Despite a battling 65 from stand-in captain Josh Inglis and some magnificent bowling by Matt Kuhnemann, Australia were unable to stave off defeat in the deciding ODI of their three-match series in Pakistan.
Australia, who won the toss and batted first, were all out for 157 in 42 overs, with Inglis lashing a stand-out 65.
But It never quite looked like being enough to seal the winner-takes-all encounter in Lahore and Pakistan eased to victory - and an overall 2-1 success - with four wickets to spare.
After the start of the match had been delayed by 15 minutes because of a brief downpour, the hosts struck early. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who ended with figures of three for 30, had Matt Short caught at mid-on with the second ball of the innings.
