Pakistan's spinners Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal and Raza Hasan bowled Australia out for just 89 to set up an easy seven-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international here on Wednesday. Ajmal (2-13), Hasan (2-15) and skipper Hafeez (2-24) shook the Australian batting before left-arm paceman Sohail Tanvir (3-13) wrapped up the innings in 19.3 overs.
Pakistan then romped home in 14.5 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. It was an easy win for Pakistan at Dubai Stadium after going down 2-1 in the preceding one-day series. Shoaib Malik hit the winning boundary, finishing with nine not out while Kamran Akmal finished with an unbeaten 31 with three boundaries and a six. The second match will be played here on Friday. Australian captain George Bailey praised Pakistan.