Live: Pakistan v Australia one-dayer

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STEVE Smith scored his maiden one-day international century as Australia overcame a slow start to post a competitive total of 8-255 in Tuesday's clash with Pakistan.

Smith's superb knock of 101 off 118 balls came in stifling heat with temperatures in the high 30s in Sharjah.

He arrived at the crease for the second ball of the day with his side under plenty of pressure at 1-0.

The 25-year-old right-hander hit six fours and two sixes and departed in the 45th over with Australia in a strong position at 6-216.

Brad Haddin (23 not out) and Mitchell Johnson (21) shared a 32-run stand for the eighth wicket.

Australia had lost Aaron Finch caught at backward point from the first ball of the match as the right-hander made a "royal" duck against the bowling of towering 216cm quick Mohammad Irfan.

David Warner (43) and Smith added 86 for the second wicket after a slow start that yielded just five runs off the first three overs.

Warner was out after hitting a pull shot from the bowling of legspinner Shahid Afridi to mid-wicket in the 19th over.

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Skipper George Bailey (18) fell attempting a second successive six as Afridi held a difficult high catch at mid-wicket at 3-123.

Glenn Maxwell was dropped twice on his way to scoring 21 before the aggressive right-hander was caught at long-off to the bowling of 35-year-old debutant leggie Zulfiqar Babar.

Afridi removed James Faulker lbw for 11 at 5-196, after Faulkner's video review was unsuccessful.

Smith reached his century off 115 balls with a push to mid-wicket and immediately gazed skywards, looking relieved and exhausted, before raising his bat to the dressing rooms.

Afridi (3-46) made the key breakthrough to remove Smith caught at long off and debutant Sean Abbott made three.

Australia named 22-year-old NSW quick Abbott for his debut with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh unavailable because of a hamstring strain.

One-day great Dean Jones presented Abbott with his cap.

Left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty is set to join the squad ahead of Friday's second one-day game in Dubai in place of Marsh.

The three-match series concludes in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Pakistan's Anwar Ali bowls against Australia in Sharjah. Source: AFP

THE FIXTURES

Game Two

9.50pm (EDT) Friday, Fox Sports 2HD

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Game Three

9.50pm (EDT) Sunday, Fox Sports 2HD

Zayed Cricket Stadium (Abu Dhabi)

THE TEAMS

Australia

The Aussies are without captain Michael Clarke and all-rounder Shane Watson, with the latter ruled out of the entire tour due to a calf injury while the skipper is battling to be fit in time for the Test series. An injury cloud also looms large over Mitch Marsh and he is unlikely to play in at least the opening one-dayer, and possibly the whole series. Nathan Lyon is the sole frontline spinner in the squad but will receive support from Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith. NSW all-rounder Sean Abbott is a chance to make his ODI debut after earning his first Australian cap in the T20 clash in Dubai.

Australia squad: George Bailey (c), Sean Abbott, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Phil Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

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Australia's players are jostling for World Cup spots in the UAE. Source: AP

Pakistan

The 'hosts' will be led by 40-year-old Misbah-ul-Haq-, who has saved his team on many occasions with a classy middle-order knock. Those skills may be called on again as Pakistan will be without two of its best players — star spinner Saeed Ajmal (chucking ban) and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez (hand injury). Young spinner Hasan Raza will need to step up to the plate but so will the pace duo of Wahab Riaz and giant left-armed Mohammad Irfan.

Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Raza Hasan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz.

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Shahid Afridi (L) shares a laugh with Aussie batsman Aaron Finch. Source: Getty Images

WHAT THEY SAID

"I still think teams are doctoring their wickets when we come and play them to produce very large spinning wickets, which says to me that teams still think that we're vulnerable against spin." Australia captain George Bailey.

"You need to have a balance between pace and spin. You normally need five bowlers in a one-day or T20 game. Everybody has to really play his role. You cannot just rely that two spinners will do the damage." Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

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