Pakistan were washed away after Australia outplayed them by eight wickets in a warm-up match for the upcoming Women's World Cup.

After Australia decided to bowl first, Pakistan lost all their wickets for 156 runs in 46.4 overs.

Nahida Khan was Pakistan's highest scorer with 51 runs, while Bismah Maroof made 39 and Ayesha Zafar 21.

For Australia, Beth Mooney was the best performer with 63 runs on the board, which helped Australia cruise to victory.

Meg Lanning and Nicole Bolton scored 40 and 31 runs for the team.

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