England beat South Africa in World Cup 2019 opener

It was a royal affair before it all began with Prince Harry making a speech with PM Theresa May in attendance | AP

Imran Tahir created history as he became the first spinner to bowl the first ball of a World Cup. | AP

Joe Root and Jason Roy both scored fifties after the early loss of Jonny Bairstow | AP

Captain Eoin Morgan and all-rounder Ben Stokes also joined in on the fun as they recorded fifties as well | AP

Lungi Ngidi did well to limit England to 311 as he picked up all of his three wickets in the last 10 overs | AP

At the start of South Africa's chase, Hashim Amla was taken off the field after being hit by a Jofra Archer bouncer | AP

His place in the World Cup squad raised a few eyebrows but Archer silenced his critics with three wickets on his World Cup debut | AP

Not content with his exploits with the bat, Stokes pulled off a stunning catch and celebrated it in style. | AP