ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 begins today

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will begin today. England will open the tournament at The Oval in London when they will take on South Africa. The match will begin at 3 PM Indian Time. 

Australia will launch their title defence on June 1 against the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan in a day/night match in Bristol. 

India, the 1983 and 2011 world champions, will play their first



match on June 5 against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. 

Their feature match against arch-rivals Pakistan will be on June 16 at Old Trafford in Manchester. 

The World Cup will span 48 matches in all, of which 45 will make up the group stage. Each team will play nine group stage matches, and the top four will progress to the semifinals, similar to how the 1992 World Cup was held.