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World CupMatch 1 · ODI

England beat South Africa by 104 runs - Match Info

Kennington Oval, London, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

England311/850 ov
South Africa20739.5 ov
England won by 104 runs
England won the tournament

Match details

Match
Match 1, ODI · World Cup 2019
Date
(Thu 30 May, 14:00 PKT)
Venue
Kennington Oval, London, England
Toss
South Africa, chose to bowl
Result
England won by 104 runs
Player of the match
Ben Stokes
Umpires
Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire
Paul Reiffel (Australia)
Reserve umpire
Joel Wilson
Match referee
David Boon (Australia)

Head to head (ODI)

Played 74 · ENG won 31 · SA won 37 · Tied 1 · No result 5

Last 5 meetings

Recent results (ODI)

Top players in this fixture

ENG v SA ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.

Most runsMRunsHSAvgSR
Hashim Amla SA2096315053.5088.11
AB de Villiers SA2786212137.4886.81
Eoin Morgan ENG1749710738.2394.85
Joe Root ENG947712553.0086.41
Alex Hales ENG846911258.6390.54
Most wicketsMWktsEcon
Kagiso Rabada SA7165.03
Morné Morkel SA13154.89
Imran Tahir SA7126.06
Dale Steyn SA11105.50
Moeen Ali ENG785.73

ODIs at Kennington Oval

Matches
61
Average 1st-innings score
245
Won batting first
21
Won chasing
37
Highest total
398/5 by New Zealand ()