India-Australia 1st ODI: Rain halts play, India score 37/3; Rohit 8, Gill 10, and Kohli 0

India-Australia 1st ODI: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia is being played at Optus Stadium in Perth. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl. At present, play has been halted due to wet ground. Rain has stopped in Perth, and covers are being removed from the pitch. India has scored 37 for three in 11.5 overs. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel are at the crease.

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Interesting Facts

Team India has lost the toss for the 16th consecutive ODI. The team last won the toss against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup. Virat Kohli has been dismissed for a duck for the first time in an ODI in Australia. This is his 17th duck in ODIs. Mitchell Starc is the second bowler in the world to have dismissed Virat for a duck twice. England's James Anderson has already done so.

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Playing 11

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Siraj. Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Josh Philippe (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Josh Hazlewood.