Australia A274 all out;India A149 all out.Australia A won by125 runs;India A’s target had been275. Bars start atzero.
Original editorial score comparison based on BCCI’s completed match:274minus149=125;the chase target was275. Match date:October6,2026.

Australia A beat India A by 125 runs in the first one-day at Puducherry: 274 all out against 149 all out. Nathan McSweeney made 123 and Mahli Beardman took 4 for 23. BCCI’s match centre dates the contest October 6, 2026; the October 7 reports are subsequent coverage, not evidence of a second match.

The result gives Australia A a 1–0 lead in the three-match one-day series. BCCI’s published programme puts the remaining games in Puducherry on October 9 and 11. The immediate question for India A followers is how the opening contest turned and what can be confirmed about the next fixture.

A recovery with the bat, followed by early wickets

Cricket Australia’s report describes Australia A recovering from 30 for 3 and then 87 for 5. McSweeney and Will Sutherland, who made 77, added 141 for the sixth wicket. Beardman then took three wickets in his first 12 balls, leaving India A’s chase under early pressure.

The turning points were different in each innings: Australia A rebuilt after losing early wickets, whereas India A could not turn its own early setback into a winning chase. The graphic compares completed totals and the target of 275. It explains the arithmetic of the result without treating one match as a forecast of the rest of the series.

October 9 is confirmed; the published start times need reconciling

BCCI’s second-match page lists October 9 at the Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Stadium, with 03:30 UTC. That is 9am India Standard Time. During our browser check it displayed 12:30pm KST, the same instant in Korea; that display should not be copied as an Indian start time.

Cricket Australia’s report instead lists 3pm AEDT, which converts to 9:30am IST on that date. The two official publishers therefore differ by 30 minutes. We cannot settle the difference from these pages. For attendance or the live score, open the linked BCCI match centre before the earlier listed time and follow any revised start or toss notice.

Use the correct fixture and avoid an unverified stream promise

The first match’s completed scorecard and the October 9 match-details page serve different purposes. Open the completed match for the result, and the second-match page for current scheduling. BCCI’s September 9 announcement separately distinguishes this three-game one-day programme from the earlier multi-day matches.

We did not verify an India streaming provider or a free live-video offer, so this result guide does not advertise one. Watch for the confirmed start notice and the actual next-match selection rather than importing the first game’s lineup. The next result or a schedule correction should update this series guide rather than create a duplicate account of the same contest.

Sources & context

Official sources and the original report were read. Country access, article dates and conflicting schedules are distinguished.

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