Australia: 417-5 (50 overs)

Batsmen: Haddin 20*

Fall of wickets: 14-1 ( Finch 4), 274-2 (Warner 178), 339-3 (Smith 95), 382-4 (Faulkner 7), 390-5 (Maxwell 88), 417-6 (Marsh 8)

Bowling figures: Dawlat 10-1-101-2, Shapoor 10-0-89-2, Hassan 10-0-70-1, Nabi 10-0-84-0, Shenwari 5-0-34-0, Ahmadi 4-0-18-0, Mangal 1-0-14-1

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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Up until 11 March 2006 there were no ODI totals over 400 (2348 matches). In 9 years (1275 matches) since then there have now been 15."

Australia batsman Steve Smith: "We just went out there to try to get a good total. When a guy gets nearly 180 you're always going to get a pretty good score. It was easy for me with Davey going so well and it was a nice little partnership we had there. When you get 400 on the board you're always in a pretty good position. Hopefully we can have a complete performance and bowl pretty well to finish the job."

Brad Hogg
Ex-Australia spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I thought Afghanistan bowled reasonably well. They came out to really give it to the Australians and started well. They got Finch early and looked as though they had Australia on the ropes. But then the wheels started to fall off. They experimented a bit too much and Warner and Smith took over. The Australian camp will be very excited but disappointed that Clarke didn't go out and get time in the middle. I find it very surprising that he didn't come out at number four."

After Brad Haddin clubs a four and a six in the final over of the innings (and Nawroz Mangal's first), Marsh looks to match him from the final ball but plants it straight down the throat of Najibullah Zadran at deep mid-wicket.

It brings to an end a superb innings from Australia, which has seen them post the highest ever World Cup total of 417-6.

Brad Hogg
Ex-Australia spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I've been very impressed by Hassan. I think he was overawed early on and that excitement cost him, but he showed his true worth in those last couple of overs."

The 400 is brought up for Australia courtesy of three singles from the first three balls of Hassan's last over. Rambo ensures that he ends his spell well with a tight line and length to concede just another three more runs.

Again, Michael Clarke turns down the chance to come to the crease with Brad Haddin the next man. The keeper quickly makes his presence felt with a neat steer to guide a good length ball between keeper and third man for four.

It is not going to be a fastest World Cup 100 for Maxwell, who hammers a four down the ground before being caught by Nabi at extra-cover after mis-timing a hit off Dawlat. It might not be a record-breaking century, but 88 off 39 balls is a mighty fine effort.

Still no sign of Michael Clarke as Mitchell Marsh comes out to the crease. He gets off the mark with a single before some neat work from Sami Shenwari prevents another Maxwell boundary. He needs 16 more off 12 balls to reach the fastest ever World Cup 100.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"It was an excellent delivery. A little bit of reverse swing towards the end of the innings coming back and causing problems. Faulkner will be disappointed."

Faulkner's first innings after returning to the side ends before it has even properly begun as Hassan bowls a superb yorker to clean him up. The bowler may have gone for 60 of his eight-and-a-bit overs but he celebrates like he's just won the World Cup.

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"There have now been 8 totals of 350 or more in all ODIs this year already. The most in one year is 9 in 2007."

Well, that is pretty weak from Maxwell. He only reached the second row of the stand with a baseball-style swipe off Nabi for his sixth six. The final ball doesn't even reach the seating as Maxwell hammers it high and just over the rope on the full to take him to 81 from 34 balls. Pathetic.

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Faulkner gets in on the action with a flashing drive to a wide Shapoor ball that sends it skipping away to the backward point boundary. Maxwell then claims his fifth six with a seemingly effortless whip to leg. His feet didn't even move. Even Michael Clarke in the Aussie dressing room looks amazed at that.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"What an incredible innings from Maxwell - he's just kept the momentum going for Australia in exactly the way they would have wanted. He gets himself in such good positions."

Maxwell pulls one just short of a fielder in the deep for two runs before he reverse flicks a four through point to bring up his 50 from 21 balls. He really does love a reverse this lad. And with good reason too.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"He'll be very disappointed, he's batted very well and set an excellent platform with Warner. He just couldn't quite get under that delivery."

Maxwell continues to play the aggressor, smashing a four and a ridiculous reverse-paddled six over fine leg before the somewhat sidelined Smith is then caught at mid-off from a mis-timed drive. James Faulkner replaces him at the crease, tasked with pushing Australia to 400.

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