Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were understandably rusty, and the entire team appeared undercooked as Shubman Gill got off to a losing start as India's one-day international captain. In a rain-affected series opener in Perth, India were hammered by seven wickets, with Australia chasing a revised target of 131 in just 21.1 overs. India were comfortably outclassed in the format as their eight-match winning run in ODIs came to a grinding halt.
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Mitchell Marsh played a captain's knock, hitting an unbeaten 46 as Australia crossed the finish line without breaking a sweat in the game, which was reduced to 26 overs per side.
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