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.

IND vs AUS First ODI In Perth: India’s tour of Australia is going to start from Sunday, October 19. On this day, the first ODI between the two teams will be played in Perth. Rain can spoil the game in the first ODI between India and Australia. Today, on 18 October, the weather is very good in Perth, the sky is cloudy. But there is a possibility of rain on 19th October.

How will the weather be in Perth in the first ODI?

The first ODI between India and Australia will start at 9 am Indian time. The toss of this match is scheduled to take place half an hour earlier at 8:30 am. But Perth may see rain on the morning of 19 October. It is expected to rain for about two hours on the day of the first ODI. After the rain, there may be some sunshine, but it will remain cloudy the whole day. The temperature on this day will be around 19 degrees.

Will IND vs AUS 1st ODI be cancelled?

There is a possibility of rain in the match between India and Australia only for about two hours. In such a situation, this 50-over match can easily happen. However, if this match cannot be held due to rain then it will be cancelled. No reserve day has been kept for this match.

India’s squad for ODI series

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

Australia’s squad for ODI series

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhneman, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short and Mitchell Starc.

india tour australia

India has to play 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches on Australia tour. The command of India’s ODI team has been handed over to Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are going to play for the Indian team in this series after seven months. The second match of this ODI series will be played on 23 October in Sydney and the third match will be played on 25 October in Sydney.

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