England will take on South Africa in the match no 1 of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. This match will mark the beginning of CWC tournament featuring 48 matches. The action will take place at the Kennington Oval, London. England is currently the no 1 side as per the ICC ODI Rankings. They will walk into this tournament fully pumped up after recently thrashing Pakistan 4-0 in the 5 matches ODI series. Speaking about South Africa, they too are a well-balanced side with good batsmen and bowlers. Proteas will want their chokers tag to be removed in CWC 2019. Meanwhile, find the details below for the pitch and weather report for ENG vs SA match at The Oval. England vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Preview: ENG Aim to Dominate SA in CWC 2019 Opener.

The weather at Kennington will be approximately 18 degree Celsius as per the reports of accuweather.com. It will be cloudy most of the time and there are chances of a slight shower in the afternoon, however, it should not affect the match. The wind will blow at around 17 kmph which should help pacers. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download: Full Timetable of CWC19 Fixtures With Match Timings and Venue Details.

Weather at Kennington 

Weather Report for ENG vs SA Match No 1 CWC 2019 (Photo Credits: Accuweather.com)

Pitch Report: The track at The Oval usually assist batsmen, however, the current pitch has green patches. The cloudy climate, grass on the pitch can make life bit difficult for batsmen in the upcoming match between ENG vs SA. England vs South Africa Cricket Score 1st ODI Match

Teams

England (From): 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 (From): 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

This time the CWC tournament will feature top 10 Test playing nations. All participating teams will face against each other in the Round Robin format. The top four will qualify for the semis. The final will be played on July 14 at Lord's Cricket Ground.

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