Mahli Beardman recorded the best figures by an Australian bowler on his ODI debut on Friday. The pacer ended up with 6/24 from 7.4 overs against England in the opening game of the three-match ODI series in Perth. The 21-year-old bowled with good speed and troubled every English batter.

Best figures by Australia bowlers on ODI debut

Mahli Beadman – 6/24 vs England- Perth 2026

Tony Dodemaide – 5/21 vs Sri Lanka – Perth 1988

Xavier Bartlett – 4/17 vs West Indies – Melbourne 2024

Stuart MacGill – 4/19 vs Pakistan – Sydney 2000

Carl Rackemann – 4/39 vs New Zealand, Melbourne 1983

Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field first. England were bowled out for 131 inside 34 overs. It was a poor batting performance by the visiting side as only five batters reached double figures.

Ben Duckett and Tom Banton gave England a good start as they added 24 runs for the first wicket.

Spencer Johnson got the first wicket of the day when Duckett was caught by Jack Edwards.

Tom Banton scored 25 runs from 27 balls with five hits to the fence before his dismissal by Xavier Bartlett, with wicketkeeper Josh Inglis taking the catch.

Beardman show stuns England

Beardman got the wickets of Harry Brook and Joe Root in a space of two overs.

The seamer got rid of Jordan Cox and Sam Curran in the 16th over. Liam Dawson became Beardman’s fifth wicket as England were left reeling at 60 for seven in the 18th over.

Spencer Johnson took an easy return catch to send Jamie Overton to the dressing room. Will Jacks and Gus Atkinson’s 37-run stand for the ninth wicket took England past 100. Jacks was eventually out for 25 and became Spencer’s third wicket of the day.

Atkinson hung around to score 29 runs off 32 balls, the highest score by a visiting batter. He hit three boundaries and a six. Mahli came back to end the innings, with Jofra Archer becoming his sixth wicket of the contest.