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Mohammad Amir's career-best in vain as Australia beat Pakistan

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David Warner and Aaron Finch got Australia off to a great start | AP
David Warner and Aaron Finch got Australia off to a great start | AP
The opening pair put on 146 in 22 overs as the Pakistan bowlers had no answer | AP
Aaron Finch was the first go, just 18 short of a well-deserved century | AP
David Warner didn't miss out. As he got his first ODI century since his return from suspenion | AP
Then Shaheen Afridi struck twice in quick succession to put Australia in a spot of bother | AP
Then it was the Mohammad Amir show as he finished with figures of 10-2-30-5 as Australia crumbled from 223/2 to 307 all out | AP
Pat Cummins ensured Pakistan never really got away and was the pick of the Australian bowlers | AP
Hafeez and Imam-ul-Haq added 80 for the third wicket | AP
Aaron Finch got the important wicket of Hafeez | AP
First Hasan Ali, then Wahab Riaz did their bit with cameos but ultimately it wasn't enough as Pakistan were bowled out for 266 | AP
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