The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is just a few months away from commencement with the event beginning on October 5. Ahead of the much-anticipated tournament, there are many predictions about teams’ composition, players’ form & the possible winners of the marquee event. When the ODI format is talked about batters of a team play an important role in guiding the team towards success. And the onus of giving a team an ideal start is on the openers of the team who lays the foundation of team’s victory. As if they fail to provide the team with a blastic start then it will become difficult for middle and lower order batters to take team towards a competitive total. And When ODI World Cup is considered then there is much responsibility on Opening batters as they need to do the job done for their team with prestigious trophy at stake . There are some prolific opening batters who have scripted history by stitching remarkable partnerships at the ODI World Cup stage. They are the ones who have time and again proved their prowess by displaying consistent performances at the top order. So without wasting a minute let’s have a look at some best nail-biting opening pairs in ODI World Cup history.
Top 5 best Opening Pairs in ODI World Cup History
5. Tilakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga
When the best opening pairs in World Cup History are talked about the name of Tilakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga is the Sureshot in the list. The duo opened innings for Sri lanka in World Cup 2011 in which their team made it to the final. Notably, the Lankans were playing their second successive final in World Cup 2022 with Dilshan leading the tournament’s run charts. It was because of Dilshan’s stand at the top with Tharanga that Sri Lanka got a solid base for big scores in the league stage of the tournament. The duo scored 800 runs in 9 fixtures at an average of 100.
The duo added 200 runs for the first wicket twice & their biggest stand was 282 runs that came against Zimbabwe. Dilshan made 144 and Tharanga scored 133 runs in that match. And the heroics of Dilshan & Tharanga helped Sri Lanka to end their innings at 327-6. Their next best was a 10-wicket defeat of England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. During that fixture, both Dilshan & Tharanga scored unbeaten tons & helped Sri Lanka to win the quarter-finals by chasing 229 runs without breaking a sweat.
