| home opener | 15.60 | Not a bad home opener. | |||
| former opener | 1.32 | Elder brother Dhammika was a former Test opener. | |||
| australian opener | 0.99 | The former Australian opener was renown for his fitness levels. | |||
| left-handed opener | 0.99 | Left-handed opener. | |||
| indian opener | 0.92 | Skipper Courtney Walsh sent Indian opener Manoj Prabhakar off the field with a bouncer. | |||
| fellow opener | 0.86 | As Stewart and fellow opener Robin Smith strode to the half century, it looked a good decision. | |||
| south_african opener | 0.86 | He edged out South African opener Herschelle Gibbs. | |||
| sri_lankan opener | 0.79 | But the Indian total looked simple when the two Sri Lankan openers came to bat. | |||
| veteran opener | 0.59 | Streak trapped veteran opener Roshan Mahanama leg before wicket at the end of the first over. | |||
| young opener | 0.59 | On Wednesday, centuries by young opener Sadagopan Ramesh and Rahul Dravid boosted India. | |||
| tough opener | 0.46 | Tough openers demand immediate answers. | |||
| dashing opener | 0.39 | Sri Lanka, led by dashing opener Sanath Jayasuriya, plays the Asian test final in Lahore which starts on Wednesday. | |||
| consecutive opener | 0.33 | The Jaguars have won five consecutive openers. | |||
| difficult opener | 0.33 | Reigning champion Gustavo Kuerten has another difficult opener. | |||
| experienced opener | 0.33 | Experienced opener Roshan Mahanama was tempted to go for the sweep shot but was bowled around the legs. | |||
| first opener | 0.33 | There sat Mark Cuban, sweating his first season opener as an NBA owner. | |||
| hard-hitting opener | 0.33 | Hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag lasted just one ball, driving Dillon straight to Brian Lara at mid-on in the opening over. | |||
| pakistani opener | 0.33 | Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar was named man of the series for Pakistan. | |||
| regular opener | 0.33 | Regular opener Amir Sohail was forced to bat lower down the order because of a slight back problem. | |||
| scheduled opener | 0.33 | Their scheduled opener was rained out Saturday. |