Despite Losing To Australia In 1st ODI, Captain Shubman Gill 'Very Satisfied With...'

India ODI skipper Shubman Gill said there are a lot of learnings from the loss to Australia by seven wickets (via DLS method) in the first ODI at the Perth Stadium on Sunday.

Shubman clarified that it was

never easy for India to lose three wickets inside the Powerplay, as it immediately put the team on the back foot and spent the rest of the game trying to play catch-up.

“When you lose three wickets in the powerplay, you’re always trying to play a catch-up game, said Shubman Gill when asked about the rain delays and India’s poor start.

India Vs Australia: 1st ODI – Highlights

While defending just around 130 in 26 overs, Gill was happy that India managed to take the game quite deep, which, in his view, shows great fight and resilience.

“A lot of learnings for us from this game and a lot of positives for us as well. We were defending 130 and we took the game, not till the very end, but pretty deep. We were very satisfied with that,” he added.

How India Lost To Australia?

Australia’s stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh continued his fine run of form, scoring an unbeaten 46 and leading his side to victory over in the weather-affected game.

India struggled to 136/9 from 26 overs, interrupted four times by rain, setting Australia a revised target of 131, which they reached in 21.1 overs.

The 42,423-strong crowd, largely Indian supporters, eagerly awaited Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after India were put into bat.

Returning for the first time since the Champions Trophy, neither former captain looked comfortable. Rohit edged Josh Hazlewood to second slip for eight, and Kohli was caught off Mitchell Starc for a duck.

New captain Shubman Gill (10) fell to Nathan Ellis, leaving India at 37-3 when rain stopped play for two hours.

Shreyas Iyer (11) briefly excited the crowd, but Hazlewood dismissed him soon after.

Mitch Owen and Matthew Kuhnemann kept the pressure on, despite efforts from Axar Patel (31) and KL Rahul (38). Nitish Kumar Reddy added a quick 19 off 11 balls.

Mitchell Marsh led Australia’s reply with three sixes, supported by Josh Philippe’s aggressive 37. Matt Renshaw finished unbeaten on 21, with Singh, Patel, and Sundar each taking one wicket.

The series moves to Adelaide on Thursday before concluding in Sydney on Saturday.

When asked about the crowd in Perth, the Indian captain said: “We were very satisfied with that. We are very fortunate. The fans turned up in huge numbers and hopefully they’ll be able to cheer us on at Adelaide as well.”

(With inputs from Agencies)