a simple catch at short midwicket ends it. The biggest win WCs. This is short, gets on to him quicker than he expects it, gets a soft edge on the pull, and Johnson collects his fourth wicket
Australia vs Afghanistan, 26th Match, Pool A at Perth, Mar 04 2015 - Match Result
RESULT
26th Match, Pool A (D/N), W.A.C.A, March 04, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup
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Scores: Binoy | Comms: Sidharth MongaScorecard summary
Australia • 417/6(50 overs)
178 (133)
2/89 (10)
95 (98)
2/101 (10)
Afghanistan • 142/10(37.3 overs)
33 (35)
4/22 (7.3)
24 (31)
2/18 (6)
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
37.3
W
Johnson to Hamid, OUT
Hamid Hassan c Warner b Johnson 7 (18b 0x4 0x6 27m) SR: 38.88
37.2
2
Johnson to Hamid, 2 runs
full and straight, pushed past mid-off with a straight bat
37.1
•
Johnson to Hamid, no run
length ball outside off, punched away to point
DM: "Ah Shapoor joining hameed... now they'll take it to the last over &win for sure! #EpicChase"
end of over 37Wicket maiden
AFG: 140/9CRR: 3.78 • RRR: 21.38
Shapoor Zadran0 (4b)
Hamid Hassan5 (15b)
Josh Hazlewood 8-1-25-2
Mitchell Johnson 7-0-20-3
36.6
•
Hazlewood to Shapoor, no run
short of a length, just outside off, beats his outside edge
36.5
•
Hazlewood to Shapoor, no run
makes room to defend this to cover
36.4
•
Hazlewood to Shapoor, no run
Smith has dropped it in front of Clarke. Really full, on off, draws the edge. Smith from third slip goes diving in front of Clarke at second. Puts it down
36.3
•
Hazlewood to Shapoor, no run
short of a length, on off, Shapoor backs away to hit, but is beaten
The two Afghan super heroes. Shapoor and Hamid come together
36.2
W
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, OUT
they don't have a review left, and he has to walk back even if he has not edged it. This is short of a length, outside off, nips back in, goes between the bat and him. Haddin takes the catch. Australia are pretty confident they have got the edge, but Zazai is not walking until the umpire raises the finger. Snicko registers a small little spike
Afsar Zazai c †Haddin b Hazlewood 10 (40b 0x4 0x6 47m) SR: 25
36.1
•
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, no run
on a length, middle and leg, defended to leg
end of over 362 runs
AFG: 140/8CRR: 3.88 • RRR: 19.85
Hamid Hassan5 (15b)
Afsar Zazai10 (38b)
Mitchell Johnson 7-0-20-3
Josh Hazlewood 7-0-25-1
35.6
•
Johnson to Hamid, no run
short of a length, outside off, takes the outside edge, but it falls short of second slip
Ross: "The problem isn't that the Big 8 play associates at the World Cup. It's that they ONLY play at the World Cup. You're expecting associates to face for the first time, cope with, learn from and overcome Mitchell Starc yorkers in a single game."
35.5
1
Johnson to Afsar Zazai, 1 run
yorker, on off, dug out to leg for one
35.4
•
Johnson to Afsar Zazai, no run
short of a length, angling in, right behind it in defence
35.3
1
Johnson to Hamid, 1 run
short of a length, angling in, worked to leg for a single
35.2
•
Johnson to Hamid, no run
full outside off, pushed to cover
Four slips in place
35.1
•
Johnson to Hamid, no run
full outside off, left alone
Johnson comes back with the Powerplay coming on
Round the wicket
end of over 351 run
AFG: 138/8CRR: 3.94 • RRR: 18.66
Afsar Zazai9 (36b)
Hamid Hassan4 (11b)
Josh Hazlewood 7-0-25-1
Mitchell Starc 6-0-18-2
34.6
•
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, no run
length ball outside off, pushed back to him
34.5
•
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, no run
short of a length, outside off, defended to cover
34.5
1w
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, 1 wide
wide down the leg side
Mark: "Its sad that matches between big Full Members and Associates turn out like this, but we can hardly expect more. Afghanistan have been beyond gutsy to get here. Ed Smith was right: the benefits of including Associates is more of a long term thing."
34.4
•
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, no run
on a length, outside off, left alone
34.3
•
Hazlewood to Afsar Zazai, no run
yorker, middle and off, Zazai keeps it out
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
178 runs (133)
19 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
42 runs
7 fours1 six
Control
76%
AUS
95 runs (98)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
25 runs
1 four0 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
AUS
O
7.3
M
0
R
22
W
4
ECO
2.93
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
1W | 1W |
LEGOFF
LHB
AUS
O
6
M
0
R
18
W
2
ECO
3
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2014/15 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | ODI no. 3623 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15 |
| Match days | 4 March 2015 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Australia 2, Afghanistan 0 |
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