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ICC World Cup 2019: England vs South Africa: Check out the pitch conditions and weather report
England and South Africa are going to lock horns in the World Cup opener at the Oval. Both the sides had a standard outing in the warm-up games and would be looking to start the campaign with a win
The much-awaited 2019 World Cup is finally going to kick-start today at Oval with hosts taking on South Africa. Interestingly, both these teams are yet to win their maiden World Cup; however, having a bunch of in-form players in the squad, these two teams are favourites at the mega event. Although it is a long tournament, both Proteas and England would be hoping to start the tournament on a winning note. A good start is always important to maintain rhythm in these major tournaments.
Meanwhile, as we know, England is one of the tricky venues, the weather and pitch conditions play a very crucial role more often than not. Let’s check out what sort of weather and pitch conditions we can have at Oval today.
Pitch conditions
During warm-up games, the Oval had some swing to offer for seam bowlers in the first innings, while it got better for batsmen as the match went on; hence, teams batting second ran away with wins. In New Zealand vs India game, India’s top and middle order collapsed; however, lower order did well. Pertinently, when New Zealand came to bat, the pitch had nothing much to offer for bowlers, which helped New Zealand chase down the total easily. Similarly, England also won the warm-up game while chasing at Oval. So, the team which finds luck with the coin is most probably going to field first.
Weather report
The weather forecast predicts that there are about 40 percent chances of rain at Oval before the start of the game. However, the weather is expected to improve in the latter hours. The temperature shall vary in the '20s, while humidity also will range from the '60s. It will mostly remain cloudy and could also rain in between.
