IND vs AUS 1st ODI Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia Today Match

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Mitch Starc returns in the attack, replaces Nathan Ellis. Axar Patel, who got off the mark off the last delivery of the previous over, starts confidently against Starc, drives the full ball on off through the covers to get a double. Oops, short run from Axar here, resulted in only a single. Iyer on strike, and clips it past the backward point for a couple this time. He returns the strike to Axar. Axar uses the vacant region at the backward point, cutting through which results in three runs. 8 from this over, positive intent from both batters.

IND 35/3 in 11 overs

End of the first power play after Hazlewood bowls a 2-run over. Just 27 from the first 10 overs as Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel look to rebuild from scratch.

IND 27/3 in 10 overs

Axar Patel joins Shreyas Iyer in the middle at no. five. He plays only four deliveries before the rain interrupts the live action. Little shower as the umpire signals the covers to come in. Appears to be a passing shower, so it should not take much time away from us.

First change in the bowling attack, Nathan Ellis replaces Mitch Starc. OUT! Wicket off his first delivery! Dream start for Ellis, who gets Indian skipper Shubman Gill. Hunts him down with a length ball, angling down leg and includes an edge. Gill could not believe he had been stranded down the leg. This is turning out to be a nightmare start for the Men in Blue.

IND 25/3 in 8.1 overs

Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer joins skipper Shubman Gill. India needs a quick restart here before things start falling from its hands. Starc continues to test batters; he surprises Iyer with an odd bouncer. Iyer gets off the mark with a couple off the delivery of Starc's over. Just a single from Hazlewood's following over.

IND 25/2 in 8 overs

Starc continues. Virat on strike, OUT! Oh god, the outside off-stump nightmare continues to haunt Kohli as he has been dismissed for a duck! This is not the start he would have expected. Troubling signs for India. Starc keeps it full away from off-stump, Kohli leans forward, searching for it, edges it at backward poin,t where a diving Cooper Connolly made no mistakes.

IND 21/2 in 6.1 overs

Virat Kohli, the new batter, comes in at No. 3 after the early dismissal of Rohit Sharma. He gets a leg byes single off the first delivery he faces but a slow, testing passage of play follow for India. Kohli with a cautious start, sees off Starc's over before Gill played four dots as Australia keep the pressure on India. Gill, meanwhile, gets a much-needed boundary to snap the dot ball streak. Kohli yet to open his account.

IND 21/1 in 6 overs

Rohit keeps the strike after getting a single off the last ball of Starc's second over. Hazlewood now. He starts with a short ball, gets good bounce as Rohit finds it safe to leave. Big swing and miss! Good length this time, Rohit looks to hit across but beats the outside edge. Beaten now! Hazlewood is troubling Rohit now. Full, outside off stumps and Rohit is beaten once again. OUT! Here it is! It was coming, a brilliant set-up from Hazlewood, who has drawn the first blood for Australia. Bowls short, angles in which straighten up after pitching, gets excellent bounce and Rohit edges it straight to Matt Renshaw.

IND 13/1 in 3.4 overs

Rohit against Starc. The lanky Australian starts the over with a couple of inswingers, which result in two dots. Rohit carves the third ball, overpitched outside off stumps to get a couple. FOUR! Classic Rohit this time! Lovely straight drive through the legs of Gill. This will give much-needed confidence to the former India captain. He ends the over with a single.

IND 13/0 in 3 overs

It is Josh Hazlewood who joins Mitch Starc from the other end. Starts with short ball away from Gill and Indian skipper leaves it for a calm start. FOUR! Gill gets enough bat on this one, quite full from Hazlewood as he looked to shape it away just like the previous two deliveries, fraction full and Gill pounces on it this time. Plays with a straight bat down the ground for the first boundary at long-on. Two dots to end the over as four came from the second one.

IND 6/0 in 2 overs

"Thoda andar aaya hai, Rohit bhai (It came inside a little)," captain Shubman Gill tells Rohit Sharma after getting off the mark on the third ball. The Indian opening pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma still feeling their way after being asked to bat first by Australia. Three balls later, Starc bowls a ball that's at 142kmph and is a little fuller. It's whooshed past the bat of Rohit Sharma, who tried to smash it and missed. A broad smile from Starc.

- Amit Kamath

Two slips in place for Rohit Sharma. Mitch Starc opens the proceedings from the members' end and Rohit gets off the mark with a single to open his account in his 500th match. Good length ball, Starc keeps it in the middle and Rohit looks to block it before getting a quick run. Skipper Gill, too, opens the account with a single after leaving the first delivery. Starc is looking to keep the ball in the good-length area. OUCH! Bowls a tad bit fuller, gets the ball to shape in, Rohit goes for a big heave but misses it completely. Just two off the first over.

IND 2/0 in 1 over

Well, to be honest, I mean, the amount of cricket I've played over the last 15-20 years, I've actually not rested at all, if that makes sense. I've probably played the most number of games in the last 15 years in international cricket, combining the IPL together as well. So, for me, it was a very refreshing time off.

I'm feeling as fit, if not fitter than I've ever been before. You can just feel the freshness when you know you can play the game and mentally you know what to do out there. It's just the physical preparation that really needs to be taken care of. At this stage, I realized that if my body is fit, if my reflexes are there, then the game awareness is already there. My body has to match up with it. And that's something that I try to keep up with. I live my life like that, no issues at all. I'm feeling fresh.

Australia have never won an ODI at the Perth Stadium, although it has to be noted that only three matches of this format have been played in the past. The most recent of those was in November last year between Australia and Pakistan. Australia were blown away in that match for just 140 runs with Pakistan’s fast bowlers running riot and the visitors won match by eight wickets. Before that, Australia were bundled out for 152, this time South Africa’s pacers led by Dale Steyn picking them apart. The first ODI to be played here was a closer affair, which England won by 12 runs. This is the first game to be played on this ground this season overall and generally, lower scores are expected in matches played here.

An important thing to consider is that there is a very strong chance of rains playing a role. It could either interrupt in the early stages of the match or make an appearance before the game starts. According to Accuweather, rain is expected on Sunday morning with a 70 per cent chances of precipitation ahead of the 11:30 AM (Australian time) start. The rain chances further increase by 35 per cent as the game progresses, thus possibly forcing multiple interruptions. A delayed toss and start to the game could be possible.

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Where to watch India vs Australia 1st ODI live stream in India?

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Where to watch India vs Australia 1st ODI live telecast on TV in India?

India vs Australia 1st ODI will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first One-Day International between India and Australia from Perth's Optus Stadium on Sunday. The focus will be on two legends of world cricket -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma -- as they make a comeback in international cricket after a prolonged break.

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