Australia are cantering to the finish line now. Shane Watson is now feeling confident enough to take on his nemesis Riaz, and he gets a pull shot right out of the screws, it flies over midwicket for a big six. And then the burly all-rounder piles on the pain, flicking Riaz down to fine leg for four. He has a few words for the bowler too. Riaz responds with a sharp short ball, but Watson can afford to smile as he dips out of the way.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Maxwell's not going to hang around, he doesn't know how to block. He reminds me of one of my fellow summarisers today - not Allan Border. To defend 213, Pakistan needed to be flawless in the field, but they've dropped two, although they've played some extraordinary cricket."

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Maxwell is firing Australia to victory here. He gets a wide one from Ehsan and flays it over the covers for four, then next ball he swivels onto the back foot and bludgeons a pull over the rope at fine leg. That's Australia's first six of the innings.

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Sunday Times cricket correspondent Simon Wilde:, external Before Australia get too pleased with themselves, they should know that India, New Zealand and South Africa can field.

Shane Watson brings up his half century with a single to midwicket.

This has been a gutsy knock from Watto. He got a life early on but since then he's batted well, riding the early storm and looking more fluent as the innings has worn on. Can he see Australia through to the close?

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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I can't work out where he wanted to hit that, and I'm not sure he knew where it was going either. It will be known as the Maxwell swat."

Three overs left for Wahab. 18 balls to change the course of this match. Pakistan need a moment of inspiration from their premier fast bowler.

But it's Australia who are in charge at the moment, and Glenn Maxwell pockets his third boundary with a clip through midwicket. And then an extraordinary shot - Maxwell backs away to leg, the bowler follows him, but somehow he still manages to squeeze a cut-shot through point, eyes closed and falling over. It's not going Pakistan's way at the moment.

Maxwell moves on to 25 via more orthodox means with a push into the covers for two. Just 32 more needed.

Australia 169-4 from 30 overs (target 214)

Batsmen: Watson 48, Maxwell 14

Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Finch 2), 49-2 (Warner 24), 59-3 (Clarke 8), 148-4 (Smith 65)

Bowling figures: Sohail Khan 7-0-44-1, Ehsan Adil 4-0-20-1, Rahat Ali 6-0-37-0, Riaz 7-0-31-2, Afridi 4-0-30-0, Haris Sohail 2-0-7-0

Pakistan 213 all out: Haris Sohail 41, Hazlewood 4-35, Starc 2-40, Maxwell 2-43

Pakistan won toss

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The adrenalin is coursing through Glenn Maxwell's veins at the moment - he goes hard at the first ball of Ehsan's over and gets nothing but fresh air. He continues to trust his attacking instincts though, and gets four with a pull through midwicket.

Watson looks the more comfortable of the duo, and he collects four with a silky smooth push through the covers. Pakistan need another wicket, and pronto.

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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Riaz has been exceptional. It needs quite a lot of skill to get those bouncers in the right spot and get them into the body rather than ballooning over or wide. Watson, a vastly experienced player who isn't known for having troubles against the short ball, has struggled.

"He's got Clarke and Warner out, and would have got Watson and Maxwell out if the fielding had been up to standard. Whoever they come across later in the competition - Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Trent Boult - the short ball is worth a go!"

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Maxwell gets off strike with a push into the covers - he can stand at the non-striker's end and reflect on his good fortune. That really was an awful shot in the circumstances - a complete rush of blood to the head. The rest of the over yields a couple more singles, and it's time for drinks.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"That was an amazing drop. Sohail's not a great mover, he was never favourite to get that. Poor old Wahab, he should have had two more wickets."

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Can you believe it? I don't think Wahab Riaz can. He returns to the attack, and with his second ball he induces Glenn Maxwell to play a dreadful unorthodox swipe that flies up in the air to third man, but Sohail Khan can't take the catch running round. Another chance goes down - is that Pakistan's last chance?

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Afridi's spin is dispensed with, but it's not Riaz, but Rahat who returns to the attack. There's a huge appeal as Maxwell plays at one and the ball goes through to the keeper with a noise, but the umpire correctly rules it was bat on ground. Maxwell plays out five dots, then capitalises on a slightly overpitched final ball with a sweetly-timed drive down the ground. 61 needed now.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Australia had a slightly stuttering start to the tournament as they had that win over England, then a rain-out and a week off, so they didn't quite have that early momentum."

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Glenn Maxwell is the new man. He's away first ball with a prod down to third man. Surely Misbah has got to bring back Riaz now? The replays, by the way, show that the wicket ball was just clipping leg stump.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"No reviews left after Aaron Finch took it early in the contest. Steve Smith might have asked for a look at that one, but he's got to go, and the game is very much still alive. A couple of overs from Riaz might be the order of the day now."

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Lifeline for Pakistan! They've prised the limpet-like Steven Smith from the crease, and it's the returning Ehsan Adil who does the damage. A full ball, maybe a hint of nip back and it hits Smith in front. The appeal is half-hearted at best, but up goes the umpire's finger, and Australia are out of reviews, so Smith has to go!

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Thanks Mitch. What a magnificent spell of bowling that was from Wahab Riaz, but at the moment it looks very much like it will all be in vain. Steve Smith, who has exuded assurance today, skips down the track and lofts the innocuous Afridi for a one-bounce four to cow corner. Australia on Easy Street right now.

More left-arm tweak from Haris at the City End, but Watson is drilling him down the ground with ease. Four singles from the over.

And he may not get his full 25 overs in this innings, but it's time to hand you back to James Gheerbrant for the conclusion of this match.