Australia beat Afghanistan by 275 runs

Perth, 4th March - Australia beat Afghanistan by 275 runs in a Pool A match of ICC World Cup 2015.

Scorecard - Afghanistan vs Australia

Quotes

Michael Clarke: Very good win. I thought the boys were outstanding with the bat. Warner was exceptional, Smith was very good and Maxwell was excellent. It was about winning and when we had an opportunity I decided to send Maxwell to try and break that World Cup record. I was trying to come at Number 4, I would have liked to have a bat for my own form, but it was best for the team, seeing Maxwell play like that shows that I did the right thing. I think the selectors thought that this was the best team for the conditions. The selectors pick the team according to the conditions, whatever playing eleven they give me, I will get the best out of them.  

Mohammad Nabi: Good experience I guess for the team. They played well with the bat. Warner, Smith and Maxwell did well. Australian bowlers also bowled well. First few overs we bowled well, but after that they did well, they are the best team in ODIs. The last three games we did well, we had one win against Scotland. We are looking for the next matches. 

David Warner: It is great. Most importantly we won, that is fantastic. It was good to play on a fantastic wicket. Great to see others get some runs. IT reminded us of the Ashes, it was quite humid. Their second spell was very good, Afghanistan were good with the yorkers. They came back well at the end. Massive game against Sri Lanka, we need to get a good start there and definitely need to win.