Pakistan bowled for 117 in the final T20 against Australia

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Aaron Hardie took three wickets as Pakistan crashed to a paltry 117 all out in the final match of their T20 series against Australia at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on Monday.

The hosts have already wrapped up the series after winning a rain-affected match in Brisbane by 29 runs and then in Sydney by 13 runs.

After electing to bat, Pakistan were at 62-1 before losing focus and being dismissed in the 19th over, with Babar Azam highest score on 41.

Hardie took 3-21 while spinner Adam Zampa and speedy Spencer Johnson took two wickets each.

Pakistan opted to rest captain and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, with Sahibzada Farhan stepping up to open with Azam.

But on a cold evening the partnership failed to fire, with Farhan lasting just seven balls before beating a short ball from Johnson – fresh from taking five wickets in Sydney – to Xavier Bartlett.

Azam produced a series of elegant strokes as he and Haseebullah Khan put on a quickfire 44 for the second wicket.

But Kahn was no match for Zampa’s spin and was given an outside advantage by Matt Short on 24.

Pakistan’s troubles increased as Usman Khan (3) was pinned to the ropes after slogging Hardie and skipper Salman Agha was trapped for one by the same bowler.

They were 72-4 at the half-way mark and when Zampa Azam bowled and Irfan Khan (10) got run down unnecessarily, they were in deep trouble.

Shaheen Shah Afridi blasted the only six of the innings but couldn’t last as the tailenders were cleared.

One concern for Australia was Glenn Maxwell leaving the field at half-time with an apparent left hamstring problem.