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Australia beat Pakistan by four wickets
Clarke fell three runs short of a century but Lehmann ensured victory with an unbeaten 49.
New opening combination of Michael Clarke and Simon Katich put on 107 runs in 105 balls on Sunday to lead Australia to a four-wicket win over Pakistan in a tri-series limited-overs cricket match.
Set a revised target of 253 in 45 overs after a 40-minute rain delay, Australia reached 253/6 with Darren Lehmann on 49 not out and Brad Hogg on three.
Pakistan scored 272/7 in their 50 overs.
Katich was out for 38, but Clarke went on to post 97 from 96 balls with 12 fours and a six.
He was out — caught in the deep off the bowling of Mohammad Hafeez — trying to bring up his century with a boundary over mid on.
The Australians won with 12 balls to spare after the cheap dismissals of Ricky Ponting (6), Damien Martyn (11) and Andrew Symonds for a duck.
Abdul Razzaq led Pakistan's bowlers with 2-41.
