England set 312 runs target for South Africa in World Cup 2019 opener

LONDON: Hosts England scored 311 at the loss of eight wickets against South Africa in their opener of the World Cup 2019 at the Oval on Thursday.Ben Stokes was the top scorer with 89 runs after South Africa invited England to bat first.England Score: J. Roy c Du Plessis b Phehlukwayo 54J. Bairstow c De Kock b Tahir 0J. Root c Duminy b Rabada 51E. Morgan c Markram b Tahir 57B. Stokes ct Amla b Ngidi 89J. Buttler b Ngidi 18M. Ali c Du Plessis b Ngidi 3C. Woakes c Du Plessis b Rabada 13L. Plunkett not out 9J. Archer not out 7Extras (lb2, w8) 10Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 311Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Bairstow), 2-107 (Roy), 3-111 (Root), 4-217 (Morgan), 5-247 (Buttler), 6-260 (Ali), 7-285 (Woakes), 8-300 (Stokes)Bowling: Tahir 10-0-61-2 , Ngidi 10-0-66-3 (2w), Rabada 10-0-66-2 (2w), Pretorius 7-0-42-0, Phehlukwayo 8-0-44-1 (4w), Duminy 2-0-14-0, Markram 3-0-16-0

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