Yesterday in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup 2019, England registered a comfortable victory against South Africa at The Oval in London. The hosts secured a thumping victory of 104 runs and as they posted a total 311 runs. But it was Ben Stokes who played a very vital role in the victory of England as he scored 89 runs for the team and also snapped a couple of wickets.  Stokes further got a couple of catches in the match and created a unique record of himself where he joined the league of Arvinda de Silva. England vs South Africa, ICC CWC 2019 Stat Highlights: Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer Shine As ENG Beat SA by 104 Runs. 

Ben Stokes became the second player to have scored at least 80 runs, taken 2 wickets and 2 catches in a World Cup match. Before Stokes, it was Aravinda de Silva who had displayed such a superb performance during the World Cup finals of 1996 and led the team to victory. Back then, the Sri Lankan cricketer scored an unbeaten knock of 107 runs. The record was shared by a netizen on social media. England vs South Africa Highlights ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

Talking about the game, after winning the toss, South Africa elected to bowl first. It was Imran Tahir who sent England opener Jonny Bairstow on the score of 0. But then it was Jason Roy and Joe Root scored half-centuries. Eoin Morgan made 57 runs and Ben Stokes’ 89 powered the hosts to a big total. In reply, South Africa go bundled out on 207 runs.

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