PERTH: Mitch Marsh guided Australia to a seven-wicket victory over India on Sunday with an unbeaten 46 in a rain-interrupted, series-opening one-day cricket international. Australia won the toss and bowled first, restricting India to 136 for nine in 26 overs after a series of rain delays shortened the innings. Australia was chasing a revised target of 131 under the DLS method and achieved the total with almost five overs to spare, finishing 131-3. Marsh opened the batting in reply and wasn&rsquo;t troubled as he shared stands of 34 with Matthew Short (8), 55 with Josh Philippe (37) and 32 with Matt Renshaw, who finished 21 not out on his ODI debut. KL Rahul held India&#39;s innings together after a top-order collapse. He shared a 39-run partnership with Axar Patel (31) and 31 with Sundar (10) before he was out for 38 off 31 balls as India chased quick runs late in the innings. His dismissal sparked a run of three wickets for three runs before Nitish Reddy ushered India to 136-9 with an unbeaten 19 from 11 deliveries, included two sixes. India struggled early, losing Rohit Sharma (8), skipper Shubman Gill (10) and Virat Kohli (0) to slide to 25-3 in the ninth over. Sharma was removed in the fourth over by a Josh Hazlewood ball that jagged off the pitch, took the edge of the former skipper&#39;s bat and was caught by Renshaw at second slip. Kohli made an eight-ball duck before he was Mitchell Starc&#39;s first wicket, spectacularly caught by Cooper Connolly at gully. When Gill was caught behind down the legside off Nathan Ellis, India was reeling. The 18 runs between Sharma, Gill and Kohli was the lowest aggregate by India&rsquo;s top three in a men&rsquo;s ODI since 2019. Then came the rain delays as the innings was shortened to 35, then 32, then 26 overs. Shreyas Iyer (11) became Hazlewood&#39;s second wicket before Rahul and Patel set about building the total to at least make the series-opening game competitive. India&rsquo;s eight-game tour of Australia will continue with ODIs in Adelaide on Thursday and Sydney on Saturday. The five-game T20 series starts October 29.

India's Shubman Gill bats during the one day international cricket match between Australia and India in Perth Australia, Sunday, October 19, 2025. (AP)

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Mitch Marsh's unbeaten 46 led Australia to a seven-wicket win over India in a rain-shortened ODI. India struggled early but KL Rahul steadied the innings.

Australia beats India by 7 wickets in rain-hit ODI

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ISLAMABAD: Australian cricketers have mocked India&rsquo;s &ldquo;no-handshake&rdquo; policy with Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025, playfully suggesting funny alternatives in a promo video . The video showed players like Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, and Alyssa Healy joking about India&rsquo;s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan. In the clip, the anchors humorously pointed out India&rsquo;s avoidance of traditional greetings, the anchor said &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve identified one critical weakness that they&rsquo;re not big fans of the traditional greeting,&rdquo; while mimicking a handshake. The Australian players then joined the joke with different gestures. Australian right-hand batsmen Maxwell and Nathan Ellis made mock fist-and-palm gestures, while Healy wiggled her fingers in a teasing way. Spinner Sophie Molineux used an &ldquo;Italian salute&rdquo; and even flipped the middle finger. Marsh suggested a &ldquo;finger in the ice cup&rdquo; gesture, and others added ideas like &ldquo;healing hands&rdquo; and &ldquo;salt on the popcorn.&rdquo; Hazlewood ended by joking, &ldquo;What about the shooter?&rdquo; causing laughter all around. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1978126585828982793&lang=en&maxWidth=560px&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=3ed902d1cf2731030846d574b9d050a3014412f7&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;</iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">AUS players pre-India clip mocks India no-handshake theatre vs Pak. 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The incident reminded fans of the Asia Cup &ldquo;handshake saga,&rdquo; when Indian players skipped post-match handshakes with Pakistan on several occasions during the Asia Cup 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later confirmed that Pycroft described the incident as a &ldquo;miscommunication&rdquo; and issued an apology. The ICC expressed readiness to investigate the recurring incidents. India is set to tour Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is starting October 19, before returning home to host South Africa for a Test and limited-overs series.

Australian cricketers have mocked India’s “no-handshake” policy with Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025, playfully suggesting funny alternatives in a promo video.

Australian cricketers humorously mocked India’s “no-handshake” policy with Pakistan during Asia Cup 2025 in a now-deleted promo video, sparking social media buzz and recalling earlier controversies

Australian players mock India’s ‘no-handshake’ stance in promo video

ISLAMABAD: Australia have unveiled their white-ball squads for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against India, with Marnus Labuschagne dropped from the ODI setup and Matt Renshaw handed a potential debut in the 50-over format. Labuschagne&rsquo;s omission comes after a poor ODI run, with his highest score in the last ten innings just 47. The decision will allow him to continue his strong Sheffield Shield form, where he scored 160 against Tasmania, as he aims to reclaim his Test spot.&nbsp;Renshaw earns a place in the ODI squad following impressive performances in List A cricket, including a century for Australia A against Sri Lanka in Darwin earlier this year. The left-hander has excelled in the middle order in 50-over cricket, averaging 48.68 since November 2021 with six centuries. He has also developed into a reliable T20 middle-order batter. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1975380885794082945&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=6a2a4cece528000a6dc65a769afbe609c5789070&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 1363px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div> &nbsp;Mitchell Starc returns to the ODI side after last playing in November 2023, bolstering Australia&rsquo;s pace attack. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey will miss the opening ODI in Perth to play in South Australia&rsquo;s Sheffield Shield match, while Josh Inglis, who has recovered from a calf strain, is available for both formats.&nbsp;Only the squad for the first two T20Is has been announced, with workload management expected for the remaining matches due to the upcoming home Test season and Ashes preparation. Glenn Maxwell remains unavailable as he continues recovering from a broken wrist, and Cameron Green has been rested from the T20Is to focus on red-ball cricket.&nbsp;The three-match ODI series will be played in Perth on October 19, in Adelaide on October 23, and in Sydney on October 25. The first two T20Is are scheduled in Canberra on October 29 and in Melbourne on October 31, with the remaining three matches set for early November.&nbsp;Australia squads against India ODI squad: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Owen, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.&nbsp;T20I squad ( two matches): Mitchell Marsh (capt), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.</div>

Labuschagne’s omission comes after a poor ODI run, with his highest score in the last ten innings just 47. The decision allows him to continue his strong Sheffield Shield form, where he scored 160 against Tasmania, as he aims to reclaim his Test spot.

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