Chasing 298 for victory, Pakistan rode on Fakhar Zaman's 76 from 91 balls and Abid Ali's 74 off 67 balls to set the tone early on as the pair added 123 for the opening wicket.
Shaun Marsh was ruled out of the closing stages of the just concluded World Cup because of a fractured forearm, which he suffered while practicing in the nets against pacer Pat Cummins.
As we say, 'Records are meant to be broken', here are some astonishing records that were broken in 2018.
Another uncapped player, batsman Saad Ali, was included after he scored 144 runs for Pakistan A against New Zealand A in the United Arab Emirates.
Imam-ul-Haq was rushed to a hospital for precautionary tests after he was hit on the grille by Lockie Ferguson's sharp bouncer.
Under Ahmed's leadership, Pakistan have won 10 consecutive Twenty20 series beginning with the 1-0 win over England in 2016.
Ahmed compared the left-hander to world's greatest fielder Jonty Rhodes, claiming that this kind of run-out has not even been pulled off by the former Proteas fielder.
Australia conceded a massive 137-run lead as Abbas finished with career-best 5-33 when he had the last wicket of Mitchell Starc (34) lbw.
Fakhar Zaman and captain Sarfraz Ahmed led the Pakistan rescue with identical scores of 94 runs each before both were dismissed by part-time legspinner Marnus Labuschagne.
Fakhar is in line to make his Test debut, and replace injured Imam-ul-Haq, who fractured his finger in the drawn opening Test.
The legendary opener has always been very touchy about how players treat their jerseys and caps.
Indian bowlers will also be wary of Zaman, who had scored a match-winning hundred against them in the Champions Trophy 2017 final.
Currently engaged in a lengthy series with England, India captain Virat Kohli has been rested for the 2018 Asia Cup.
Hussey, who played 79 Tests and 185 ODIs, said it would take a very disciplined effort to outwit the in-form Zaman.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed's plan to bowl against Zimbabwe in the final ODI went horribly wrong.
In a lopsided series, Pakistan won two matches by nine wickets and two by more than 200 runs before wrapping up the series on Sunday.
He broke the record previously set by Sir Vivian Richards (21 innings) in 1980 which was since equalled by Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock and, most recently, Babar Azam.
Fakhar Zaman blazed Pakistan's first ever double century in a one-day international in his team's record 244-run victory against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Scoring an unbeaten knock of 210 runs, Zaman propelled Pakistan to 399/1 in their allotted 50 overs of the fourth ODI at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on Friday.
Pakistan opening batsmen Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq scripted history on Friday when they established a 304-run partnership stand for the opening-wicket.
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