Afridi's best helps Pakistan

Shahid Afridi exposed Australia's frailties against spin to help Pakistan rout their opponents for 168 in the first day-night international at the Dubai Stadium here on Wednesday.

Leg-spinner Afridi took a career-best 6-38 and was ably supported by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal (2-19) as the duo triggered a middle-order collapse after Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Australia were sailing merrily at 95-1 in the 19th over before losing eight wickets for 27 runs as their batsmen crumbled on the newly built Dubai Stadium pitch to the bowling attack of Afridi and Ajmal.

DUBAI, AFP

AUSTRALIA

S. Marsh run out 		 16
B. Haddin c Younus b Afridi 	 40
S. Watson b Afridi 		 40
M. Clarke c Akmal b Ajmal 	 04
A. Symonds c Akmal b Afridi 	 02
C. Ferguson c Haq b Afridi 	 02
J. Hopes not out 		 48
N. Hauritz b Ajmal 		 01
N. Bracken b Afridi 		 01
S. Clark b Afridi 		 02
B. Hilfenhaus b Gul 		 04
EXTRAS: (lb1, w7) 		 08
TOTAL: 				168

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-41 (Marsh), 2-95 (Haddin), 3-100 (Clarke), 4-107 (Symonds), 
		5-108 (Watson), 6-109 (Ferguson), 7-110 (Hauritz), 8-118 (Bracken), 
		9-122 (Clark)

BOWLING: Gul 9.5-0-48-1 (1w), Akhtar 6-0-35-0 (2w), Itikhar 2-0-18-0, 
		Afridi 10-0-38-6 (4w), Ajmal 10-1-19-2, Malik 1-0-9-0