DHAKA: South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 opener at The Oval in London.

The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30pm Bangladesh time on Thursday (May 30).

Chris Morris also misses out, so Dwayne Pretorius gets a game.

England, the clear favourites to win World Cup 2019, boast an incredible batting line-up that runs deep. Moreover, they are expected to have six to seven bowling options in their playing XI too. On the other hand, South Africa look solid on paper. 

With the likes of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir in their ranks, South Africa's strength clearly lies in their bowling attack. With Dale Steyn not playing in the tournament opener, there is an opportunity for Chris Morris to rise up to the occasion and shine.

However, Kagiso Rabada holds the key for South Africa as he can extract pace and bounce from any track.

Openers Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla and skipper Faf du Plessis will be expected to make some strong contributions with the bat.

England 

Jason Roy,  Jonny Bairstow,  Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt),  Jos Buttler (wk),  Ben Stokes,  Moeen Ali,  Chris Woakes,  Adil Rashid,  Jofra Archer, Liam Plunkett

South Africa 
 Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk),  Aiden Markram,  Faf du Plessis (capt),  Rassie van der Dussen,  JP Duminy,  Andile Phehlukwayo,  Dwayne Pretorius,  Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi,  Imran Tahir.  

BDST: 1512 HRS, MAY 30, 2019
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