World Cup: Australia Demolish Spirited Afghans

March 04, 2015 18:12

Australia outclassed Afghanistan by a mammoth 275 runs to cruise to a win at Perth.

After scoring 417/6 - the highest ever total in World Cups, the hosts bowled out their opponents for a mere 142. (All images courtesy Getty and AFP).

Player	Runs	AVG
Martin Guptill Martin Guptill	547	68.37
Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara	541	108.20
AB de Villiers AB de Villiers	482	96.40
Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor	433	72.16
Shikhar Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan	412	51.50

Player	Wickets	Eco
Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc	22	3.50
Trent Boult Trent Boult	22	4.36
Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav	18	4.98
Morne Morkel Morne Morkel	17	4.38
Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami	17	4.81