Tait bowled the fastest ball ever recorded in Australia and grabbed 3 for 13 including the key wicket of , who had threatened to end Australia’s streak with his highest Twenty20 score

Chasing a modest target of 128 after their bowlers restricted the high-flying Australians, Pakistan capitulated to the hosts’ sheer pace, and a strong rearguard from wasn’t enough to snatch victory to end what was a dismal tour from the day it began.

Umar Akmal carried Pakistan’s hopes into the final over, but with 10 runs to get from the final over from , Akmal holed out in the deep off the first ball to signal the end. smacked a boundary from the last ball but they still fell two runs short.

Returning after a long hiatus, resurrected his reputation as he regularly sent down thunderbolts in the high 150kmph mark from the first ball. from the other end was a shade slower but was enough to send down panic signals to the Pakistani dressing room.

Earlier, Pakistan, defeated in mind as much as in presence, began on a strong note as Australia lost in the second over. , however, lifted the hosts with a typically aggressive 24 from just 14 balls.

Captain added quick runs with Warner but once the duo fell in quick succession, Pakistan stormed back in the game led by , now known mostly for his exploits in Twenty20 cricket.

, who remained unbeaten on 40 and which turned out to be game-changing, was the last Australian batsman in the order to reach double figures as Australia were unable to bat out their full quota of overs.

Pakistan in reply was worse. Openers and ‘s explosive intent was blown away by the pace of Tait and Nannes, but lifted the spirits of the fledgling side in tremendous fashion.

Akmal scored 64 runs from 33 balls in an entertaining display that had seven fours and two sixes, but Pakistan’s chase fell apart from the other end as Watson and Steven Smith went to work.

Watson and Smith’s bowling in tandem earned them two wickets apiece, before Tait returned to claim the prized wicket of Akmal that all but broke Pakistan’s back.

Having completed a thorough whitewash, Australia take on the West Indies in a five-match one-day series from Sunday while Pakistan, beaten and bruised, would aim for redemption when the resume their cricketing calendar with a visit to the Emirates for a series against England.