Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell plays a shot during their Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan in Perth, March 4, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
PERTH (Reuters) - Australia flexed their batting muscles to rack up the highest ever World Cup total as they crushed Afghanistan by a tournament record margin to revive their stuttering campaign on Wednesday.
Opener David Warner's career-best 178 and middle order batsman Glenn Maxwell's 88 from a 39-ball blitz powered the four-time champions to 417 for six wickets at the WACA ground.
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