At the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday, September 22, India defeated Australia by five wickets in the opening One-Day International of the three-match series.

KL Rahul, the captain, invited Australia to bat first after winning the toss, and his bowlers successfully bowled them out for a score of 276—below average. With his 5/51 in ten overs, Mohammed Shami was the bowler of choice for Men in Blue.

In response, India got off to a strong start with 142 runs added for the first wicket by the opening pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill. Following their dismissals, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav's 80-run stand helped the team win.

India achieved the target in 48.4 overs, winning the game by a margin of five wickets.

Brief Scores: Australia 276 all out in 50 overs (David Warner 52, Josh Inglis 45; Mohammed Shami 5-51) lost to India 281/5 (Shubman Gill 74, Ruturaj Gaikwad 71, KL Rahul 58*, Suryakumar Yadav 50) by 5 wickets