Australia vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match 26 at Perth: David Warner, Steven Smith complete 100-run stand for 2nd wicket

David Warner and Steven Smith completed the 100-run partnership in 98 deliveries for the second wicket as Australia recovered from an early blow to progress to a score of 117 for the loss of one wicket at the end of 19 overs during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match against Afghanistan at the WACA Ground in Perth on Wednesday. David Warner and Steven Smith were batting on scores of 85 and 22 respectively. Live Updates: Australia vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2015 Pool B Match at Perth

Australia earlier lost the wicket of Aaron Finch for a score of four, with the batsman edging the delivery Nawroz Mangal at the slips off the bowling of Dawlat Zadran. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

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Australia were earlier put in to bat by Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi, a decision that was welcomed by the Australian skipper Michael Clarke. Clarke announced two changes for his playing eleven, with James Faulkner and Josh Hazlewood replacing Shane Watson and Pat Cummins. Afghanistan, on the other hand, brought in Usman Ghani in place of Gulbudin Naib. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

Australia and Afghanistan have both won one game each in the tournament so far. Australia began the tournament in a strong manner, thrashing old foes England by 111 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After their second game against Bangladesh was washed out without a ball being bowled, they were up in a major clash against trans-tasman rivals and co-hosts New Zealand, against whom they ended up losing a thriller of a contest by a mere wicket.    ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

Afghanistan have exceeded expectations so far in the tournament. After losing to Bangladesh by 105 runs, they nearly pulled off an unlikely victory against the 1996 world champions Sri Lanka, before a century by Mahela Jayawardene helped the Lankans win by four wickets. In their third game against Scotland, they chased a target of 211 from a point where they were trailing at a score of 97 for seven. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Pool-wise Team Standings