Cricket World Cup: England host South Africa in opener

DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

The ICC Cricket World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with hosts England facing South Africa at The Oval in London.

Ten cities across England and Wales are hosting the month-long tournament.

The format for the event is a single group of 10 teams, with each side playing the other nine once, and the top-four at the end of the group phase progressing to the semi-finals.

The final will be played at Lord’s on July 14.

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