Cooper Connolly suffered a fractured hand as Australia surrendered their ODI series to Pakistan after another disastrous display with the bat.

Australia, missing Test stars Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, finished with a paltry 140 from 31.5 overs on Sunday, with Connolly unable to return after retiring injured with seven. In reply, Pakistan reached the victory target with 139 balls to spare to complete an eight-wicket victory and a 2–1 win over the world champions. It was Pakistan’s first win over the Aussies in Australia in 22 years.

Saim Ayub (42) and Abdullah Shafique (37) set the platform for Pakistan, before Mohammad Rizwan (30 no.) and Babar Azam (28 no.) finished the job.

Australia only just reached their victory target of 204 runs in game one in Melbourne before being bowled out for 163 in a nine-wicket loss to Pakistan in Adelaide. The batting performance in Perth in front of 19,781 fans was even worse, with tailback Sean Abbott top scoring with 30 from 41 balls, and opener Matt Short (22) next best.

It was the first time that no Australian batsman has registered a half-century in an ODI series of three or more matches. Jake Fraser-McGurk (7), Aaron Hardie (12), Josh Inglis (7), Glenn Maxwell (0) and Marcus Stoinis (8) all went out cheaply as Australia fell from 56 for two to 88 for six.

Just two days after taking five for 29 in Adelaide, Haris Rauf returned figures of two for 24 from seven overs in Perth, while Shaheen Afridi (three for 32) and Naseem Shah (three for 54) were also rewarded.

Connolly suffered a painful blow to his left hand from a rising Muhammad Hasnain delivery in the 17th over. The 21-year-old, playing just his second ODI, singled off his next ball before seeking medical attention. Connolly went off injured on seven points and underwent scans before later returning to the Optus Stadium to support his teammates from the bench.

Australia’s batting implosions are a big talking point this series, and their plodding performance on Sunday will do little to quiet the critics. Fraser-McGurk’s footwork was non-existent as he pushed Shah behind him. Indecision cost Hardie dearly, with his late attempt to leave a rising Afridi delivery causing the ball to hit his bat and fly to second slip.

Stand-in captain Inglis scored just seven runs from his first 18 balls before his pull attempt skied high into the air and was easily saved. Rauf claimed his first victim of the day when Short pulled him deep and Maxwell fell to Rauf for the third time in the series as he squared off and threw an easy catch behind.

It was left to Abbott, Adam Zampa (13) and Spencer Johnson (12 not out) to add some useful late runs. Australia needed everything to defend their meager total, but not much happened. Lance Morris dropped a hard catch in the deep as he dived forward when Saim was on 16. Zampa dropped Shafique on the boundary with a score of 70 for no loss.

While Pakistan were cruising, the hosts were in danger of losing an ODI by 10 wickets for the first time in Australia. But Morris (two for 24) produced a sharp catch off his own bowling to remove Shafique, before bagging Saim five balls later.