David Warner cruised to 178, Steven Smith collected 95 and Glenn Maxwell clobbered 88 to propel Australia to a World Cup record 417 for 8 in Perth, paving the way for a 275-run win, the second largest in ODI history
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Scorer: Binoy | Commentator: Sidharth Monga
That's all from here folks. Switch off the lights when you leave. Cheers
"They played very well," says Mohammad Nabi "Especially their batsmen. Especially Warner, Smith and Maxwell. And their bowlers are the world's fastest. especially on the WACA pitch."
"Very good win," says Michael Clarke "Outstanding with the bat. Davey Warner exceptional. Steve Smith beautiful. Glenn Maxwell fantastic. It was about 11 overs to go and I sent maxi in ahead of me, with our highest WC score opportunity. I was looking to bat at 4, but it was best for the team. The way Maxi and the boys batted showed I did the right thing. Good to see James back. His bowling was outstanding. He will be there for the game against Sri Lanka. The selectors thought this was the best XI for these conditions. We will see what is the best XI for Sri Lanka. That's the good thing about our selectors, they are selecting the XI based on the conditions and the opposition. Whatever XI they give me on Sunday I will try to get the best out of them."
"Most importantly we won so fantastic," says David Warner, the Man of the Match. "Great to see other boys get amongst the runs. Reminded us of the Ashes. Quite humid. Their second spells were very good. They executed yorkers really well. The boys were surprised at how quick that fella bowled."
This is Australia's biggest win, and the biggest win for any team in a World Cup match. Second-biggest win in ODIs overall. A comprehensive win against spirited Afghans. It just seemed from the very start that Warner was setting himself up for a big one. He and Smith and Maxwell pummelled Afghanistan, who didn't really bowl that badly. Flat pitch, quick scoring ground and these new restrictions. This was bound to happen one of these days
"Huge win for Australia, but no one can tell me this competition would be better without Afganistan in it." James has said it better than me
Hamid Hassan c Warner b Johnson 7 (27m 18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.88
DM: "Ah Shapoor joining hameed... now they'll take it to the last over &win for sure! #EpicChase"
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