Hate side losing openers before cricket match (6)
I believe the answer is:
detest
'hate' is the definition.
(to detest is to hate or loathe)
'side losing openers before cricket match' is the wordplay.
'side losing openers' becomes 'de' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cricket match' becomes 'test' (a test is a kind of cricket match).
'de'+'test'='DETEST'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detest that I've seen before include "Find repulsive" , "Dislike intensely, loathe" , "Dislike intensely, think badly of" , "Abominate" , "Deplore" .)