Pakistan Vs Australia 3rd ODI Scorecard
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Australia capitalised on Pakistan's errors to win the one-day international in Perth on Thursday by seven wickets, with skipper Steven Smith scoring a century.
Pakistan made 263 for seven after being sent to bat, having looked set to post a much bigger score at several stages. But the home side replied with 265 for three, winning with 30 balls to spare.
After paceman Josh Hazlewood applied the brakes to a promising Pakistan innings with three wickets, skipper Smith and ODI debutant Peter Handscomb put on 183 for the third wicket in the chase to set their team on the path to victory.
Australia lead the five-match series 2-1.
Pakistan had chances to seize control of the match, but paid the price for basic errors.
When they claimed openers David Warner (35) and Usman Khawaja (nine) in five balls they had Australia wobbling at 45 for two.
One run later Handscomb was on his way back to the pavilion for a duck on debut, caught at first slip from the bowling of Junaid Khan.
Australia should have been 46 for three, but Handscomb was recalled to the centre due to a front foot no-ball.
To make matters worse, Handscomb had another life on 10 when a simple catch was dropped at point, with Junaid again the aggrieved bowler.
It proved to be Pakistan's undoing.
Handscomb eventually fell for 82 from 84 balls, but the game was safely in Australia's hands by then.
Smith brought up his eighth ODI century by pulling the 97th ball he faced to the mid-wicket boundary and finished unbeaten on 108.
Earlier in the day, Hazlewood reined the visitors in after they made a flying start, picking up 3-32 from his 10 overs.
Pakistan side scorecard is as follows:
Mohammad Hafeez lbw Hazlewood 4
Sharjeel Khan b Head
Babar Azam c Handscomb b Hazlewood 84
Asad Shafiq c Khawaja b Head 5
Shoaib Malik c Wade b Stanlake 39
Umar Akmal c Wade b Hazlewood 39
Imad Wasim c Head b Cummins 9
Mohammad Rizwan not out 14
Mohammad Amir not out 4
Extras (lb7, w8) 15
Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 263
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Hafeez), 2-85 (Sharjeel), 3-99 (Shafiq), 4-162 (Malik), 5-222 (Babar), 6-244 (Umar), 7-246 (Wasim)
Bowling: Hazlewood 10-0-32-3 (3w), Stanlake 10-1-55-1 (2w), Cummins 10-1-42-1 (2w), Head 10-0-65-2, Faulkner 10-0-62-0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND)
Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)
