London, May 29: The ICC Cricket World Cup kicked off today in a grand style in London. A day before the inaugural match of the ICC’s pinnacle tournament, all the captains of the 10 participating teams met Queen Elizabeth – II at Buckingham Palace and posed for a photograph with her. The British Royal family also tweeted images of the captains meeting the Queen. In the group picture with the Queen, Virat Kohli, Eoin Morgan, Aaron Finch and Jason Holder are sitting in the front row. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download: Full Timetable of CWC19 Fixtures With Match Timings and Venue Details.

The opening game will be played between England and South Africa at Kennington Oval, London. The ma.tch will begin at 10:30 am local time (3:00 pm IST). In India, The broadcast of the match will begin from 1:30 pm IST on Star Sports. It will be a day game. Eoin Morgan is leading the English team, while Faf du Plessis is South African Team captain. Both the teams have not won the world cup till now. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Opening Party: India Score Lowest Points in 60-Second Cricket Challenge, England Win

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Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of the prestigious tournament was held at The Mall, a famous road in the city of London on Wednesday. The ceremony was hosted by former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff and comedian Paddy McGuinness. The ceremony began at 09:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time), 04:00 GMT and 05:00 pm BST (British Standard Time).

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The 12th edition of Cricket World Cup, is scheduled to begin from May 30 and will run until July 14. This time, a total of ten teams are participating in the ICC’s pinnacle event. The tournament will be played in a round robin format, where the participating teams will face each other. Top four teams will play semifinals.

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