Imad Wasim then got rid of Aaron Finch to reduce Australia to 57 for 3.

Wahab Riaz dismissed Usman Khawaja and David Warner in quick succession to arrest Australia's momentum.

Australia recovered well from the early blows with Maxwell and Smith scoring 62 runs for the fourth wicket to take the team past the 100-run mark.

Steve Smith and Shane Watson helped Australia end with a flourish and post 193 for 4.

Pakistan lost Ahmed Shehzad early but Sharjeel Khan gave them a brisk start to get the chase going.

However, Pakistan kept losing wicket to fall behind in chase and needed 59 tuns in the last four overs.

Australia kept chipping away and ensured Pakistan crash out of the tournament after a 21-run loss.