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Perth: Merciless Australia hit the highest ever World Cup score Wednesday when they piled-up 417-6 in a record 275-run triumph over Afghanistan in World Cup Pool A match at WACA, Perth on Wednesday.
At the WACA in Perth, four-time champions Australia went past the previous World Cup best of 413-5 made by India against Bermuda in 2007 before dismissing Afghanistan for just 142.
It was the third 400-plus total in the last six days after South Africa twice went through the barrier -- 408-5 against the West Indies and 411-4 in the game with Ireland.
David Warner made Australia's highest World Cup individual score of 178, beating the 158 of Matthew Hayden against West Indies at Antigua in 2007.
He was just seven short of Shane Watson's national record in all ODIs of 185 not out against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2011.
Warner's 260-run second-wicket partnership with Steve Smith, who went on to make 95, was also an Australian ODI record beating the 252 of Ricky Ponting and Watson against England at Centurion in 2009.
Glenn Maxwell hit a rapid 88 off just 39 balls with six fours and seven sixes on another record-shattering day which will surely prompt more calls for an overhaul of the regulations which many believe are too heavily-weighted in favour of batsmen.
In reply, Afghanistan could manage just 142 from 37.3 overs, although Nawroz Mangal, who top-scored with 33, gave their smattering of fans something to cheer when he hit Mitchell Marsh for successive sixes.
Mitchell Johnson did much of the damage to claim 4-22 from 7.3 overs while fellow left-armer Mitchell Starc continued his amazing vein of World Cup form with 2-18 and has 10 wickets in the event at just 9.3 runs apiece.
Australia, who went into the game on the back of a one-wicket loss to New Zealand, an opening win over England and a no-result washout against Bangladesh, now have five points in Pool A and are well set for the quarter-finals.
Earlier, Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi has won the toss and ask Australia to bat.
Afghanistan have one change -- Usman Ghani comes in and Gulbadin Naib goes out. A couple of changes for Australia -- Josh Hazlewood is in for Pat Cummins and Jammes Faulkner comes back in place of Shane Watson.
Teams:
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Michael Clarke (Capt.), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Afghanistan: Javed Ahmadi, Usman Ghani, Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi (Capt.), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai (wk), Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran
Brief scores
Australia - 417 for 6 (Warner 178, Smith 95, Maxwell 88)
Afghanistan - 142 (Mangal 33, Johnson 4-22)
Result - Australia won by 275 runs
Points - Australia 2, Afghanistan 0
MOM - David Warner (Australia)
