Rain has disrupted the first ODI being played between India and Australia in Perth, the match had to be stopped twice before 12 overs. When it rained for the first time, play was stopped for about 10 minutes, yet one over was cut short. Although the match is to be played till 8 pm Perth time, why was the match stopped for such a short time and 1 over was deducted? The big reason behind this has come to light.

The match was stopped due to rain at 9:43 pm Indian time, when India’s score was 25/3 in 8.5 overs. Team India had lost the wickets of top 3 batsmen in the form of Rohit Sharma (8), Virat Kohli (0) and Shubman Gill (10). But the covers were removed after about 7 minutes, the match started early but still 1 over was cut.

There is no extra time in India vs Australia match!

According to the news, there is no extra time allotted for the first ODI being played in Perth. Although the match will end by 8 pm Perth time, no extra time has been given.

WHY 1 OVER REDUCED WITH JUST 10 MINUTE DELAY

– There is no extra time allocated for this match even though it’s scheduled to finish around 8 pm local time. [Cricket Australia] pic.twitter.com/qCLN8GaWfW

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 19, 2025

Rohit-Virat flopped in India vs Australia first ODI

After 224 days, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were playing an international match, but both flopped in the first match against Australia. Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood, he scored only 8 runs. Virat Kohli, who came at number three, could not even open his account, he was caught out by Mitchell Starc. Till the time of writing the news, the match was stopped for the second time due to rain. Then India’s score was 37 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 11.5 overs.

A few minutes are left for the start of India vs Australia first ODI, but before that it started raining in Perth. The first ODI between India and Australia is to be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. All the tickets for this match were sold months ago, because fans are eagerly waiting to see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing in international cricket after a long time. Know the weather report of the match.

Australia’s record at Optus Stadium in Perth has not been good. Australia has lost all the 3 ODI matches played on this ground, whereas Team India is playing its first ODI here. The match is to start at 9 am Indian time. Mitchell Marsh and Shubman Gill will come for the toss at 8:30.

Perth weather report

The match will start at 11:30 am Perth time. It was raining in Perth 2 hours before the start of the match. The toss will take place at 11 o’clock. There is a 40 percent chance of rain at the time of the toss. There is a possibility of winds blowing at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour.

According to the report of Ecuador, there is a possibility of rain throughout the day in Perth today, it will be cloudy and winds will also blow. However, the chances of rain after 2 o’clock are said to be slightly less. In such a situation, the toss will be important today, it remains to be seen whether the match will start as per time at 9 am or it will be delayed.

India-Australia ODI squad

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Owen, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc. Matthew Kuneman and Josh Philip.