Perth Weather Forecast, IND vs AUS 1st ODI: Rain Expected To Play Spoilsport In ODI Series Opener | Check Optus Stadium Pitch Report

Perth Weather Report, IND vs AUS 1st ODI Match: India will be up against Australia in the first ODI match at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, October 19. Both teams will face off in a three-match ODI series, and the opening game will be followed by the matches in Adelaide and Sydney.

The series will mark the return of veteran Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill will be leading the side, having become India's new ODI skipper after replacing Rohit. This will be Virat and Rohit's first appearance for India since the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand. The senior batters were last seen in action during the IPL 2025 for their respective franchises.

The Men in Blue are without senior stars Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, but still carry a formidable look through the ranks with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh, if he's picked ahead of Prasidh Krishna, very talented replacements.

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With the next ODI World Cup still two years away, this will officially be the start of a new era for India in this format, and the focus will likely remain entrenched on Kohli and Rohit over the next week or so.

Perth Weather Report, IND vs AUS 1st ODI 2025

As per AccuWeather, there are 70 per cent chances of precipitation on Sunday, which poses a threat of interruption to the IND vs AUS 1st ODI match. Talking about the hourly updates, there is a 63 per cent probability of a downpour at 9 AM, two and a half hours ahead of the clash. This goes to 47 per cent at 11 AM before going to 51 per cent at 12 noon.

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However, the forecast is expected to please the fans with the probability of rain going down to 25 per cent at 1 PM, 20 for the next four hours till 5 PM. It increased to 25 per cent at 6 PM, 47 per cent at 7 PM, 51 per cent at 8 PM and 47 per cent at 9 PM.

Optus Stadium Pitch Report, IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Perth

The surface at the Optus Stadium is known for its promising assistance for the fast bowlers. The pacers will look to get the most out of the surface and trouble the batters during the IND vs AUS 1st ODI match, especially in the early stages of the clash. Opting to bowl first and limiting the opponents to a subpar total could be the play for the first ODI.

IND vs AUS ODI Squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna

Australia Squad: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann