World Cup 2019 hosts England defeated South Africa in the tournament opener by 104 runs. South Africa's chase took a hit when Hashim Amla had to retire hurt after being hit by a quick Jofra Archer's bouncer. His partner Quintin de Kock continued playing his shots amidst tumbling wickets from the other end. Aiden Markram and skipper Faf du Plesis both departed cheaply. Rassie van der Dussen, in at No. 5, held the innings from the other end and supported de Kock well. They both batted sensibly and kept South Africa in the hunt. De Kock got out for 68 which derailed South Africa chase. The team didn't recover from there as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Andile Phehlukwayo played a little cameo that didn't make much difference and they were bowled out for 207. Earlier in the day, South Africa skipper Faf du Plesis won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first match of World Cup 2019. To everybody's surprise, Du Plesis opened bowling with leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who repaid his skipper's faith by dismissing Jonny Bairstow on the second ball of the innings. Jason Roy and Joe Root started to play their natural game and kept hitting boundaries. They went on to complete their respective half-centuries and notched up 100-run partnership. South Africa bowlers dismissed both batsmen in quick succession to bring their side back in contest. England skipper Eoin Morgan, who was playing his 200th ODI match, and Ben Stokes started slow but picked up the pace later in their innings. They also completed their fifties and looked on course for a big total. Eoin Morgan trying to accelerate departed after scoring 57 runs. From there, South Africa bowlers picked up wickets in regular intervals and didn't allow the English batsmen to score runs freely. Ben Stokes' innings of 89 helped England a challenging total of  311/8. (SCORECARD)Â
World Cup 2019 Match Highlights Between England vs South Africa, straight from Kennington Oval, LondonÂ
Out! South Africa lose by 104 runs
Plunkett gets his second!
South Africa must try and get close to target
What a catch! Andile Phehlukwayo departs
Out! van der Dussen departs
LBW appeal... Not Out!
Fifty for Rassie van der Dussen
Run out? Yes it is...
Out! Poor shot from Duminy
Huge blow to South Africa!
Fifty for Quinton de Kock
Reverse sweep for four
Four! but how lucky was de Kock
Archer gets another wicket
First runs for South Africa
Stokes departs after team's 300.
South Africa review... Not out!
Biggest wide possible!
Wide... belatedly signalled!
Boundary after long time
Boundaries have dried up!
Out! Moeen Ali goes!
Bowled! Ngidi strikes!
Welcome boundary for England
Fifty for England skipper
Good bowling from Markram
Another bowling change!
The rebuilding phase is on!
Fifty up for Joe Root
Worries for South Africa
Beautiful shot from Roy
Punched down the ground
Half volley from Ngidi... dispatched for four
Good start from South Africa
First four of the match!
Players are out in the middle!
National anthems rejoice crowd
Playing XI South Africa
200th match for Eoin Morgan
One player to watch out for from both sides
Which team are you supporting?
England Cricket Team
South Africa Cricket Team