LONDON – South Africa have won the toss and opted to bowl first against England in the first match of the World Cup 2019 at The Oval on Thursday.
England are considered as favourites to win today but the Proteas cannot be counted out from the competition.
The match is expected to be a riveting affair between two great cricketing sides, both eyeing their first World Cup win.
England skipper Morgan said that he doesn’t think any team has an advantage as the tournament will be extraordinarily competitive and some quality cricket will be played.
“Every captain sitting here would lose their left leg to play in a World Cup final at the home of cricket. It’s something every one of us would have dreamed of as a kid. We are as best prepared as we can be. We just want to play that first game now,” he said.
South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis added that his side is excited to try out this new tournament and it is great that all teams get to play each other.
The fixture is scheduled to start at 2:30pm Pakistan time.
Squads:
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wicket-keeper), Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Rassie van der Dussen.
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