Spinners, Warner crush Pakistan

Oct 05, 2014

Aaron Finch and Shahid Afridi, the two newly appointed T20 captains of their respective teams, were able to share a joke before the toss in Dubai•Getty Images

Legspinner Cameron Boyce was one of four Australians making his T20I debut...•AFP

Pakistan could manage only four fours throughout their innings, and failed to produce even a single meaningful stand. Afridi was trapped lbw by Sean Abbott for 2, as the team limped to 96 for 9 in 20 overs•AFP

He ended with an unbeaten 53 off 39 balls, as Australia waltzed past the target in 14 overs•AFP

Australia began to smile wider after Pakistan opted to bat on a turning pitch and Glenn Maxwell struck thrice inside five overs•AFP

... and he capped the occasion with a wicket in his first over, luring Ahmed Shehzad to cut to Finch at first slip and the score slipped to 33 for 4•Getty Images

Raza Hasan accounted for Finch in the third over, as Australia lost early ground in their chase •Associated Press

Pakistan did not help their cause with poor shot selections. Umar Akmal threw his wicket away by slogging at Kane Richardson's fifth delivery in T20Is, only for David Warner to pouch a skier at mid-off•Getty Images

With only a sub-par total to chase though, David Warner took charge by smashing four fours and three sixes•AFP