Pakistan 169 for 1 (Ayub 82, Shafique 64*, Zampa 1-44) batting Australia 163 (Smith 35, Rauf 5-29, Afridi 3-26) with nine wickets

Steven Smith’s 35 was the top score in a poor batting display on a pitch that had a good covering of grass but did not warrant the kind of collapse that Pakistan’s run chase later confirmed as Australia slumped from 79 for 2 to 163 all out. By the end of it, Rauf had figures of 17-0-96-8 across two innings, his pace continuing to cause uncertainty in the footwork of several of Australia’s batters.

Considering the small target, there was no pressure on Pakistan and the openers played sensibly against the new balls which continued to nibble around. They were helped by a ball from Starc, who scrambled away for five wides and four overturn when Jake Fraser-McGurk missed a shy that would have run out Shafique.

As Ayub blasted off, Shafique looked on but later joined the fun with a sweeping six from Zampa and a beautiful pull against Hazlewood en route to a 57-ball haul. Australia’s ODI big four had no answer.

After being put into bat, their new opening pair had again been unconvincing. Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short each had the chance to defend their style in the lead-up to Adelaide, and talk of the backing they have from the coaches to be ultra-aggressive, but they were in the pavilion within seven overs.

The first signs from Fraser-McGurk had been promising in the second over when he smashed three boundaries, including a particularly eye-catching back-foot cover drive, but he was pinned lbw by Shaheen Shah Afridi as he looked to drive a full delivery. Short should have fallen for 8 when Shaheen wasted a comfortable catch on the deep square rope, but it was not too costly for Pakistan. Shaheen had a touch of luck to make up for it when Short cut a wide delivery to cover where Babar took a sharp catch.

Australia’s early pace continued to be lively as Smith again looked good, including a drawn six off Mohammad Hasnain, although he was lucky to escape in the 14th over as a shot to Rauf blasted through the hands of Saim Ayub at one stage.

However, Rauf was not to be denied for long. His first wicket wasn’t a classic when Josh Inglis got a glove on a pull down the leg side, but after that he was very classy. Labuschagne received a perfect Test-like delivery which straightened off the off-stump, forced him to play and took the edge to Rizwan.

Aaron Hardie similarly fell, although he played to a fuller delivery, and the last of Australia’s front-line debates disappeared when Glenn Maxwell, after a reverse sweep for six by Ayub, pulled a try to pull.

Between Rauf’s cuts, Hasnain claimed that Smith’s key wicket, which he was sure, had been off the ball before he departed. Smith shuffled across his crease and was very close to being lbw – the DRS showed it was the umpire’s call as he hit a decent portion of leg stump – but next ball Smith got a top edge that was clipped by a short, wide delivery.

Naseem Shah took his first wicket when he found Starc’s outside edge and Rauf’s fifth arrived with a top edge from Cummins.