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Imran Tahir is the first spinner ever to bowl the opening over of a World Cup; right-arm seamers have traditionally bowled the first over in the tournament before this•May 30, 2019•AFP

'You cannot do that': Ben Stokes takes a stunner•May 30, 2019•IDI via Getty Images

Dwaine Pretorius is run out by a throw from Ben Stokes•May 30, 2019•AFP

Quinton de Kock hits a six as Jos Buttler watches•May 30, 2019•PA Images via Getty Images

Hashim Amla struck by a bouncer to the helmet•May 30, 2019•PA Images via Getty Images

Ben Stokes missed out on a century•May 30, 2019•AFP

Ben Stokes punches one into the leg side•May 30, 2019•Getty Images

Eoin Morgan maintained England's momentum•May 30, 2019•AFP

Andile Phehlukwayo celebrates Jason Roy's wicket•May 30, 2019•Getty Images

England and South Africa line up before the match•May 30, 2019•Getty Images

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Will England live up to the hype?

South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Q de Kock	caught	68	74
HM Amla	caught	13	23
AK Markram	caught	11	12
F du Plessis	caught	5	7
HE van der Dussen	caught	50	61
JP Duminy	caught	8	11
D Pretorius	run out	1	1
AL Phehlukwayo	caught	24	25
K Rabada	caught	11	19
L Ngidi	not out	6	5
Imran Tahir	caught	0	1
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 1)
Total	207(10 wkts; 39.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
CR Woakes	5	0	24	0	4.8
JC Archer	7	1	27	3	3.85
AU Rashid	8	0	35	1	4.37
MM Ali	10	0	63	1	6.3
LE Plunkett	7	0	37	2	5.28
BA Stokes	2.5	0	12	2	4.23

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	14	Hashim Amla	Quinton de Kock
2nd	22	Quinton de Kock	Aiden Markram
3rd	8	Faf du Plessis	Quinton de Kock
4th	85	Rassie van der Dussen	Quinton de Kock
5th	13	Jean-Paul Duminy	Rassie van der Dussen
6th	2	Dwaine Pretorius	Rassie van der Dussen
7th	23	Rassie van der Dussen	Andile Phehlukwayo
8th	13	Hashim Amla	Andile Phehlukwayo
9th	13	Hashim Amla	Kagiso Rabada
10th	14	Lungi Ngidi	Kagiso Rabada
11th	0	Imran Tahir	Lungi Ngidi

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ICC Cricket World Cup

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	9	7	1	15	0.809
AUS	9	7	2	14	0.868
ENG	9	6	3	12	1.152
NZ	9	5	3	11	0.175
PAK	9	5	3	11	-0.430
SL	9	3	4	8	-0.919
SA	9	3	5	7	-0.030
BAN	9	3	5	7	-0.410
WI	9	2	6	5	-0.225
AFG	9	0	9	0	-1.322

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