Dubai: Australia fired a warning shot to their World Cup challengers with their series whitewash (5-0) of Pakistan. The reigning 50-overs world champions sealed a perfect campaign in the UAE with a 20-run win. Usman Khawaja (98) fell short of a third century in the eight innings before Glenn Maxwell (70) applied the finishing touches to see their side post 327/7. Haris Sohail's outstanding 130 went in vain despite Pakistan briefly appearing on track to record just the second successful 300-plus ODI run chase ever in the UAE. Australia coach Justin Langer said, "We came here in September and Pakistan showed us how to play cricket. We worked really hard in the summer to turn it around and 5-0 is a great result. Playing spin bowling has been a problem for a long time but we've worked very hard and put some great plans into place. Everyone in world cricket is working towards the World Cup and it's always nice to go into the tournament with confidence. We've got some now.”— agencies
Brief Scores: Aus: 327/7 (U Khawaja 98, G Maxwell 70; U Shinwari 4/49) vs Pak: 307/7 (H Sohail 130, S Masood 50; J Behrendorff 3/63)
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