Afghanistan never recovered from a horror start as Bangladesh overpowered the World Cup newcomers by 105 runs at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Wednesday. The Afghans marked their World Cup debut by holding Bangladesh to 267 all out after losing the toss but crumbled to three for three in the opening three overs of their reply.
Their chaotic start with the bat meant Afghanistan were never likely to repeat their win over Test nation Bangladesh at last year's Asia Cup one-day tournament. Bangladesh, cheered on by their passionate fans, must now beat at least one of the big four in Pool A - co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England - and also win against Scotland to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.