It’s been 4 years since Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the 5th time. Once again, the battle lines have been drawn. The top 10 teams in the world are ready to battle it out for the ultimate glory. The co-hosts England will face South Africa in the opening game of the tournament on May 30 at the Kennington Oval, London. Keep reading to find out the ICC World Cup 2019 Match 1 England vs South Africa Match Prediction.

England is being termed as the favourites to win their first ever World Cup. Eoin Morgan and his men have been in a tremendous form in the 50-over format. Given they play all the matches at home, adds to the advantage. England possesses a fearsome batting line-up that is capable of achieving any target. Whether they remain consistent enough to go through the distance, only time will tell.

Against them first up is a team that has gone into every World Cup with a strong squad. But somehow, they don’t seize the crucial moments and end up getting out prematurely. The Proteas have earned the title of being chokers and they would be itching to get rid of that this time around. Let’s find out who will win today match prediction between ENG vs SA.

Here is our ENG vs SA World Cup 2019 Match 1 Prediction

Case1: If England bats first

First Innings score prediction: England will score 340-350

Result prediction: England will win the match by 20-30 runs

Case2: If South Africa bats first

First Innings score prediction: South Africa will score 315-325

Result prediction: England will win the match by 4 wickets

ENG vs SA Predicted XIs

England Predicted XI

Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes

South Africa Predicted XI

Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir

Head to head ENG vs SA in Cricket World Cup

England vs South Africa in CWC Total Matches England Won South Africa Won 6 3 3

Head to head ENG vs SA in ODI’s

ENG vs SA Total Matches: 61

England Won: 26

South Africa Won: 29

No result/Cancelled/Abandoned/Tied: 6

ENG vs SA Match Prediction: Both teams are strong but at home, England is too difficult to beat. The hosts would begin favourites to get off to a winning start.

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