LONDON: Ben Stokes starred in all departments as England began their quest to win the World Cup with a 104-run thrashing of South Africa within the match opener on the Oval on Thursday.
The all-rounder top-scored with 89 in England's 311 for 8, held a super catch within the outfield and took two for 12, together with the final wicket, as England gained with 61 balls left.
Scorecard: England vs South Africa
Jofra Archer did the early injury with the ball, the short bowler taking three for 27 in seven overs.
ICC World Cup 2019 Full Schedule
Barbados-born Archer, who handiest certified for England in March, made his presence felt even sooner than he had taken a wicket with a bouncer that beat Hashim Amla for tempo and crashed into the grille of the helmet, with the veteran opener retiring harm on 5.
Archer then decreased the Proteas to 44 for two.
Aiden Markram edged to Joe Root at slip and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis fell for simply 5 when he top-edged a hook to long leg.
But Quinton de Kock kept the Proteas within the hunt, even though the opener was lucky when on 25 he performed ball from leg-spinner Adil Rashid onto his stumps just for the bails to stick put.
The speeding left-hander went on to complete a 58-ball fifty but holed out off fast bowler Liam Plunkett for 68.
Rassie van der Dussen then make exactly 50 without urgent on when he miscued Archer to mid-on.
His exit saw Amla return with South Africa struggling at 167 for 6 within the 32nd over.
The sport was all but up for South Africa when a back-pedalling and diving Stokes held a super one-handed catch within the deep to disregard Andile Phehlukwayo.
Amla's courageous effort to rescue the innings ended on 13 when he was stuck behind off Plunkett's slower-ball bouncer and Stokes completed the fit when Imran Tahir edged him to Root.
Stokes was one in all 4 England batsmen who got to 50 on a difficult surface, with captain Eoin Morgan (57), Jason Roy (54) and Root (51) all out quickly after attaining the landmark.
England misplaced a wicket 2nd ball sooner than Roy and Root shared a stand of 106 that was equalled by way of Morgan and Stokes.
Du Plessi opted to field despite being without injured spearhead Dale Steyn and took the unorthodox determination to present leg-spinner Tahir the first over.
The 40-year-old, the oldest player within the match, struck 2nd ball when Jonny Bairstow was stuck behind by way of De Kock for a golden duck.
Roy and Root repaired the damage but have been pushed aside when smartly set as England misplaced two wickets for 4 runs in 4 balls to be 111 for 3.
Morgan, whose aggressive means has been symbolic of England's upward thrust to the highest of the one-day world scores after their woeful first-round exit on the 2015 World Cup, struck the fit's first two sixes off successive balls from Lungi Ngidi sooner than he too was stuck within the deep.
Left-hander Stokes saw his 79-ball knock end within the penultimate over when stuck at 3rd man following a reverse hit off paceman Ngidi (three for 66).
The all-rounder top-scored with 89 in England's 311 for 8, held a super catch within the outfield and took two for 12, together with the final wicket, as England gained with 61 balls left.
Scorecard: England vs South Africa
Jofra Archer did the early injury with the ball, the short bowler taking three for 27 in seven overs.
ICC World Cup 2019 Full Schedule
Barbados-born Archer, who handiest certified for England in March, made his presence felt even sooner than he had taken a wicket with a bouncer that beat Hashim Amla for tempo and crashed into the grille of the helmet, with the veteran opener retiring harm on 5.
Archer then decreased the Proteas to 44 for two.
Aiden Markram edged to Joe Root at slip and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis fell for simply 5 when he top-edged a hook to long leg.
But Quinton de Kock kept the Proteas within the hunt, even though the opener was lucky when on 25 he performed ball from leg-spinner Adil Rashid onto his stumps just for the bails to stick put.
The speeding left-hander went on to complete a 58-ball fifty but holed out off fast bowler Liam Plunkett for 68.
Rassie van der Dussen then make exactly 50 without urgent on when he miscued Archer to mid-on.
His exit saw Amla return with South Africa struggling at 167 for 6 within the 32nd over.
The sport was all but up for South Africa when a back-pedalling and diving Stokes held a super one-handed catch within the deep to disregard Andile Phehlukwayo.
Amla's courageous effort to rescue the innings ended on 13 when he was stuck behind off Plunkett's slower-ball bouncer and Stokes completed the fit when Imran Tahir edged him to Root.
Stokes was one in all 4 England batsmen who got to 50 on a difficult surface, with captain Eoin Morgan (57), Jason Roy (54) and Root (51) all out quickly after attaining the landmark.
England misplaced a wicket 2nd ball sooner than Roy and Root shared a stand of 106 that was equalled by way of Morgan and Stokes.
Du Plessi opted to field despite being without injured spearhead Dale Steyn and took the unorthodox determination to present leg-spinner Tahir the first over.
The 40-year-old, the oldest player within the match, struck 2nd ball when Jonny Bairstow was stuck behind by way of De Kock for a golden duck.
Roy and Root repaired the damage but have been pushed aside when smartly set as England misplaced two wickets for 4 runs in 4 balls to be 111 for 3.
Morgan, whose aggressive means has been symbolic of England's upward thrust to the highest of the one-day world scores after their woeful first-round exit on the 2015 World Cup, struck the fit's first two sixes off successive balls from Lungi Ngidi sooner than he too was stuck within the deep.
Left-hander Stokes saw his 79-ball knock end within the penultimate over when stuck at 3rd man following a reverse hit off paceman Ngidi (three for 66).
Stokes stars as England thrash South Africa in World Cup opener
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