Australia have cantered to a nine-wicket Twenty20 victory over Pakistan thanks to brilliant performances from fast bowler Billy Stanlake and captain Aaron Finch.
Stanlake set the tone for the tri-series match in Zimbabwe with a fearsome opening spell of 4-8 that cut down Pakistan's innings before it could get going.
Pakistan were all-out for 116 with one ball to spare, before Finch went about finishing the match with 55 balls remaining, by smashing an unbeaten 68 from just 33 deliveries.
Stanlake's man-of-the-match performance at Harare Sports Club is the second best by an Australian bowler in T20 internationals, behind James Faulkner's figures of 5-27 in 2016.
He had Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez packing with the third ball of the innings, justifying Finch's decision to send the No.1-ranked Twenty20 side in the world into bat after winning the toss.
It didn't get much better from there for Pakistan as Finch combined with Stanlake for three of his four wickets, including a sensational catch to dismiss Hussain Talat.
Pakistan slumped to 4-24 by the seventh over and never truly recovered as Shadab Khan (29) top scored down the order.
Andrew Tye (3-38) responded after a difficult tour of England by cleaning up the tail.
With the bat, D'Arcy Short (15) was the only Australian to lose his wicket as Pakistan were insipid in the field and Finch belted six 6s.
Travis Head enjoyed some valuable time at the crease by finishing unbeaten on 20.
The small chase meant discarded NSW batsman Nic Maddinson didn't bat in his first game for Australia since the 2016 Boxing Day Test.
Maddinson, who is without a state contract and played the most recent of his two T20Is in 2014, was set to bat at No.5.
Pakistan started off the tournament with a 74-run victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday.
Australia will play Zimbabwe on Tuesday before a rest day on Wednesday.
