Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|19-10-2025
The first match of the ODI series between India and Australia will be played at the Perth Cricket Stadium in Perth, where on one hand the host team is coming under the captaincy of Mitchell Marsh in the absence of Pat Cummins.
Delhi: After winning the Asia Cup, Team India also defeated West Indies in the Test series at home, after which now the Indian cricket team is on the tour of Australia, where the 3-match ODI series between the two teams is going to start from October 19. Both the teams are making tremendous preparations on the field for this series.
The first match of the ODI series between India and Australia will be played at the Perth Cricket Stadium in Perth, where on one hand the host team is coming under the captaincy of Mitchell Marsh in the absence of Pat Cummins. On the other hand, Team India will play under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill. Both the teams are confident of victory and special eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The history of ODI between India and Australia is very long and old. Both the teams met for the first time in ODI on 15 January 1981, which Australia won by 27 runs. Since then, 152 ODI matches have been played between India and Australia. In which Australia has won 84 matches. So the Indian team has 58 wins in its account. There was no result in 10 matches between both the teams.
The Indian team is on a tour of Australia, where after the 3-match ODI series, a 5-match T20 International series will be played between the two teams. India and Australia will face each other in Perth in the first match of the ODI series. The excitement in this series is likely to be at its best.
The first match of the 3-match ODI series between India and Australia will be played on Saturday, October 19. According to Indian time, this match will start at 9.00 am, while the toss of the match will be done at 8.30 am.
There are many historical cricket stadiums in Australia. In which there is a WACA Cricket Ground in Perth and apart from this there is another stadium. The history of Perth Cricket Ground with a spectator capacity of 60,000 is not very old. This stadium was constructed in 2017. After this it was officially opened on 18 January 2018. The first ODI match between England and Australia was played here on 18 January 2018. Since then, this stadium has organized some matches of all three formats.
The pitch of WACA Cricket Stadium located in Perth is counted among the fastest pitches in the world. But this match will be played in Perth’s new stadium, Perth Cricket Ground. This pitch is not dangerously fast like WACA, although fast bowlers will get help on this pitch also. Where good bounce and pace can be seen. In such a situation, this track can prove to be better for fast bowlers.
There is some possibility of rain in the first ODI match between India and Australia in Perth, Australia. According to the report of Accuweather, the sky will be light cloudy here. There will definitely be sunshine during the day. But at the same time there is a possibility of light rain. It is cold here. The maximum temperature in Perth on Sunday will be 20 degrees Celsius and the minimum will be 9 degrees Celsius.
India team: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Australia team: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matthew Renshaw, Josh Philippe (wk), Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann
Star Sports Network is currently the official broadcasting partner of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, and Star Sports also has the rights for this series between Australia and India, so the live coverage of this match will be on Star Sports Network only. You can enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.
India: Shubman Gill (captain), 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.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhneman, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc.
There will be special attention on the wicket of the first ODI match between Australia and India to be held in Perth. Both the teams have one excellent fast bowler. The pitch is favorable for pacers, so players of both the teams can take advantage of the pitch.
Perth stadium, what is the perth pitch report,
The pitch of Perth Cricket Stadium is considered favorable for fast bowlers. So here also the batsman can play the shots easily once he is set. In such a situation, fast bowlers can prove to be very dangerous with the new ball in the beginning. But after the shine of the ball ends, the batsman can score runs.
Talking about ODI cricket between India and Australia in H2H record, both the teams have played 152 ODI matches so far. In which Australia has won 84 matches, while the Indian team has been successful in 58 matches. 10 matches have ended without result.