The first match of World Cup 2019 will be played today with hosts England taking on South Africa. Both the teams are eyeing to bag their first ODI World Cup trophy. As the countdown for the match begins, the betting predictions for both the teams are doing the rounds on Internet.
With a betting price of 1.44, England is favourite to win the match. This betting price has been given by Bet365. On the other hand, South Africa has a betting price of 2.75. The high betting price is given to South Africa since bookmakers think they are less likely to win the match and the tournament.
The match between both the teams will be played at The Oval from 3 PM onwards (IST). England under skipper Eoin Morgan has been on an amazing form since last few years and also holds top rank in ICC’s ODI team rankings. England recently whitewashed Pakistan 5-0 in a recent ODI series. South Africa, is not too far behind when talking about their form. They defeated Sri Lanka in ODI series 5-0 and T20 series 3-0 played in February and March. They currently holds 3rd rank in ICC’s ODI rankings.
Below are the World Cup 2019 squads of England and South Africa
England squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Mark Wood, James Vince, Liam Dawson
South Africa squad: Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, 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.
