Australia vs India: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma get out cheaply as hosts win rain-affected first ODI

Australia completed a comfortable seven-wicket win in a rain-shortened first ODI against India in Perth, with Virat Kohli dismissed for a duck on his international return.

Wet conditions reduced the match to 26 overs, with India eventually posting 136-9 after their innings was interrupted by rain six times.

The visitors struggled with regular wickets, with Rohit Sharma and Kohli, both playing their first ODIs since March, departing inside a power play, the latter for an eight-ball duck.

The dismissals of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer sent India down to 45-4 in the 14th over before KL Rahul, top-scoring with 38, rebuilt his team’s innings alongside Axar Patel (31) and Washington Sundar.

However, the latter’s exit in the 24th over sparked another flurry of wickets, as India lost 4-21.

Josh Hazlewood led the way with the ball, taking 2-20 from seven overs, with Mitchell Owen and Matthew Koenemann also taking two wickets.

Australia also lost two wickets – Travis Head and Matthew Short were dismissed for eight – but made a light effort in chasing their revised target of 131.

Mitchell Marsh anchored his side’s innings with an unbeaten 46 (52), sharing a 55-run third-wicket partnership with Josh Phillip (37 off 29) before seeing Australia over the line alongside ODI debutant Matt Renshaw (21* off 24) with 29 balls to spare.

The second ODI will be played in Adelaide on Thursday 23 October.