BRISBANE: Peter Handscomb posted his maiden test century and skipper Steve Smith's luck finally ran out on 130 as Pakistan rallied to dismiss Australia for 429 on Friday, taking six wickets for 57 runs to pin back the hosts on day two of the day-night series opener.

The 25-year-old Handscomb, one of three batsmen rushed into international debuts last month after Australia lost five successive tests, batted conservatively to get to 91 and then went on the attack to reach triple figures with a lofted six over long-on and a square driven boundary just before the end of Friday's first session.

He was out for 105 soon after the resumption, chopping a Wahab Riaz (4-89) delivery onto his stumps just one ball after Josh Hazlewood (8) was out edging Mohammad Amir (4-97) as Australia slipped to 380-9.

The last-wicket pair added 49, with Jackson Bird (19 not out) hooking a six and Nathan Lyon (29) taking the Australians past 400 with a flat-batted boundary off Amir. Lyon was the last wicket to fall at the midpoint of the day, giving Yasir Shah (2-129) his second wicket.

Handscomb shared a 176-run fourth-wicket stand with Smith before the Australian skipper was caught behind, slashing at a Wahab delivery that angled across him, after being dropped twice and feathering a catch to the wicketkeeper that wasn't appealed by Pakistan on the opening night.

His dismissal sparked a collapse of 4 wickets for 31 as the Australians slipped from 232-3 to 354-7 after resuming day two at 288-3.

The Australian batsmen contributed to their own undoing with some poor shots, although a rash of dropped catches were costly for Pakistan.

Smith's 222-ball knock ended just one run after he was dropped at long-off by Amir off Shah's bowling. The Australian captain stepped down the pitch and lofted a drive into the outfield, and Amir got two hands on the ball before it bobbled out, hit him on the shoulder and hit the ground.

Nic Maddinson (1), who was out for a four-ball duck in his maiden test innings in Adelaide last month, had a reprieve before he'd scored when Pakistan put down a regulation chance at short leg off Shah's bowling, but didn't settle and was soon out edging Wahab.

Amir had both Matt Wade (7) and Mitch Starc (10) caught behind the wicket to poor shots.

Smith had been dropped on 53 and was on 97 on Thursday when his faint nick to Amir in the first over with the new ball escaped the notice of the Pakistan fielders, who didn't appeal.

"I was very surprised. It was pretty loud, obviously I was on 97, there was a bit going on in the crowd," Smith explained in a radio interview after his eventual dismissal. "But yeah, I did nick it, and no one went up so I wasn't going to walk.

"It was a bit bizarre that nothing actually came of it .... I guess you've got to take the good with the bad."