open the batting
To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.
batting
UK /ˈbætɪŋ/ US /ˈbætɪŋ/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
2
Special cotton for surgery.
noun
1
The act of someone who bats.
the battings of her eyelashes
2
The action of using a bat.
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