Twenty-one-year-old Mahli Beardman produced a record-breaking display at Optus Stadium in Perth on November 13, 2026, finishing with 6/24 on his One Day International debut as England were bowled out for 131 in 33.4 overs in the opening match of the series. The figures make him only the second Australian male to take five or more wickets on ODI debut and the best such bowling by an Australian on debut, eclipsing Tony Dodemaide's 5/21 against Sri Lanka at the W.A.C.A. in 1988, a benchmark that had stood for 38 years.

Beardman took five wickets within his first five overs and conceded only 24 runs across his 7.4-over spell, including one maiden. Harry Brook was the first to fall, and he then removed Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson and Jofra Archer to complete the haul. Gus Atkinson, who remained unbeaten on 29, was one of the few England batters to offer sustained resistance. The Hindu's report describes the West Australian bowling with real pace and aggression, with most of the upper order falling to poor shots.S1S2

Beardman's haul was not isolated. Fellow seamer Spencer Johnson took 3/42, and between them the two pace bowlers accounted for nine of England's ten wickets. Earlier Australian debut efforts, including Carl Rackemann's 4/39 against New Zealand at Melbourne in 1983 and Xavier Bartlett's 4/17 against West Indies at the same venue in 2024, fall well short of Beardman's figures.S1