Pakistan struggled with 117 in the final T20 against Australia

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Aaron Hardie took three wickets as Pakistan crashed to a meager 117 all out in the final match of their T20 series against Australia at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on Monday.

The hosts have already wrapped up the series after winning a rain-hit match in Brisbane by 29 runs and then in Sydney by 13 runs.

After electing to bat, Pakistan were 62-1 before losing focus to be dismissed in the 19th over with Babar Azam top scoring on 41.

Hardie took 3-21 while spinner Adam Zampa and quick Spencer Johnson grabbed two wickets each.

Pakistan opted to rest captain and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, with Sahibzada Farhan stepping up to open with Azam.

But on a chilly night, the partnership failed to fire with Farhan lasting just seven balls before ending with a short one from Johnson – fresh from taking five wickets in Sydney – to Xavier Bartlett.

Azam produced a series of elegant knocks as he and Haseebullah Khan put on a quickfire 44 for the second wicket.

But Kahn was no match for Zampa’s spin, collecting an outside edge on 24 to Matt Short.

Pakistan’s woes increased with Usman Khan (3) caught on the ropes after hitting Hardie and skipper Salman Agha caught lbw by the same bowler for one.

That left them reeling at 72-4 at the halfway mark and when Zampa bowled Azam and Irfan Khan (10) was needlessly run out, they were in deep trouble.

Shaheen Shah Afridi blasted the only six of the innings but did not last as the tailenders were washed up.

One concern for Australia was Glenn Maxwell, who left the field midway through with an apparent left hamstring problem.