IND vs AUS 1st ODI Match Date, Time: It is time for high-octane white-ball cricket yet again as India take on Australia in their first ODI assignment since clinching the Champions Trophy title earlier this year.
There is a change of guard, to Shubman Gill. But all the focus in the Indian contingent will inevitably fall on his predecessors, two of the format’s greatest batters in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. While experts have opined that the start in Perth may not suit to the senior pros on their first set of competitive games in four months, it will be worth every second to have the stalwarts back on the scene for Indian cricket and what they’ve got to offer in the twilight setting of their careers.
Here’s a look at all the details
IND predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Key player to watch out for: Shreyas Iyer is arguably the most in-form white-ball batter of the year in Indian cricket, especially in the 50-overs format. Having topped the charts in the Champions Trophy and more recently struck a century and a half-century against Australia A in Kanpur, it will be interesting to see how he faces up to the pace and bounce in Perth.
AUS predicted XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Owen, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett.
Key player to watch out for: Mitchell Marsh has been brilliant form in the white-ball set-up. In their last ODI, albeit after a series defeat, Marsh cracked a century against South Africa and so did the rest of the Aussie top-order. Marsh also whipped up a special ton in a T20I chase against New Zealand and could pose problems to the relatively inexperienced Indian seam attack.
India vs Australia ODI squads
Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc. Game two onwards: Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis
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India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
India vs Australia livestreaming details
The India vs Australia first ODI will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network.
Australia v India ODIs 2025 schedule
October 19: First ODI v India, Perth Stadium, Perth, 9:00am IST
October 23: Second ODI v India, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 9:00am IST
October 25: Third ODI v India, SCG, Sydney, 9:00am IST
