Opinions divided over D'Arcy Short run out

Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell believes a mistake was made by the third umpire that resulted in D'Arcy Short's dismissal against Pakistan in the second T20 in Dubai.

Short was at the non-striker's end when spinner Imad Wasim got a finger to a return shot from Aaron Finch that ricocheted into the stumps.

Replays appeared to confirm that Short's bat was grounded when the bails were dislodged but third umpire Shozab Raza gave the left-hander out.

Maxwell, who top-scored for Australia with 52 in the 11-run loss on Friday, was adamant that Short should not have been given out and that his teammates shared the view.

"We certainly had a view as a team that we thought his bat was clearly grounded behind the line," Maxwell said after the loss.

"Maybe the third umpire pressed the wrong button. We've all made mistakes.

"As we probably saw it in the change rooms, there wasn't really any doubt.

"I think if you even look at the way he's holding his bat, it's very hard to hold it above the line with the bat sitting out of his gloves."

Pakistan counterpart Sarfraz Ahmed was bemused after the game when asked about Finch's emotional response.

"I don't know why (there was) so much reaction because clearly it is out," he said.

"The bat is not on the ground."

The victory in Dubai clinched the series for Pakistan, with the third game to be held at the same ground on Sunday.

Qantas T20 Tour of the UAE

Australia squad: Aaron Finch (c), Mitch Marsh (vc), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, D'Arcy Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Mitch Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

Pakistan squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan Shinwari, Hassan Ali, Imad Wasim, Waqas Maqsood, Faheem Ashraf

Oct 22: Australia beat UAE by seven wickets

Oct 24: Pakistan beat Australia by 66 runs

Oct 26: Pakistan beat Australia by 11 runs

Oct 28: Third T20, Dubai

*All matches against Pakistan start at 8pm local time, 3am the following day AEDT