Hosts and hot favourites England will know this is their best chance to lift the crown for the first time, when they take on perennial underachievers South Africa in the World Cup opener at The Oval on Thursday. England, who are still in search of their first trophy like South Africa, have risen from the ashes of their poor campaign in the showpiece last time, following that group-stage exit by ascending to the summit of the ICC ODI rankings. Eoin Morgan’s side boast of the most dominant batting unit in 50-over cricket and their bowling too oozes the firepower few teams can rival.
Talking about South Africa, the Proteas received a body blow on Tuesday as pace spearhead Dale Steyn was ruled out for the first game with a shoulder injury. South Africa, always considered one of the favourites, have also had injury concerns over their two other main strike bowlers, Lungi Ngidi (side) and Kagiso Rabada (back), though both played in the warm-up win over Sri Lanka last week.
When and where will World Cup 2019 match between England and South Africa be played?
England vs South Africa World Cup 2019 match 1 will be played at The Oval on 30th May 2019 from 3 PM (IST) onwards.
When and where to watch the World Cup 2019 match between England and South Africa?
The match will live telecast on Star Sports network from 3 PM (IST) onwards. The match will live telecast on channels Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select 1 HD.
Where to live streaming of the warm-up match between England and South Africa?
The match will live stream on Hotstar.
With inputs from IANS
