Team India’s all-rounder Washington Sundar had to face a disappointing performance in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia. The left-handed batsman managed only 10 runs off 10 balls before falling to left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnman at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, October 19.
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and asked India to bat first. The home team ran away the Indian top order inside the powerplay. Shubman Gill (10), Rohit Sharma (8) and Virat Kohli (0) were out on low scores. Washington came out to bat when India were struggling at 84/5 after 20 overs.
WATCH: Matthew Kuhnman beats Washington Sundar in first ODI
This out happened on the third ball of the 24th over of India’s innings. Matthew Kuhnman got the better of Washington Sundar with a clever ball, bowling a slower ball on a good length which gave the batsman no pace to work with.
Sundar attempted a pre-planned reverse sweep but misjudged the length of the ball. It flew off his gloves before deflecting onto the stumps, ending his brief innings of 10 runs from 10 balls.
This wicket gave Kuhneman his second chance of the match and put India in further trouble as they kept losing wickets in an attempt to post a respectable score.
Watch the video posted by a user on X (formerly known as Twitter) below:
– Drizzyat12Kennyat8 (@45kennyat7PM) 19 October 2025
Australia won the toss in Perth and decided to bowl first.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to bowl first amid cloudy conditions in Perth. The much-awaited comeback of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ended in disappointment as both were out cheaply.
Hazlewood dismissed Rohit for 8 in the third over, while Starc dismissed Kohli for duck, his first appearance in ODIs on Australian soil. Shubman Gill looked promising early on but was out on the leg side to Nathan Ellis after scoring 10 runs.
Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel attempted to rebuild before play was stopped due to rain, but after the restart Hazlewood struck again and sent Iyer back for 11. Due to rain interruption, the match was reduced to 26 overs per side.
Australia was given a DLS target of 131 runs to win.
Axar Patel scored 31 runs in 38 balls before becoming the victim of Matthew Kuhnman, who made an impact in his very first over. KL Rahul brought some much-needed momentum into the innings by hitting two sixes off Matthew Short.
For India, Rahul scored the most runs by scoring 38 runs in 31 balls, while Nitish Kumar Reddy played the last innings by scoring 19 not out including two sixes in 11 balls. India managed to score 136 runs at the loss of nine wickets.
Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Owen and Matthew Kuhneman took two wickets each, while Mitchell Starc and Nathan Ellis took one wicket each. Australia got a target of 131 runs from DLS to win.
Also read: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill together made a shameful record!