Intro:

Reaction following Bangladesh's victory over Afghanistan in Pool A of the World Cup

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SOUNDBITE: (English), Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh:

"Everyone knows that we are coming into the game as being favorites, and all the pressure is on us to deliver the goods, so I think the fans coming from all over Australia and also back home. We needed a really good win, and that has been done. I think it's not an easy win, but it's a comprehensive win, so in that case, I think it's really a great feeling. And also was a fast game, so everyone was a bit nervous."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh captain:

"First of all, I think Afghanistan is a very good team that they are playing their first World Cup, but still, we respect them before the match, and obviously this sort of wicket we haven't played much, but this wicket suited us. Once we looked at the wicket we hoped that we had a good start and were able to win this match."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Andy Moles, Afghanistan coach:

"We're disappointed with our performance today. That isn't a true reflection of how we play, but in any game of cricket when you're three for three in one and a half overs, not many teams, if any teams come back from that. We had a couple of good partnerships but then they didn't go on long enough. The boys are very proud in their performance, and they know that they haven't given a fair reflection today."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Andy Moles:

"I generally don't think they were up for the fight right from ball one. That's a criticism that I'm going to go and talk to the players now. Will we benefit from it? Well, I just want us to be better prepared mentally and better in our feet when we first go in. We're playing against the top players in the world. Bangladesh are not the top side in the world, but they were well disciplined. They bowled with discipline, and I thought their seam bowlers bowled particularly well."