CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Pakistan defended their meagre 218-9 with help from outstanding debuts by Anwar Ali and Bilawal Bhatti to win the first One-Day International against South Africa by 23 runs yesterday.

South Africa was all out for 195 at Newlands and the tourists took an early lead in the three-game series.

Ali top-scored with an unbeaten 43 and then snatched two wickets, including veteran Jacques Kallis for 50, as Pakistan held the South Africans at bay. Bhatti had 3-39 to wrap up victory.

Earlier, the pair shared a 74-run stand for the eighth wicket on their ODI debuts — with Bhatti making 39 — to rescue Pakistan from 131-7 at one point after they opted to bat first.

SCOREBOARD

Pakistan

Nasir Jamshed c

Kallis b Steyn 24

Ahmed Shehzad c

De Kock b Kallis 35

Mohammad Hafeez c

Amla b Steyn 5

Sohaib Maqsood c

Tahir b Kallis 22

Misbah-ul-Haq c

De Kock b Morkel 13

Umar Akmal c De

Kock b Philander 0

Shahid Afridi b Steyn 26

Bilawal Bhatti lbw b Morkel 39

Anwar Ali not out 43

Saeed Ajmal c Duminy

b Morkel 3

Junaid Khan not out 0

Extras: (2b, 1lb, 5w) 8

TOTAL: (for 9 wickets) 218

Overs: 50.

Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-58,

3-73, 4-97, 5-98, 6-124, 7-131, 8-205, 9-213.

Bowling: Dale Steyn 10-2-33-3 (2w), Vernon Philander 10-0-37-1 (2w), Morne Morkel 10-0-39-3, JP Duminy 5-0-23-0, Imran Tahir 7-1-30-0, Jacques Kallis 8-0-53-2 (1w). South Africa

Graeme Smith st Akmal

b Hafeez 12

Hashim Amla b Khan 3

Quinton de Kock b Bhatti 19

Jacques Kallis b Ali 50

AB de Villiers b Afridi 10

JP Duminy c Akmal b Ajmal 49

David Miller c Akmal b Ali 4

Vernon Philander c

Maqsood b Ajmal 14

Dale Steyn b Bhatti 15

Morne Morkel b Bhatti 17

Imran Tahir not out 0

Extras: (2w) 2

TOTAL: (all out) 195

Overs: 48.1

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-20,

3-62, 4-79, 5-115, 6-123, 7-155, 8-168, 9-192.

Bowling: Junaid Khan 8-0-38-1, Anwar Ali 6-0-24-2 (2w), Mohammad Hafeez 10-0-34-1, Bilawal Bhatti 7.1-0-37-3, Saeed Ajmal 10-0-28-2, Shahid Afridi 7-0-34-1.

Toss: won by Pakistan.

Result: Pakistan won

by 23 runs.

Series: Pakistan leads the three-match series 1-0.

Umpires: Johan Cloete

(South Africa), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand).

TV Umpire:

Bruce Oxenford (Australia).

Match Referee: Chris Broad (England).