Debutant Nitish Reddy played a brilliant cameo as India reached a respectable total in the first ODI against Australia in Perth on Sunday, October 19. The right-handed batter deposited a couple of towering sixes off Matthew Kuhnemann in the last over of the innings. The all-rounder stayed unbeaten on 19 runs off 11 balls.The stunning sixes came in the 26th over of India’s innings as the match was reduced per side due to multiple rain breaks. Kuhnemann bowled a length ball outside off and Reddy played a slog sweep into the stands over mid-wicket while facing the third delivery. He then took his time and cleared his front leg to deposit the ball over long-on as Kuhnemann bowled another delivery outside off to complete the over.Watch the video below:Nitish Reddy has been included in the side following his heroics with the bat and ball in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The right-handed batter had slammed 114 runs in Melbourne in the Test series. The 22-year-old finished the series as the second-leading run-getter for India, scoring 298 runs in nine innings, only behind Yashasvi Jaiswal (391). The medium pacer is equally handy with the ball.Nitish Reddy steps up after fighting knocks from KL Rahul and Axar Patel as the top order flops in 1st ODINitish Reddy stepped up with the bat to help India reach 136 against Australia in the first ODI. Rahul and Axar chipped in with 38 (31) and 31 (38), respectively. However, the top order looked clueless with big guns Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and skipper Shubman Gill, returning with scores of 8 (14), 0 (8), and 10 (18), respectively. Shreyas Iyer had a similar fate, perishing for just 11 runs off 24 balls, falling prey to a short ball delivery from Josh Hazlewood.Mitchell Owen and Matthew Kuhnemann ably supported Josh Hazlewood as the trio bagged two wickets apiece.In response, the Aussies were 11/1 after 1.4 overs, with Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short at the crease.The two teams will next lock horns in the second ODI in Adelaide on Thursday, October 23.Follow the IND vs AUS 2025 1st ODI live score and updates here.