, who finished 21 not out on his ODI debut.

“The weather played its part,” Marsh said. “Proud of the way our young guys came out and took

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