Abu Dhabi: Afghanistan humiliated the Australian by winning the group match by 36 runs leaving Australia in a cut-throat situation.

Australian tactic of rotating players to ensure each player was exposed in the World Cup could well come back to haunt them. "We wanted everyone to have an experience at the World Cup. We have strong squad and we pride ourselves on that. We also felt couple of players deserved a chance to play" said Coach Graeme Hick.