Australia Vs Afghanistan 26Th Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 4 March 2015
Australia won by 275 runs
Australia won by 275 runs. David Warner top-scored with 178 for Australia. Mitchell Johnson took 4/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Date
- 4 March 2015
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 275 runs
- Player of the match
- David Warner
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and MA Gough
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 417 for 6. David Warner top-scored with 178 off 133 balls, and Steven Smith made 95. The innings was built on a 260-run stand for the second wicket between David Warner and Steven Smith, 62% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 241 across 17 ODIs.
Chasing 418, Afghanistan made 142 all out. Nawroz Mangal top-scored with 33 off 35 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 22 for Australia.
Australia won by 275 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground across the 80 ODIs in our archive. Australia's 417 is the highest total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground. David Warner's 178 is the highest individual score at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground.
AUSTRALIA: 417 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | c Nawroz Mangal b Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 9 |
| David Warner | c Mohammad Nabi b Shapoor Zadran | 178 | 133 |
| Steven Smith | c Najibullah Zadran b Shapoor Zadran | 95 | 98 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Mohammad Nabi b Dawlat Zadran | 88 | 39 |
| James Faulkner | b Hamid Hassan | 7 | 6 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Najibullah Zadran b Nawroz Mangal | 8 | 9 |
| Brad Haddin | not out | 20 | 9 |
Did not bat: Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Extras 17 · Total 417 for 6
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 1 | 101 | 2 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 10 | 0 | 89 | 2 |
| Hamid Hassan | 10 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Nawroz Mangal | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Aaron Finch, 2.6 ov), 2-274 (David Warner, 37.3 ov), 3-339 (Steven Smith, 42.5 ov), 4-382 (James Faulkner, 46.1 ov), 5-390 (Glenn Maxwell, 47.2 ov), 6-417 (Mitchell Marsh, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (4) and David Warner (8) | 14 | 18 |
| second | David Warner (170) and Steven Smith (81) | 260 | 209 |
| third | Steven Smith (14) and Glenn Maxwell (47) | 65 | 32 |
| fourth | James Faulkner (7) and Glenn Maxwell (34) | 43 | 21 |
| fifth | Mitchell Marsh (1) and Glenn Maxwell (7) | 8 | 7 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (20) and Mitchell Marsh (7) | 27 | 16 |
AFGHANISTAN: 142 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Michael Clarke b Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 24 |
| Usman Ghani | c James Faulkner b Mitchell Johnson | 12 | 19 |
| Nawroz Mangal | c Aaron Finch b Mitchell Johnson | 33 | 35 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 10 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c Mitchell Johnson b Michael Clarke | 17 | 31 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Michael Clarke b Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 10 |
| Najibullah Zadran | b Mitchell Starc | 24 | 31 |
| Afsar Zazai | c Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 40 |
| Dawlat Zadran | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 4 |
| Hamid Hassan | c David Warner b Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 18 |
| Shapoor Zadran | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 20 · Total 142 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 7.3 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Usman Ghani, 6.3 ov), 2-32 (Javed Ahmadi, 7.4 ov), 3-46 (Asghar Afghan, 10.2 ov), 4-94 (Samiullah Shinwari, 19.4 ov), 5-94 (Nawroz Mangal, 20.1 ov), 6-103 (Mohammad Nabi, 24.2 ov), 7-131 (Najibullah Zadran, 31.1 ov), 8-131 (Dawlat Zadran, 31.5 ov), 9-140 (Afsar Zazai, 36.2 ov), 10-142 (Hamid Hassan, 37.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (11) and Usman Ghani (12) | 30 | 39 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (2) and Nawroz Mangal (0) | 2 | 7 |
| third | Nawroz Mangal (8) and Asghar Afghan (4) | 14 | 16 |
| fourth | Nawroz Mangal (25) and Samiullah Shinwari (17) | 48 | 56 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (0) and Nawroz Mangal (0) | 0 | 3 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (2) and Najibullah Zadran (5) | 9 | 25 |
| seventh | Afsar Zazai (7) and Najibullah Zadran (19) | 28 | 42 |
| eighth | Afsar Zazai (0) and Dawlat Zadran (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Hamid Hassan (5) and Afsar Zazai (3) | 9 | 27 |
| tenth | Hamid Hassan (2) and Shapoor Zadran (0) | 2 | 7 |
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