Live cricket: Australia v Pakistan, third ODI from Perth

• 9:29pm

Handscomb out of luck

Peter Handscomb has finally run out of lives, falling for a solid 82 off 84 balls. He was beat for pace and bounce by a short ball and the ball caught the glove as he attempted to hook it. It looped up in the air and Rizwan took a comfortable catch. That knock surpassed Handscomb's List A high score of 72 and despite a lot of luck, it was a solid innings and exactly what Australia required during those middle overs. He was able to knock the ball around, picking up singles and twos against the Pakistan spinners and it set up Australia for their imminent victory.

Travis Head the new man in.

• 9:23pm

Mohammad Amir is back into the attack and Smith dispatches the first ball to the boundary. He moves to 93 and Australia require 40 to win.

• 9:22pm

More luck for Handscomb

Another bout of luck for Peter Handscomb. He gets an inside edge that misses the stumps and goes for four. Very next ball, he gets another inside edge, this one a true edge, but doesn't carry to the keeper. They say good things come in threes and Handscomb delivers with a third inside edge, this one goes for four. He then follows up all of this with a slice that beats the slips and goes for four in the third man region.

Suddenly Handscomb is on 80 off 81.

• 9:17pm

200 up for Australia

A four for Smith brings the 200 up for Australia. After 37 overs, Australia require 57 off 78 balls. Smith is on 88, Handscomb 65, Australia 2/207.

• 9:14pm

150 partnership is now up for Smith and Handscomb. This pair has really taken the game away from Pakistan. Looking back, that no ball when Handscomb was on 0 was a major turning point in this game.

• 9:09pm

Touch of luck for Handscomb now, because he hasn't already had enough tonight. He top edges a short ball and it flies over the keepers head for four. Just how many lives left does he have tonight?

• 9:07pm

Smith plays yet another glorious cover drive. Khan pitches the ball up just a little bit and Smith manages to thread the needle between mid off and extra cover. 

• 9:05pm

Smith starting to open up now, seven off that last over and he moves to 73. Australia now need 87 off 96 balls and Hafeez has made a bowling change. Junaid Khan has been handed the ball and he'll be looking to bowl as well as he did earlier in the innings.

• 9:00pm

In that last over Steve Smith superassed 3000 ODI runs. He did so in just 79 innings, the fastest Australian to reach that milestone.

• 8:58pm

Four more for Smith, a cross bat slog across the line and he hits it through square leg. Australia just starting to ramp up the scoring a touch. It could be time for Hafeez to hand the ball back to his quicks. It's now time for a refreshment, Australia are 2/170 off 33, 94 required.

• 8:54pm

50 on debut for Peter Handscomb

After a very shaky start, Peter Handscomb has battled through and notched the first half century of his ODI career. With 18 overs remaining, Australia are 2/162 and require 102 runs to win.

• 8:51pm

150 for Australia

A single to Handscomb brings up the 150 for Australia in the 31st over. He then follows it up later in the over with just his second boundary of the match as he moves to 47. 109 now required off the final 19 overs.

• 8:46pm

Hundred partnership

Hundred partnership comes up for Smith and Handscomb. They've done a great job steadying the ship after a nervous start. Australia could easily have been four or five down after 15 overs, but these two survived a realy tuogh stretch of quality bowling, largely through a lot of luck and the odd no ball. With 20 overs to go, and 119 required, they should get Australia home. But if Pakistan can break this partnership, everything could change.

• 8:37pm

The required run rate has risen such that Australia need 132 runs off 132 balls. However, with 8 wickets in hand and two established batsmen, the run rate won't bother them too much.

• 8:35pm

50 for Steve Smith

Smith knocks it down the ground and strolls through for an easy single before raising his bat in acknowledgement. Not too much emotion there from the skipper, he has a lot of work left if he is going to lead his side to victory.

• 8:29pm

LBW Shout

Handscomb again in the thick of the action. This one evokes memories of Smith's controversial dismissal against South Africa way back in November. Handscomb marches down the wicket and the ball hits his pad in front of middle stump. Given how far he was down the wicket, it was likely going down leg stump, but as Smith knows, you can never be certain of that.

• 8:27pm

Australia 2/118 at halfway mark

Smith and Handscomb happy to just knock the ball around for now, picking up singles and twos, along with the odd boundary. The partnership is now up to 72. Australia 2/118 at the halfway point in the innings and strongly positioned leading into the back 25.

• 8:16pm

100 for Australia

Peter Handscomb brings up the hundred for Australia off 21.5 overs. The Aussies now require 164 off 169 deliveries.

• 8:14pm

Smith dances down the track, opens the face of the bat and launches the ball straight down the ground for six. Another brilliant stroke that puts the pressure back on the opposition captain.

• 8:09pm

20 overs down and Australia are 2/86. Smith and Handscomb will look to solidify over the next ten overs before picking things up in the final 20 overs. The Aussie pair will take solace in knowing that Amir and Junaid Khan have just 7 overs remaining between them.