Sublime Smith steers Australia to comfortable win over Pakistan

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“Australia is on a hot T20 streak, having not been beaten in their last seven matches. ©AFP” /> Canberra (AFP) – Master batsman Steve Smith stroked a faultless unbeaten 80 as Australia edged Pakistan by seven wickets in Canberra to go 1-0 up in their three-match Twenty20 series. Top-ranked Pakistan set a competitive 150 for six off their 20 overs, with skipper Babar Azam hitting his second consecutive half-century and Iftikhar Ahmed clubbing a quickfire 62. But their bowling attack was no match for Smith, who brought up his fourth…