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Australia has opened their five-match ODI series with Pakistan with a five-wicket win in Kuala Lumpur.

Australia has opened their five-match ODI series with Pakistan with a five-wicket win in a rain-affected clash in Malaysia.

After dismissing Pakistan for 95 in 37.2 overs, Australia chased down a revised target of 92 with 112 balls to spare to bank a predictable victory.

There was a slight scare during at Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur when Australia lost three wickets for just 12 runs to slip to 3-52 but top scorer Rachael Haynes (24) and Beth Mooney (16no) ensured the women did not struggle like their male counterparts in Abu Dhabi.

Pace bowlers Megan Schutt and Nicola Carey led the Australian attack with figures of 3-17 and 3-19 while legspinner Georgia Wareham celebrated her first international overseas by taking 2-22.

Pakistan's innings was reduced to 41 overs after a 2-1/2 hour rain delay and they were never able to gain any traction, though Sana Mir and captain Javeria Khan offered contrasting knocks of 21 off 60 and 27 balls respectively.

Australia made a bright start to the chase as Alyssa Healey (26) and fellow opener Nicole Bolton posted 40 before Healey triggered the mini-slump when she was bowled by spinner Nashra Sandhu with the last ball of the seventh over.

Captain Meg Lanning (4) and Ellyse Perry (1) then gave Pakistan a glimmer of hope when Mir (3-26) dislodged the pair in quick succession, but Australia ultimately cruised to 95-5 in the 23rd over.

The series continues at the same venue on Saturday.