MELBOURNE, Jan 12: Abdul Razzaq hammered an unbeaten 89 from 61 balls and Rana Navedul Hasan produced a last-gasp three-wicket burst as Pakistan edged home by 13 runs in a limited-overs match against Australia A on Wednesday.

The unlikely win, sealed with eight balls to spare, came after the touring side were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia in their test series. They face the world champions and West Indies in a triangular one-day series starting later this week.

Pakistan fought back twice to steal the win. They had slumped to 117 for five in the 30th over when Razzaq arrived to hoist his side to 279 for eight at Adelaide Oval.

He then took two for 45 in Australia A's 266 all out but it was Naved who proved the key as he took three for 42. Reverse-swinging the old ball, he ripped through the tail as Australia A lost their last six wickets for 12 runs.

Australia A captain Brad Haddin was the ninth wicket to fall, run out for 129 from 123 balls with 11 fours and one six. Razzaq hit six sixes, three off them from six deliveries from spinner Nathan Hauritz, and four fours. Mohammed Hafeez made 61, putting on 68 for the sixth wicket with Razzaq.

The Australians still looked in control with all rounder Cameron White coming to the crease at 254 for five in the 45th over. He was unluckily run out for a duck at the bowler's end, however, a Haddin drive rebounding off bowler Shahid Afridi's outstretched hand onto the stumps.

Naved then bowled tailenders Damien Wright and Hauritz with inswinging yorkers and had Shaun Tait caught behind for a first-ball duck to end the innings, one ball after Haddin's run out in the 49th over.

Meanwhile, injured Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar should be fit for the upcoming tri-series one-day cricket matches against Australia and the West Indies, captain Inzamamul Haq said on Wednesday.

Speaking after Pakistan had beaten Australia A by 13 runs in a warm-up match at Adelaide Oval, Inzamam said he was confident the world's fastest bowler would be able to play. And he said Shoaib is likely to get his eye in by playing in the first international Twenty20 match to be staged in Australia, between Pakistan and Australia A in Adelaide on Thursday.

Twenty 20 matches allow for just 20 overs per side as opposed to the usual 50 overs in a normal limited-overs match. "Hopefully he is playing tomorrow," Inzamam said. "He is fully better now and hopefully he is playing in the one-day series."

Shoaib suffered back and hamstring strains which have been treated with a series of pain-killing injections. Pakistan will play their opening tri-series match against Australia in Hobart on Sunday. The tournament starts with a match between Australia and the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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