Is this a good score? It is a record one alright. For the Asians against the Australians. Also, this is the fourth highest score at the Harare Sports Club. Pakistan should be quietly happy with what they've got. Australia shouldn't be greatly disappointed, considering the way their batting has shaped up in this series. The pitch doesn't look a tough one to play on either. We surely have got an exciting chase on hand. See you soon.

Australia won't be overly disappointed with their outing so far. The previous clash hero Billy Stanlake ended up wicketless, but he wasn't too awry. Andrew Tye's changes of pace served him well as he returned with a three-fer. The spinners, Ashton Agar and Glenn Maxwell had little to show for. Perhaps there wasn't much purchase for them on a fresh surface.

What a first half we've had! Fakhar Zaman extended his good form in this series with another fifty. He ended up missing a ton, but made his best international score in this format. He added a valuable 72 runs along with Hussain Talat, who failed to make great use of the couple of chances given to him. Although this Pakistan innings lacks that one giant contribution, some priceless cameos from Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali have powered them to what looks like a good score on this track.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. FOUR! Streaky way to end the innings! Very full outside off, Ali jams it out. The ball takes the inside edge and goes past the off stick to the fine leg fence. PAKISTAN FINISH ON 194/7, THEIR BEST T20I SCORE AGAINST AUSTRALIA!

Mohammad Amir is in next.

Andrew Tye to Shadab Khan. OUT! And then Tye has the final laugh. On a length outside off, Shadab is deceived by the length. He ends up pulling it down towards long on. Stoinis runs to his left and somehow manages to hang on to that one.

Andrew Tye to Shadab Khan. SIX! Shadab Khan joins the party! Length ball well outside off, he shuffles across and whips it over fine leg for a maximum.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. Full outside off, hit to long off for one.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. SIX! New ball, please! This is monstrous! Asif Ali goes deep inside the crease and converts the yorker into a full ball. He then smokes it high and long over long on for half a dozen.

Andrew Tye to Shadab Khan. Very full outside off, smashed through cover-point for one.

Shadab Khan walks in now.

Jhye Richardson to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Catching practise! Richardson comes round the wicket and hurls it full outside off. Ashraf stays deep inside the crease and hits it down the ground. The intention was to clear long off but he ends up finding Maxwell there to perfection.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Very full in line of the stumps, Ali gets it off the inner half towards long on for one.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Lofted over the bowler's head for a couple.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. FOUR! Clever batting! Slower one on a shorter length. Ali goes deep inside the crease, has his eyes on the ball and pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. FOUR! This is great batting! Full and outside off, Ali smokes it over covers for a boundary. 10 off the first two balls of the penultimate over.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. SIX! Whatta strike! Full and outside off, Ali stays deep in the crease and carves it over deep point for a maximum.

Jhye Richardson is back for his final over.

Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. A play and a miss from FA this time as he misses the slower ball outside off.

Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. Hurled down the leg side, Faheem misses the flick. Surprisingly, it isn't signaled a wide.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. Fuller on the stumps, driven down to long on for one.

Faheem Ashraf walks in next.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. OUT! Change of pace works for Tye! He delivers it full outside off, Malik goes deep to hit it over covers. Ends up skying it. Finch takes a couple of steps back and takes it safely. This should make a difference of at least 10-15 runs to the final total.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. Fuller in line of the stumps, drilled down to long on for one.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. Aerial but safe! A full toss in line of the stumps, Malik looks to hit it out of the ground. But the ball goes high up and lands well before the man charging in from deep mid-wicket. A run results.

Andrew Tye replaces Richardson now.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. On a length in line of the stumps, lofted towards long on for one. 15 runs off this over, very costly in this stage of the game.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. WIDE! Very full and outside off, Malik fails to reach it. Wide given as it went well outside the tramline.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Slower ball on a length in line of the stumps. Malik first moved to the off side and then backed away. Then he powers it over covers for another boundary. This is just playing with the bowler's mind.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Carved! In line of the stumps, Malik makes room again. The length is right for him to just hit it over short third man for a boundary. Clever stuff.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. Back of a length ball following the batter, Shoaib makes room to cut but fails to do so.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Sweet. Full and outside off, Malik stays deep in the crease. He just lofts it over covers and earns a one-bounce boundary.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Length ball outside off, cut away towards short third man. The batters change strike even though it went straight to the fielder.

Jhye Richardson to Shoaib Malik. This one is worked away through mid-wicket for a couple.

Jhye Richardson to Shoaib Malik. Very full outside off, squeezed out straight to backward point.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Length ball outside off, Ali looks to hit it to the on side. The ball goes off the top edge to third man for one.

Asif Ali looks to be in some pain and the physio checks on him. He bumped a bit on his chest as he dived to make it in at the striker's end. Post that as he stood up, he writhed and went down in pain. Now, after some pill-popping, he seems good to go.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Two chances in a ball! First a catching one, though well afar. The short length ball climbed on Ali as he looked to pull it. Ended up skying it high towards mid on. Three men - mid-wicket, long on and mid off ran towards it but it landed in no man's land. Before Maxwell from mid-wicket picks up the ball and throws it to the bowler, even as Carey shouts 'keeper, keeper'. This is because the batters attempt the second run. Now, Richardson throws it to Carey, who whips off the bails. This is after Asif dives and makes it in. Now he is on the floor in some pain.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Outside off, Ali looks to smash it but misses.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Smashed! This is hurled on a length around off, Ali flatbats it down the ground. Jhye had to take evasive action. The ball rolled away down the ground before Stoinis from long on cut it. A couple of runs taken.

Jhye Richardson is back for another burst.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Outside off on a length, Ali slices it to third man to get going. 134/4 after 15 overs, 180+ in sights?

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Bumper in line of the stumps, Asif Ali ducks.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Ali stands tall and blocks this one.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. On a length outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for one.

Asif Ali walks in at number 6 for Pakistan.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! Stoinis has extracted his revenge next ball! This is on a length at a slower pace. Zaman goes deep inside the crease and looks to smash it over deep mid-wicket. He ends up getting more height than distance. Maxwell from mid-wicket moves to his left and pouches it safely. This is Fakhar Zaman's best T20I score, though he couldn't go on to get a bigger score today.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! What a way to welcome Stoinis. Zaman stands covering the stumps with a squarish stance. He gets a length ball angling away and looks to heave it away. The ball takes the top edge and goes towards third man. The fielder there dives yet is unable to prevent the boundary.

Marcus Stoinis is brought back.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Agar comes over the wicket and serves it around off. Zaman eases it down to long on for one. 14 runs off the over.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Agar under pressure. He fires it on a length in line of the leg stump. Zaman camps on the back foot and heaves it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Now, he works it through mid-wicket for one.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. SIX! Tossed up in line of the stumps, Malik charges down the track and smashes it straight over the bowler's head.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. SIX! New ball, please! This is monstrous! Asif Ali goes deep inside the crease and converts the yorker into a full ball. He then smokes it high and long over long on for half a dozen.

Andrew Tye to Shadab Khan. Very full outside off, smashed through cover-point for one.

Shadab Khan walks in now.

Jhye Richardson to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Catching practise! Richardson comes round the wicket and hurls it full outside off. Ashraf stays deep inside the crease and hits it down the ground. The intention was to clear long off but he ends up finding Maxwell there to perfection.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Very full in line of the stumps, Ali gets it off the inner half towards long on for one.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Lofted over the bowler's head for a couple.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. FOUR! Clever batting! Slower one on a shorter length. Ali goes deep inside the crease, has his eyes on the ball and pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. FOUR! This is great batting! Full and outside off, Ali smokes it over covers for a boundary. 10 off the first two balls of the penultimate over.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. SIX! Whatta strike! Full and outside off, Ali stays deep in the crease and carves it over deep point for a maximum.

Jhye Richardson is back for his final over.

Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. A play and a miss from FA this time as he misses the slower ball outside off.

Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. Hurled down the leg side, Faheem misses the flick. Surprisingly, it isn't signaled a wide.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. Fuller on the stumps, driven down to long on for one.

Faheem Ashraf walks in next.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. OUT! Change of pace works for Tye! He delivers it full outside off, Malik goes deep to hit it over covers. Ends up skying it. Finch takes a couple of steps back and takes it safely. This should make a difference of at least 10-15 runs to the final total.

Andrew Tye to Asif Ali. Fuller in line of the stumps, drilled down to long on for one.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. Aerial but safe! A full toss in line of the stumps, Malik looks to hit it out of the ground. But the ball goes high up and lands well before the man charging in from deep mid-wicket. A run results.

Andrew Tye replaces Richardson now.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. On a length in line of the stumps, lofted towards long on for one. 15 runs off this over, very costly in this stage of the game.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. WIDE! Very full and outside off, Malik fails to reach it. Wide given as it went well outside the tramline.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Slower ball on a length in line of the stumps. Malik first moved to the off side and then backed away. Then he powers it over covers for another boundary. This is just playing with the bowler's mind.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Carved! In line of the stumps, Malik makes room again. The length is right for him to just hit it over short third man for a boundary. Clever stuff.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. Back of a length ball following the batter, Shoaib makes room to cut but fails to do so.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Sweet. Full and outside off, Malik stays deep in the crease. He just lofts it over covers and earns a one-bounce boundary.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Length ball outside off, cut away towards short third man. The batters change strike even though it went straight to the fielder.

Jhye Richardson to Shoaib Malik. This one is worked away through mid-wicket for a couple.

Jhye Richardson to Shoaib Malik. Very full outside off, squeezed out straight to backward point.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Length ball outside off, Ali looks to hit it to the on side. The ball goes off the top edge to third man for one.

Asif Ali looks to be in some pain and the physio checks on him. He bumped a bit on his chest as he dived to make it in at the striker's end. Post that as he stood up, he writhed and went down in pain. Now, after some pill-popping, he seems good to go.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Two chances in a ball! First a catching one, though well afar. The short length ball climbed on Ali as he looked to pull it. Ended up skying it high towards mid on. Three men - mid-wicket, long on and mid off ran towards it but it landed in no man's land. Before Maxwell from mid-wicket picks up the ball and throws it to the bowler, even as Carey shouts 'keeper, keeper'. This is because the batters attempt the second run. Now, Richardson throws it to Carey, who whips off the bails. This is after Asif dives and makes it in. Now he is on the floor in some pain.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Outside off, Ali looks to smash it but misses.

Jhye Richardson to Asif Ali. Smashed! This is hurled on a length around off, Ali flatbats it down the ground. Jhye had to take evasive action. The ball rolled away down the ground before Stoinis from long on cut it. A couple of runs taken.

Jhye Richardson is back for another burst.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Outside off on a length, Ali slices it to third man to get going. 134/4 after 15 overs, 180+ in sights?

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Bumper in line of the stumps, Asif Ali ducks.

Marcus Stoinis to Asif Ali. Ali stands tall and blocks this one.

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. On a length outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for one.

Asif Ali walks in at number 6 for Pakistan.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! Stoinis has extracted his revenge next ball! This is on a length at a slower pace. Zaman goes deep inside the crease and looks to smash it over deep mid-wicket. He ends up getting more height than distance. Maxwell from mid-wicket moves to his left and pouches it safely. This is Fakhar Zaman's best T20I score, though he couldn't go on to get a bigger score today.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! What a way to welcome Stoinis. Zaman stands covering the stumps with a squarish stance. He gets a length ball angling away and looks to heave it away. The ball takes the top edge and goes towards third man. The fielder there dives yet is unable to prevent the boundary.

Marcus Stoinis is brought back.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Agar comes over the wicket and serves it around off. Zaman eases it down to long on for one. 14 runs off the over.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Agar under pressure. He fires it on a length in line of the leg stump. Zaman camps on the back foot and heaves it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Now, he works it through mid-wicket for one.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. SIX! Tossed up in line of the stumps, Malik charges down the track and smashes it straight over the bowler's head.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Flatter outside off, carved through point for a couple.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Floated in line of the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler.

Ashton Agar is back for his third over.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! Oh, ho! What a beauty! This is full on the pads, Zaman makes some room. But since there's no room to use, he just smites it over the on side. Makes a nice contact and the ball sails over deep square leg for half a dozen. He moves to 64, his BEST IN T20IS! Well, he was standing well inside the crease and that enabled him to strike that well.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. Fuller on middle and leg, eased down to long on to get off the mark.

Shoaib Malik walks in at number 5. He's looked in decent touch and Pakistan will look up to him for a tall finish.

Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. OUT! Tye strikes, Ahmed departs! That's the end of the touring skipper's sojourn for today. This is a slower ball on a length outside off, Sarfraz fails to read the change of pace. He looks to smash it over covers by making some room but only manages a feather to the keeper. Carey cups it easily.

Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. WIDE! Effort ball from Tye, Ahmed thinks of pulling it but aborts. Wide signaled as it went above his head.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. This ball is slapped off the back foot through covers for one.

Some more problems for Tye with his shoes. He's getting them changed now.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Fuller on the stumps, smashed down the ground for a couple.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. On a length angling away, Zaman fishes at it but misses.

Andrew Tye is back on.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Banged short in line of the stumps, SA ducks under it.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. SIX! Intentions clear from the Pakistan skipper! Short in length around off, Ahmed stands tall and belts it over deep mid-wicket. Brings up the 100 for Pakistan.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Well fielded at backward point! This is cut fiercely towards Maxwell, who dives to his right and stops that.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Length delivery outside off, Ahmed has a feel for it but misses.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Fuller outside off, creamed through covers for a couple.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. On a length outside off, defended from the crease after rising on his toes.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. Outside off from Maxwell, Ahmed cuts it through the point region and takes a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Driven towards the mid-on region. One run added to the total.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! Mighty slog from Zaman. What a cracker this. A faster ball in line of the stumps, Zaman gets down on his knee and slogs it up and over square leg. The ball has enough wings to land on the roof of the stands. What a nice way to bring up your 3rd fifty in T20Is.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. Pushed through by Maxwell, Ahmed flicks it off his pads and takes a single.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. FOUR! Easy peasy from the skip. A length ball on off, Ahmed gets down on his knee and sweeps the ball to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. A faster delivery in line of the stumps, Zaman shimmies down the track and punches the ball hard. The ball goes to Agar at covers who makes an excellent save to keep it down to one.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. In line of the stumps, kept out by Ahmed. 81/2 at the halfway mark!

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. A back of length ball outside off, Ahmed cuts it to the point fielder for nothing.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Bouncer! Ahmed does well to evade it.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Third short ball in a row in line of the stumps, Zaman pulls it straight to the deep square leg fielder and changes strike.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. And beaten again. Similar line and length from Zaman, he gets beaten inside the line this time.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Starts the new spell from around the wicket. Bowls a back of a length ball outside off, Zaman goes for the cut but misses.

Sarfraz Ahmed is the next batsman for Pakistan. Billy Stanlake comes back for another spell.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. OUT! Bowled him! Fired in flatter on the stumps, Talat goes back to cut but misses. Next scene, the off stump is pegged back. Maxwell is delighted but not Hussain. A good association of 72 runs between Talat and Zaman comes to an end. The Pakistan no.3 couldn't make use of the two chances that he was given.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Outside off on a flatter trajectory, Hussain fails to cut it away.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. SIX! Beautifully played! Tossed up outside off, Talat gets down the track and lofts it inside out over covers for a maximum.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. This one has been punched through covers for one.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. DROPPED!

Marcus Stoinis to Shoaib Malik. On a length outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for one.

Asif Ali walks in at number 6 for Pakistan.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! Stoinis has extracted his revenge next ball! This is on a length at a slower pace. Zaman goes deep inside the crease and looks to smash it over deep mid-wicket. He ends up getting more height than distance. Maxwell from mid-wicket moves to his left and pouches it safely. This is Fakhar Zaman's best T20I score, though he couldn't go on to get a bigger score today.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! What a way to welcome Stoinis. Zaman stands covering the stumps with a squarish stance. He gets a length ball angling away and looks to heave it away. The ball takes the top edge and goes towards third man. The fielder there dives yet is unable to prevent the boundary.

Marcus Stoinis is brought back.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Agar comes over the wicket and serves it around off. Zaman eases it down to long on for one. 14 runs off the over.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Agar under pressure. He fires it on a length in line of the leg stump. Zaman camps on the back foot and heaves it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Now, he works it through mid-wicket for one.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. SIX! Tossed up in line of the stumps, Malik charges down the track and smashes it straight over the bowler's head.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Flatter outside off, carved through point for a couple.

Ashton Agar to Shoaib Malik. Floated in line of the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler.

Ashton Agar is back for his third over.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! Oh, ho! What a beauty! This is full on the pads, Zaman makes some room. But since there's no room to use, he just smites it over the on side. Makes a nice contact and the ball sails over deep square leg for half a dozen. He moves to 64, his BEST IN T20IS! Well, he was standing well inside the crease and that enabled him to strike that well.

Andrew Tye to Shoaib Malik. Fuller on middle and leg, eased down to long on to get off the mark.

Shoaib Malik walks in at number 5. He's looked in decent touch and Pakistan will look up to him for a tall finish.

Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. OUT! Tye strikes, Ahmed departs! That's the end of the touring skipper's sojourn for today. This is a slower ball on a length outside off, Sarfraz fails to read the change of pace. He looks to smash it over covers by making some room but only manages a feather to the keeper. Carey cups it easily.

Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. WIDE! Effort ball from Tye, Ahmed thinks of pulling it but aborts. Wide signaled as it went above his head.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. This ball is slapped off the back foot through covers for one.

Some more problems for Tye with his shoes. He's getting them changed now.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Fuller on the stumps, smashed down the ground for a couple.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. On a length angling away, Zaman fishes at it but misses.

Andrew Tye is back on.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Banged short in line of the stumps, SA ducks under it.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. SIX! Intentions clear from the Pakistan skipper! Short in length around off, Ahmed stands tall and belts it over deep mid-wicket. Brings up the 100 for Pakistan.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Well fielded at backward point! This is cut fiercely towards Maxwell, who dives to his right and stops that.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Length delivery outside off, Ahmed has a feel for it but misses.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Fuller outside off, creamed through covers for a couple.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. On a length outside off, defended from the crease after rising on his toes.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. Outside off from Maxwell, Ahmed cuts it through the point region and takes a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Driven towards the mid-on region. One run added to the total.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! Mighty slog from Zaman. What a cracker this. A faster ball in line of the stumps, Zaman gets down on his knee and slogs it up and over square leg. The ball has enough wings to land on the roof of the stands. What a nice way to bring up your 3rd fifty in T20Is.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. Pushed through by Maxwell, Ahmed flicks it off his pads and takes a single.

Glenn Maxwell to Sarfraz Ahmed. FOUR! Easy peasy from the skip. A length ball on off, Ahmed gets down on his knee and sweeps the ball to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. A faster delivery in line of the stumps, Zaman shimmies down the track and punches the ball hard. The ball goes to Agar at covers who makes an excellent save to keep it down to one.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. In line of the stumps, kept out by Ahmed. 81/2 at the halfway mark!

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. A back of length ball outside off, Ahmed cuts it to the point fielder for nothing.

Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. Bouncer! Ahmed does well to evade it.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Third short ball in a row in line of the stumps, Zaman pulls it straight to the deep square leg fielder and changes strike.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. And beaten again. Similar line and length from Zaman, he gets beaten inside the line this time.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Starts the new spell from around the wicket. Bowls a back of a length ball outside off, Zaman goes for the cut but misses.

Sarfraz Ahmed is the next batsman for Pakistan. Billy Stanlake comes back for another spell.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. OUT! Bowled him! Fired in flatter on the stumps, Talat goes back to cut but misses. Next scene, the off stump is pegged back. Maxwell is delighted but not Hussain. A good association of 72 runs between Talat and Zaman comes to an end. The Pakistan no.3 couldn't make use of the two chances that he was given.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Outside off on a flatter trajectory, Hussain fails to cut it away.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. SIX! Beautifully played! Tossed up outside off, Talat gets down the track and lofts it inside out over covers for a maximum.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. This one has been punched through covers for one.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. DROPPED! Flatter and quicker outside off, Talat goes for the cut. Ends up getting a nick and Carey fails to latch on. The ball deflects off his left thigh towards third man and a run is taken. Meanwhile, Tye gets to the ball from short third man but doesn't collect it in a go. Doesn't concede an extra run.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Tossed up from round the wicket, Zaman gets down the track and pushes it to long on for one.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Another ball on the leg stump, Zaman happily flicks it through square leg and keeps the strike for the next over.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Flatter around middle and off, Fakhar clips it through mid-wicket and takes two.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! BOOM! Zaman is looking in excellent touch and he is making it most of it in the middle. A loopy delivery in line of the stumps, Zaman comes down the track to meet the ball and lifts it up and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! A tossed up delivery on leg, Zaman sweeps it fine through deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Similar delivery from Agar, defended off the front foot.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Flighted around middle and off, driven to mid on for nothing.

Ashton Agar comes in for a bowl.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Blocks the faster delivery down the track for nothing.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. FOUR! Punished this time around. Another shortish delivery and Talat pulls it through mid-wicket with power. A boundary results and that brings the 50-run stand up between the duo.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. A shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Talat pulls it to square leg and a brace results.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Goes for the reverse sweep this time. A length ball around off, Talat changes hands and reverse sweeps it straight to the fielder at short third man.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Pushed through by Maxwell, Talat looks to cut but only manages a bottom edge.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Flatter in line of the stumps, Zaman cuts it through point region and changes strike.

Glenn Maxwell comes in for a bowl.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. Not convincing from Hussain. A fullish ball outside off, Talat moves his left leg and flashes hard. The ball lobs in the air and goes behind point. Two runs are taken.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. A short of a length ball outside off, Talat goes for the push from his crease but misses the line of the ball.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. A length ball around middle and off, Zaman turns it though mid-wicket for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. A touch short in line of the stumps, defended off the back foot.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. Talat has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. FOUR! Streaky but effective. A length ball around off, Talat makes some room and goes after it. The ball finds the gap gap between cover and point for a boundary. He needs to be careful with these power shots.

Marcus Stoinis to roll his arm over from the other end.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A length ball in line of the stumps, pushed through the point region for a single.

Will the dropped catch prove costly?

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. In the air... and dropped! A full delivery around off, Talat goes for the uppish drive but the bat turns in his hands. As a result, the ball lobs in the air and goes to mid off. Stoinis stationed there dives forward but drops the offering. Talat survives.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A fullish delivery around off, driven to covers for nothing.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Good change up from Tye. Zaman moves down the leg side to make some room and Tye follows him. He changes his pace as well and bowls it full. The batsman does well to get it through mid-wicket for a single.

Andrew Tye is holding his left boot in his hand. There seems to be some problem with it which he is trying to rectify all by himself. No fuss.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. A touch fuller around off, Zaman stays on the leg side of the line and cuts it to Maxwell at point for nothing.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A back of a length ball in line of the stumps, guided to third man for a single.

Andrew Tye is the first change for Australia.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. Hurled around middle, turned away through mid-wicket to retain strike.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. Now this is flicked away through square leg for one.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. WIDE! Richardson seems to be struggling with his line. Sprays this one down leg yet again, FZ misses the flick.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. WIDE! Jhye goes around the wicket and sprays this down the leg side. Carey dives to his right to collect but misses. A bye is stolen.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. WIDE! Banged short, it goes way over the batsman's head. Wide signaled.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. On the pads, clipped away through backward square leg. Before the throw is returned to the keeper, the battersrfraz Ahmed. Bouncer! Ahmed does well to evade it.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Third short ball in a row in line of the stumps, Zaman pulls it straight to the deep square leg fielder and changes strike.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. And beaten again. Similar line and length from Zaman, he gets beaten inside the line this time.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Starts the new spell from around the wicket. Bowls a back of a length ball outside off, Zaman goes for the cut but misses.

Sarfraz Ahmed is the next batsman for Pakistan. Billy Stanlake comes back for another spell.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. OUT! Bowled him! Fired in flatter on the stumps, Talat goes back to cut but misses. Next scene, the off stump is pegged back. Maxwell is delighted but not Hussain. A good association of 72 runs between Talat and Zaman comes to an end. The Pakistan no.3 couldn't make use of the two chances that he was given.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Outside off on a flatter trajectory, Hussain fails to cut it away.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. SIX! Beautifully played! Tossed up outside off, Talat gets down the track and lofts it inside out over covers for a maximum.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. This one has been punched through covers for one.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. DROPPED! Flatter and quicker outside off, Talat goes for the cut. Ends up getting a nick and Carey fails to latch on. The ball deflects off his left thigh towards third man and a run is taken. Meanwhile, Tye gets to the ball from short third man but doesn't collect it in a go. Doesn't concede an extra run.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Tossed up from round the wicket, Zaman gets down the track and pushes it to long on for one.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Another ball on the leg stump, Zaman happily flicks it through square leg and keeps the strike for the next over.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Flatter around middle and off, Fakhar clips it through mid-wicket and takes two.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. SIX! BOOM! Zaman is looking in excellent touch and he is making it most of it in the middle. A loopy delivery in line of the stumps, Zaman comes down the track to meet the ball and lifts it up and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! A tossed up delivery on leg, Zaman sweeps it fine through deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Similar delivery from Agar, defended off the front foot.

Ashton Agar to Fakhar Zaman. Flighted around middle and off, driven to mid on for nothing.

Ashton Agar comes in for a bowl.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Blocks the faster delivery down the track for nothing.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. FOUR! Punished this time around. Another shortish delivery and Talat pulls it through mid-wicket with power. A boundary results and that brings the 50-run stand up between the duo.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. A shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Talat pulls it to square leg and a brace results.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Goes for the reverse sweep this time. A length ball around off, Talat changes hands and reverse sweeps it straight to the fielder at short third man.

Glenn Maxwell to Hussain Talat. Pushed through by Maxwell, Talat looks to cut but only manages a bottom edge.

Glenn Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman. Flatter in line of the stumps, Zaman cuts it through point region and changes strike.

Glenn Maxwell comes in for a bowl.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. Not convincing from Hussain. A fullish ball outside off, Talat moves his left leg and flashes hard. The ball lobs in the air and goes behind point. Two runs are taken.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. A short of a length ball outside off, Talat goes for the push from his crease but misses the line of the ball.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. A length ball around middle and off, Zaman turns it though mid-wicket for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Fakhar Zaman. A touch short in line of the stumps, defended off the back foot.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. Talat has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Marcus Stoinis to Hussain Talat. FOUR! Streaky but effective. A length ball around off, Talat makes some room and goes after it. The ball finds the gap gap between cover and point for a boundary. He needs to be careful with these power shots.

Marcus Stoinis to roll his arm over from the other end.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A length ball in line of the stumps, pushed through the point region for a single.

Will the dropped catch prove costly?

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. In the air... and dropped! A full delivery around off, Talat goes for the uppish drive but the bat turns in his hands. As a result, the ball lobs in the air and goes to mid off. Stoinis stationed there dives forward but drops the offering. Talat survives.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A fullish delivery around off, driven to covers for nothing.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Good change up from Tye. Zaman moves down the leg side to make some room and Tye follows him. He changes his pace as well and bowls it full. The batsman does well to get it through mid-wicket for a single.

Andrew Tye is holding his left boot in his hand. There seems to be some problem with it which he is trying to rectify all by himself. No fuss.

Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. A touch fuller around off, Zaman stays on the leg side of the line and cuts it to Maxwell at point for nothing.

Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. A back of a length ball in line of the stumps, guided to third man for a single.

Andrew Tye is the first change for Australia.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. Hurled around middle, turned away through mid-wicket to retain strike.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. Now this is flicked away through square leg for one.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. WIDE! Richardson seems to be struggling with his line. Sprays this one down leg yet again, FZ misses the flick.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. WIDE! Jhye goes around the wicket and sprays this down the leg side. Carey dives to his right to collect but misses. A bye is stolen.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. WIDE! Banged short, it goes way over the batsman's head. Wide signaled.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. On the pads, clipped away through backward square leg. Before the throw is returned to the keeper, the batters take two. Good running.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. FOUR! Mistimed, doesn't matter. Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Talat goes for the pull. Gets it off the higher part of the bat and just wide of mid on. Beats the man and goes away to the fence.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. Quick run, could've proved fatal! Zaman taps this one to the left of the pitch and sets off for a run. Talat responds. Richardson quickly gets to the ball, turns and has a shy at the striker's end but misses, even as Hussain dives to make it in. Had that hit, that would have been curtains for the number 3.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! The short ball ploy doesn't seems to be working today. Banged in, Zaman goes back and pulls it nicely. Gets it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Billy Stanlake to Hussain Talat. Touch fuller around off, Talat plays the drive but straight to the fielder. 13 runs off the over courtesy Fakhar Zaman.

Billy Stanlake to Hussain Talat. Short outside off, Talat goes for the cut but misses.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. A back of a length delivery on the hips, Zaman clips it with wrists and changes strike finally.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! And another. It's a hat-trick of boundaries. Billy goes full around off in anticipation. Zaman flashes hard at it from his crease and finds the gap between cover and point. He has changed gears all of a sudden.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Another good shot. Similar line and length from Stanlake, Zaman gets into position quickly once again and pulls the short ball through mid-wicket for another boundary. Two off two.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! BANG! A short ball in line of the stumps, Zaman swivels and connects the pull nicely. The ball races to the square leg fence. He is looking good.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. A touch full this time, Talat looks to make some room but the ball takes the inside edge and hits him on his pad. No run off it.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. Strays in line, on the pads. Zaman flicks it to the on side for a single.

Jhye Richardson to Fakhar Zaman. Gets behind the line of the length delivery and keeps it out.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. A back of a length ball outside off, guided to third man for a single. Talat opens his account.

Jhye Richardson to Hussain Talat. Outside off, left alone.

Hussain Talat is the next man in.

Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. OUT! Golden duck for Sohail. A rather soft dismissal this. A length ball on the hips, Sohail clips it uppishly but doesn't get the timing right. The ball bounces a bit more and as a result, it goes into the hands of Short, who goes to his left and takes the catch at square leg. Richardson has a wicket off the very first ball of the over.

Jhye Richardson comes from the other end.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Punished! What an over this has been. Four back of a length balls and nothing but a full ball outside off, Zaman punches it through cover-point. Four runs added to the total. A good start to the innings for Fakhar.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Third miss in a row. Billy is sticking to his guns and not allowing Fakhar get under any of the short balls. He yet again goes for the pull but misses.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Nice. Billy is back to his line and length. Similar length around off, Fakhar goes for the pull but he is beaten again by the extra bounce. Billy is getting some purchase off the pitch.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. A back of length delivery outside off, Zaman misses the cut.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. Zaman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Caressed! Billy starts with a delivery on the pads, Fakhar Zaman makes use of it and flicks it nicely through square leg for a boundary. A good start for Zaman.

And we are ready to rock n' roll. The players have made their way out to the middle. Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail is the opening duo for Pakistan while Billy Stanlake will take the new ball for Australia.

Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan skipper, states that they will try their level best to win this game. Says that his side would be egged on by him to give their best. Ends saying that Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan come in place of Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz.

Aaron Finch, the Australian captain, says that they are happy with their preparations and used the day off to recharge their batteries. States that they have a good balanced side and hence go in unchanged. Reckons that the experience of going and mingling with underprivileged children was a humbling experience.

Toss - Australia call it right and they will bowl first.

TWURLSTART TWURLEND Pitch report - Dirk Viljoen reports from the middle and says the new pitch has a bit of grass on it along with few cracks here and there. The overcast conditions should assist the bowlers and the team winning the toss should opt to bowl first.

On the other hand, Australia have unearthed a weapon of mass destruction in the form of their skipper, Aaron Finch. He has bludgeoned the hosts in the last encounter and announced his comeback of sorts. His team also looks settled and ready for a battle of domination. Their fast bowling is looking dangerous as well. We are hoping for another nail-biter between the two exciting sides. The game starts soon, hang around!

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the fifth T20I between Pakistan and Australia at Harare Sports Club, Harare. The two teams battling it out today will play the final of the tri-series as well. Zimbabwe have been ousted by Pakistan in the fourth match of the series, which also brought them back to winning ways.