It's time for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 to kick-off as hosts England take on challenger South Africa at The Oval. The first toss of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has been won by South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis an he has decided to field first. The ICC Cricket World Cup or CWC 2019 is being held in England and Wales after a gap of 20 years. And for a change, England start as favourites for the tournament on the back of their batting line-up. On the other side, South Africa is quite comfortable not to have the tag of a favourite team as their captain Faf du Plessis stresses that the team is chilled and ready to perform at the World Cup. England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match: SA Opt to Bowl vs ENG in CWC 19 Opener.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is the 12th edition of the cricket world cup. A total of 10 teams are participating in this edition of the World Cup. A total of 48 matches will be played in this edition of the World Cup. This is the first time since the 1992 World Cup that the round-robin format is being followed in the World Cup. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Round-Robin Format, Rules and Qualification to Semi-Finals Based on Points Table.

The Oval pitch is expected to help the pacers. The green pitch is bound to give the batsmen a jumping time. The team which wins the toss should bowl first and that's what South Africa did. Eoin Morgan said he would have done the same if he had won the toss.

England Squad: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Mark Wood, James Vince, Liam Dawson

South Africa Squad: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Chris Morris.

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