ODI World Cup 2023: Ranking best openers in the tournament
In the ICC World Cup 2023, all sides will expect their openers to be exceptional with their bats coming heavily on bowlers.
5. Dawid Malan
Dawid Malan will be seen supporting Jonny Bairstow as an opener in the World Cup 2023. The 36-year-old isn’t a regular opening batter but his batting figures are superb at the number two batting position. Serving his team as an opener in 11 ODIs, Malan has scored 560 runs with two hundreds and four fifties.
In the four-match ODI series against New Zealand at home, Malan played three games and looked sensational with his bat, accumulating 277 runs with a hundred and two fifties. His extraordinary knock of 127 off 114 in the fourth ODI guided England to a convincing 100-run win. The southpaw also received the Player of the Match award for his innings.
Malan’s batting numbers are decent in India. In 2021, when England toured India for a three-match ODI series, the English stalwart saw himself among the runs. Playing two games in the series, he hit 66 runs with a fifty in the third ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium.
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