Australian pacer Mitchell Starc (left) in the course of the first ODI match towards India on October 19, 2025 and Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar. — AFP
PERTH: Australian quick bowler Mitchell Starc despatched followers right into a frenzy in the course of the first ODI towards India on Sunday when one among his deliveries was recorded at an eye-popping 176.5 km/h.
The left-arm fast’s opening supply to former Indian captain Rohit Sharma was clocked at 176.5 km/h, sparking hypothesis that Starc had damaged Shoaib Akhtar’s world report (161.3 km/h) for the quickest supply in worldwide cricket.
Nevertheless, the determine was quickly corrected, with officers clarifying that the pace gun had malfunctioned.
Australia downed India within the rain-shortened 26-over contest by seven wickets, chasing down the 137-run goal in 21.1 overs for the lack of three wickets.
Captain Mitchell Marsh remained the top-scorer with 46 off 52 deliveries, laced with two fours and three sixes.
Batting first, India had posted 136 for 9, pushed by KL Rahul’s 38 off 31 balls, that includes two fours and two sixes.
Starc set the tone early for Australia, dismissing Virat Kohli for a duck, the Indian star’s first-ever ODI duck on Australian soil.
The wicket got here when Kohli, trying to push at a size supply, edged the ball to Cooper Connolly at backward level.
With the dismissal, Starc additionally grew to become solely the second bowler, after England’s James Anderson, to dismiss Kohli for a duck twice in worldwide cricket.
India had already been on the again foot after Rohit Sharma fell for 8 (14) to Josh Hazlewood, leaving the guests struggling at 13 for 1 within the fourth over.
Starc’s fiery opening spell learn 1/22 in six overs, reinforcing his popularity as some of the deadly new-ball bowlers in world cricket.
