Afghanistan lost their sixth wicket with 103 runs on board with the dismissal of their skipper.
Samiullah Shenwari and Nawroz Mangal departed for scores of 17 and 33 respectively.
Stanikzai was caught by Steven Smith at third man off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson.
Usman Ghani was caught by James Faulkner at mid-on in Johnson's first over.
David Warner top-scored with a knock of 178 as multiple records were emulated/broken during the proceedings.
The Australian innings saw many a record tumble, as the hosts were mincing the Afghan bowling attack.
David Warner was caught by Mohammad Nabi off the bowling of Shapoor Zadran.
David Warner surpassed his previous best score of 163 with a massive six.
Steven Smith brought up the milestone after facing 60 deliveries.
Australia reached a score of 151/1 at the end of 25 overs, recovering from the early loss of Aaron Finch.