Afridi sends Australia to defeat

First one-day international, Dubai: Pakistan 171-6 (44.1 overs) bt Australia 168 (38.5 overs) by four wickets Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi took 6-38 as Pakistan beat Australia by four wickets in Dubai to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day series.Australia looked in command as Brad Haddin (40) and Shane Watson (40) dominated the Pakistani attack.But they both fell to Afridi and their side were dismissed for 168 with James Hopes (48no) the other scorer of note.Kamran Akmal (48) and Misbah-ul-Haq (30) then helped the hosts, who reached 171-6, to their comfortable victory.