Pakistan set 263-7 in the third One Day International, on Thursday.
Australian captain Steven Smith won the toss and let Pakistan to bat first.
Babar Azam’s 84 runs propelled Pakistan score 264/7. Babr Azam fell just 16 runs short of his century when he was dismissed by Hazlewood after getting caught by Handscomb.
Pakistani batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam scored much-needed fifties as the tourists looked to post a big total on the scoreboard for the Aussies to chase.
Earlier, after Mohammad Hafeez fell cheaply at 4, it was up to Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan to put up a respectable stand, which they did before Sharjeel departed. But not after scoring a quick-paced fifty.
Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers for Australia, as he gave away only 32 runs from his 10 overs and managed to pick up three Pakistani wickets. Head chipped in with two wickets and also took a tremendous catch while PJ Cummins and B Stanlake took one wicket each to restrict Pakistan to 263-7 after 50 overs.
Pakistan team remained unchanged while Australia rested Mitchell Starc with Billy Stanlake returning in his place. Peter Handscomb is in for his ODI debut in place of Mitchell Marsh while Chris Lynn has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a neck complaint.
Teams:
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (captain), Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Billy Stanlake.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali/Wahab Riaz. (PhotoNews / The News)
