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Pak beat Aus by three wickets in Perth
Man-of-the-match Razzaq remained unbeaten on 63 and took 4/53 to lead Pak to a crucial victory.
Man-of-the-match Abdul Razzaq was 63 not out and took 4-53 to lead Pakistan to a three-wicket win over Australia in a tri-series cricket match on Sunday at the WACA Ground.
Yousuf Youhana was top scorer for Pakistan with 72 runs as the winners moved ahead of the West Indies and into second place in the tri-series standings.
The winner of the Pakistan-West Indies match on Tuesday in Perth will meet first-place Australia in the best-of-three finals series starting next Friday in Melbourne.
Australia reached 265 all out from its 50 overs but Razzaq, Youhana and a late burst from Shahid Afridi — 30 off 13 balls — steered Pakistan to 268/7 with 16 balls to spare.
Earlier, Michael Clarke made a defiant half-century for Australia.
Hot weather and a hard, fast pitch at the WACA Ground favored batsmen, and Australia captain Ricky Ponting set out to take advantage of those conditions when he won the toss and elected to bat first.
Australia scored slowly and lost wickets regularly against an accurate Pakistan attack, leaving the tourists an attainable target and a run-rate for victory of 5.3 per over.
Australia was only 139/4 after 30 overs and 196/7 after 40, but Clarke generated some impetus in the latter part of the innings, reaching 75 from 75 balls.
With his guidance, particularly his 54-run eighth-wicket partnership with Brett Lee (22), Australia overcame early difficulties to post a reasonable score.
Clarke came to the crease when Australia was 111/3 in the 22nd over and survived the remainder of the innings, taking part in seven partnerships which added 150 runs.
