Australia v Pakistan: Tourists win third ODI in Perth to seal series victory
Australia’s record fell from 20-0 to 88-6 when asked to bat first, with Cooper Connolly retiring injured with a suspected fracture in his hand after being hit by Mohammad Hasnan.
Sean Abbott hit a top score of 30 while six batsmen failed to reach double figures.
“Throughout the series, our entire batting lineup really didn’t perform as well as it should have,” captain Josh Inglis said.
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub and Shafique put on 84 for the first wicket before captain Rizwan and Babar Azam ) won the series 2-1.
Australia won the first ODI by two wickets and Pakistan won the second ODI by nine wickets.
They begin a three-match T20 series in Brisbane on Thursday.
