The 2019 Cricket World Cup finally got underway on Thursday with Ben Stokes on song as England defeated South Africa at The Oval.
The hosts England come into the tournament as the number-one ranked ODI side in the world, and remain favourites to lift the trophy for the very first time.
After the West Indies dismantled Pakistan at Trent Bridge on day two, the first instalment of Saturday's double-header took us to Cardiff, where Sri Lanka suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat to New Zealand.
Sri Lanka were 136 all out in just 29.2 overs thanks largely to the seam and pace of Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson, with only captain Dimuth Karunaratne (52*) impressing with the bat.
New Zealand did not lose a single wicket in response as openers Martin Guptill (73*) and Colin Munro (58*) chased down a meagre target in 16.1 overs.
In Bristol, Afghanistan ended an entertaining, topsy-turvy innings 207 all out in 29 overs against Australia.
Najibullah Zadran's 51 and a flamboyant 27 from Rashid Khan helped them recover from the loss of two early wickets.
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