Ben Stokes featured in all divisions as England started their mission to win the World Cup 2019 with a 104-run whipping of South Africa in the competition opener at the Oval on Thursday. The all-rounder top-scored with 89 in England’s 311/8, held a splendid catch in the outfield and took two for 12, including the last wicket, as England won with 61 balls left. Jofra Archer did the early harm with the ball, the quick bowler taking three for 27 of every seven overs.
Barbados-brought into the world Archer, who qualified for England in March, made his essence felt even before he had taken a wicket with a bouncer that beat Hashim Amla for pace and collided with the grille of the head protector, with the veteran opener resigning hurt on five.
Bowman at that point diminished the Proteas to 44 for two.
Aiden Markram edged to Joe Root at slip and South Africa commander Faf du Plessis fell for only five when he top-edged a snare to long leg.
However, Quinton de Kock kept the Proteas in the chase, despite the fact that the opener was fortunate when on 25 he made a move from leg-spinner Adil Rashid onto his stumps just for the safeguards to remain put.
The dashing left-hander proceeded to finish a 58-ball fifty however holed out off quick bowler Liam Plunkett for 68.
Rassie van der Dussen then make precisely 50 without proceeding when he miscued Archer to mid-on.
His leave saw Amla come back with South Africa battling at 167 for six in the 32nd over.
The game was everything except up for South Africa when a retreating and plunging Stokesheld a splendid one-gave get in the profound to expel Andile Phehlukwayo.
Amla’s courageous exertion to protect the innings finished on 13 when he was gotten behind off Plunkett’s slower-ball bouncer and Stokes completed the match when Imran Tahir edged him to Root.
Feeds was one of four England batsmen who got to 50 on a precarious surface, with chief Eoin Morgan (57), Jason Roy (54) and Root (51) hard and fast not long after subsequent to achieving the milestone.
Britain lost a wicket second ball before Roy and Root shared a remain of 106 that was equalled by Morgan and Stokes.
Du Plessi selected to field in spite of being without harmed lead Dale Steyn and took the strange choice to give leg-spinner Tahir the first finished.
The 40-year-old, the most seasoned player in the competition, struck second ball when Jonny Bairstow was gotten behind by De Kock for a brilliant duck.
Roy and Root fixed the harm however were expelled when very much set as England lost two wickets for four keeps running in four balls to be 111 for three.
Morgan, whose forceful methodology has been emblematic of England’s ascent to the highest point of the one-day universal rankings after their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup, lit up the portable fire stick’s initial two sixes off progressive balls from Lungi Ngidi before he also was gotten in the profound.
Left-hander Stokes saw his 79-ball thump end in the penultimate over when gotten at third man following a turn around hit off paceman Ngidi (three for 66).
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