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LONDON: Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer scripted 104 runs win for the hosts against South Africa in the World Cup opener played on Thursday at The Oval.
Ben Stokes shined with his phenomenal 89 off 79, he was well assisted by Eoin Morgan with his 57 off 60, after opener, Jason Roy smashed a quick 54 off 53.
Ngidi picked three wickets while Imran Tahir and Rabada managed to bag two, Phehlukwayo bagged one wicket.
Archer picked three wickets off 27 runs in his seven overs spell, while Plunkett and Stokes picked two each, while Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali picked one wicket each.
Ben Stokes was given Man of the Match award. “I had a bit of a panic on, I was a little further in that I should have been, but I have the nickname, “The Claw”, and luckily it stuck,” he said.
The star performer said that the game was on a ‘tricky wicket’. “Boundaries were hard to get away, but psychologically getting over 300 was a big thing. The unbelievable atmosphere, great turn-out for [my] first World Cup game,” he added.
Score update:
Second Innings
- England won by 104 runs
- South Africa all-out on 207
- Hashim Amla scored 13 runs
- Phehlukwayo scored 24 off 25 balls
- South Africa scored 173/6 in 33 overs
- Moeen Ali took wicket of JP Duminy (8)
- van der Dussen scored half century
- JP Duminy, Van der Dussan on crease
- Plunkett dismissed De Kock on 68
- De Kock scored half century
- After 18.2 overs South Africa were 92/2
- South Africa 44-2 after 9.4 overs
-Archer dismisses du Plessis on 5 - de Kock, du Plessis on crease
- Aiden Markram dismissed by Joffery Archer on 11
- Hashim Amla left the ground after retired hurt on 5
- South Africa started with 4 runs in 2 overs
First Innings - Ben Stokes scored 89 off 79
- Moeen Ali dismissed on 3 by Ngidi
- Lungi Ngidi picked Jos Buttler’s wicket on 18.
- England scored 227/4 in 39 overs
- Imran Tahir picked Eoin Morgan’s wicket
- Morgan, Stokes score half century
- Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir picked one wicket each
- England scored 158-3 after 27 overs
- Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan on crease
- After 20 overs, England were 112/3
- Joe Root scored 51 off 59 balls
- Jason Roy scored 54 off 53 balls
- At the end of 17th overs, England were 100/1
- Imran Tahir claimed the wicket of Jonny Bairstow on the second ball of the first over. Bairstow was caught behind.
- At the end of 3 overs, England were 11/1
- Despite the loss of an early wicket, England have bounced back and were 29/1 at the end of five overs.
- After 11 overs England are 68/1. Jason Roy on 29, Joe Root on 38