List of Batsmen with Highest Partnership in ODIs for Any Wicket

Feb 10, 2019 at 7:29 PM

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List of Batsmen with Highest Partnership in ODIs for Any Wicket

Often we’ve seen batsmen sent their home crowd into ecstasy either by playing a magnanimous knock or while laying hands at the coveted trophy. In such a prospect, the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket has traditionally set the tone for distinct teams in the top-flight cricket.

At the same time, the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket involved players in an intriguing phase which eventually emerged as a thrilling script while involving batters in particular.

List of Batsmen with highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket:

  1. Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels- 327-run stand vs Zimbabwe:

Swashbuckling Windies opener Chris Gayle has set a record-partnership of 372 runs alongside explosive batsman Marlon Samuels. In the Pool B clash, the Caribbean batsmen played an imperative role against Zimbabwe at Canberra during the 15th game of 2015 ICC World Cup.

For the second-wicket, both achieved the milestone on 24th of February 2015. In that particular game, the southpaw Gayle smashed a sensational double hundred. He cracked 147-ball 215. Moreover, the right-handed batsman Samuels remained unbeaten on 133 off 156 deliveries.

Both batters set the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

The Windies clinched the game by 73 runs by the Duckworth Lewis (DLS) method.

  1. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid- 331-run stand vs New Zealand:

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar and compact Rahul Dravid registered the second-best highest partnership in the day-long format in the home series. Tendulkar and Dravid stitched a staggering 331-run partnership while taking on New Zealand at Hyderabad on 8th of November 1999.

Also, India claimed a convincing win by 174 runs. The then skipper Tendulkar smashed unbeaten 186 off 150 balls, whereas, Rahul Dravid recorded run-a-ball 153.

Eventually, the right-handed batsman Dravid was caught by Stephen Fleming after spending 196 minutes at the crease. Tendulkar and Dravid hold a record for India regarding highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

  1. Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid- 318-run stand vs Sri Lanka:

Veteran cricketer Rahul Dravid, who had a knack of playing extended innings donning whites did equally best in colours for the Men in Blue.

In a 318-run stand against Sri Lanka Dravid alongside Sourav Ganguly owing to their significant contribution thrashed the Islanders by 157 runs at Taunton on 26th of May 1999.

During the ICC World Cup clash, India batted first to post 373 for six in 50 allotted overs. In response, Sri Lanka was bundled out on 216 in 42.3 overs.

The southpaw Ganguly racked up 183 of 158 deliveries at an average of 115.82. In his staggering knock, Ganguly smashed 17 fours and seven fours.

On the other side, graceful Dravid registered 145 off 129 deliveries. His innings was laced 17 fours and a solitary six to become the part of the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

  1. Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman- 304-run stand vs Zimbabwe:

On July 20, 2018, Fakhar Zaman smashed a superb double hundred against hosts Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. The aggressive left-handed batsman Zaman eventually became first Pakistani batsman to register 200-run mark. He further smashed 210 off 156 balls at the strike-rate of 134.61. It pushed a case for Pakistan pair to record the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

However, it was the same game in which Zaman alongside Imam-ul-Haq stitched a 304-run partnership for the first wicket. Imam went on to register 113 off 122 balls.

Batting first, Pakistan registered a mammoth total of 399 for one in 50-overs. However, Zimbabweans were strangulated at 155 in 42.4 overs. Thus, Pakistan won the game by whopping 244 runs.

  1. Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya- 286-run stand vs England:

Sri Lankan opening pair Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga had taken England bowlers to cleaners during their 286-run stand at Leeds on Julys 1st 2006. Further, they’ve been an integral part of the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

While chasing down the target of 322, the Islanders openers accelerate the innings by smashing English bowlers all-around the park. Jayasuriya blasted 99-ball 152, whereas, Tharanga registered 109 off 102 deliveries. It eventually helped the visitors to clinch the by eight wickets and 75 balls to spare.

Following a hard-fought century from the Three Lions’ opening batsman Marcus Trescothick, Tharanga and Jayasuriya made chase very easy.

  1. David Warner, Travis Head- 284-run stand vs Pakistan:

Australia’s aggressive opener alongside promising youngster registered sixth highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket. They achieved the remarkable feat against Pakistan at Adelaide at on 26th of January 2017.

Batting first, hosts put up 369 for seven on board courtesy a century each from Warner and Head. The opening batsmen further put up 284 runs for the first wicket in 41.3 overs.

Warner smashed 179 off just 128 deliveries. His innings was laced with 19 fours and five sixes. On the other side, Head scored 137-ball 128.

Moreover, Azhar Ali-led Pakistan managed 312 in 49.1 overs before losing the game by 57 runs.

  1. Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla- 282* run stand vs Bangladesh:

On the 15th of October 2017, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock is also involved in the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket. He stitched the partnership alongside his teammate Hashim Amla against Bangladesh at Kimberley.

The southpaw de Kock helped the Proteas to chase down the target of 279 runs in 42.5 overs with all ten wickets in hand. He smashed a brilliant 168* off 145 balls.

Well, the prominent batsman Amla remained unbeaten on 110 off 112 balls. The partnership between de Kock and Amla stands seventh on the overall list owing to the highest partnership by batsmen for any wicket in the day-long format.

  1. Upul Tharanga, TM Dilshan- 282 run stand vs Zimbabwe:

Sri Lankan Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne produced a rollicking show with the bat against Zimbabwe at Kandy in March 2011. Over the years, the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket has frustrated the bowlers.

Tharanga alongside Dilshan opened the innings for the then Kumar Sangakkara-led side. Both went on to register a 282-run partnership, for the first wicket at the Pallekelle Stadium.

Dilshan, who is more known for scoring runs at pace, scored 144 off 131 balls. Tharanga on the other side was resolute in approach. He registered 133 off 141 deliveries.

However, in response, Zimbabwe crumbled under pressure before the visitors were bundled out on 188 in 39 overs.

The Islanders bagged an easy win by 139 runs, and Dilshan was adjudged Man of the Match for his brilliant show with the bat.

  1. Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja- 275* run stand vs Zimbabwe:

Former Team India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin stitched unbeaten 275-run stand alongside Ajay Jadeja for the fourth wicket at Cuttack against Zimbabwe.

Azharuddin played a pivotal role for India during his captaincy stint which further saw him yielding desired results with the bat. And he would’ve cherished the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket alongside Jadeja.

However, Jadeja, who emerged as a brilliant fielder also delivered goods from time to time.

During the Pepsi Triangular series in April 1998, Azharuddin smashed 153 off 153 balls, and Jadeja recorded 116 off 121 deliveries which helped India to post 301 for three.

Coming to chase done a 300-plus target Zimbabweans didn’t have a good start. However, Grant Flower’s 102 off 118 balls kept visitors in the run chase. But in the end, the Zimbabwean team was bundled out on 169 in 48.4 overs.

India won the game by 32 runs as Azharuddin bagged a Player of the Match award after being the tour de force regarding the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

  1. James Marshall, Brendon McCullum 274 run stand vs Ireland Aberdeen:

Kiwis James Marshall alongside flamboyant Brendon McCullum recorded a 274-run stand against Ireland on 1st of July 2008 at Aberdeen. Both set overall tenth highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket.

Opening pair in the form of Marshall and McCullum thrashed Irish bowling line-up by picking a flurry of boundaries. Batting first owing to an Associate Tri-series in Scotland, the Black Caps posted 402 for two in 50 allotted overs.

Interestingly, McCullum smashed 135-ball 166 as Marshall managed to record 141-ball 161 runs. McCullum during his knock smashed 10 maximums and 12 fours.

Before culminating the chart, New Zealand clinched the match by massive 290 runs after rattling Ireland on 102 in 28.4 overs. Tim Southee alongside Michael Mason bagged three wickets each.

Have a look at the table for the highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket:

Serial No. Partners Runs Wicket Team Opposition Ground
1 CH Gayle, MN Samuels 372 2nd West Indies v Zimbabwe Canberra
2 SR Tendulkar, R Dravid 331 2nd India v New Zealand Hyderabad (Deccan)
3 SC Ganguly, R Dravid 318 2nd India v Sri Lanka Taunton
4 Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman 304 1st Pakistan v Zimbabwe Bulawayo
5 WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya 286 1st Sri Lanka v England Leeds
6 DA Warner, TM Head 284 1st Australia v Pakistan Adelaide
7 Q de Kock, HM Amla 282* 1st South Africa v Bangladesh Kimberley
8 WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan 282 1st Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Pallekele
9 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 275* 4th India v Zimbabwe Cuttack
10 JAH Marshall, BB McCullum 274 1st New Zealand v Ireland Aberdeen
11 GD Elliott, L Ronchi 267* 6th New Zealand v Sri Lanka Dunedin
12 Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq 263 2nd Pakistan v New Zealand Sharjah
13 DA Warner, SPD Smith 260 2nd Australia v Afghanistan Perth
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 258 1st India v Kenya Paarl
15 DM Bravo, D Ramdin 258 3rd West Indies v Bangladesh Basseterre
16 Saleem Elahi, Abdul Razzaq 257 2nd Pakistan v South Africa Port Elizabeth
17 DA Miller, JP Duminy 256* 5th South Africa v Zimbabwe Hamilton
18 JJ Roy, AD Hales 256* 1st England v Sri Lanka Birmingham
19 Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni 256 4th India v England Cuttack
20 SR Watson, RT Ponting 252* 2nd Australia v England Centurion
21 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 252 1st India v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS)
22 F du Plessis, DA Miller 252 4th South Africa v Australia Hobart
23 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 250 2nd England v Bangladesh Birmingham
24 AD Hales, JE Root 248 2nd England v Pakistan Nottingham
25 HM Amla, RR Rossouw 247 1st South Africa v West Indies Johannesburg
26 HM Amla, RR Rossouw 247 3rd South Africa v West Indies Centurion
27 HM Amla, F du Plessis 247 2nd South Africa v Ireland Canberra
28 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 246 1st Australia v Scotland Edinburgh
29 RG Sharma, V Kohli 246 2nd India v West Indies Guwahati
30 SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly 244 2nd India v Namibia Pietermaritzburg
31 SPD Smith, GJ Bailey 242 3rd Australia v India Perth
32 Q de Kock, HM Amla 239 1st South Africa v England Centurion
33 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 238 3rd South Africa v Pakistan Johannesburg
34 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 237* 3rd India v Kenya Bristol
35 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya 237 1st Sri Lanka v Australia Sydney
36 RT Ponting, A Symonds 237 4th Australia v Sri Lanka Sydney
37 MJ Guptill, TWM Latham 236* 1st New Zealand v Zimbabwe Harare
38 SC Ganguly, R Dravid 236 2nd India v Sri Lanka Nagpur
39 G Kirsten, HH Gibbs 235 1st South Africa v India Kochi
40 RT Ponting, DR Martyn 234* 3rd Australia v India Johannesburg
41 DJ Cullinan, JN Rhodes 232 4th South Africa v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym)
42 WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan 231* 1st Sri Lanka v England Colombo (RPS)
43 SR Tendulkar, NS Sidhu 231 2nd India v Pakistan Sharjah
44 AM Rahane, S Dhawan 231 1st India v Sri Lanka Cuttack
45 AJ Finch, DA Warner 231 1st Australia v India Bengaluru
46 Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed 230 3rd Pakistan v India Dhaka
47 RG Sharma, V Kohli 230 2nd India v New Zealand Kanpur
48 N Dickwella, MD Gunathilaka 229 1st Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Hambantota
49 Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat 228* 1st Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare
50 JF Kloppenburg, KJJ van Noortwijk 228 2nd Netherlands v Namibia Bloemfontein
51 WTS Porterfield, KJ O’Brien 227 4th Ireland v Kenya Nairobi (Ruaraka)
52 EJG Morgan, RS Bopara 226* 5th England v Ireland Dublin (Malahide)
53 S Chanderpaul, CL Hooper 226 4th West Indies v South Africa East London
54 MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene 226 3rd Sri Lanka v India Sharjah
55 AJ Strauss, A Flintoff 226 4th England v West Indies Lord’s
56 DN Chudasama, KO Otieno 225 1st Kenya v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym)
57 AC Gilchrist, RT Ponting 225 2nd Australia v England Melbourne
58 DM Jones, AR Border 224* 3rd Australia v Sri Lanka Adelaide
59 G Gambhir, V Kohli 224 3rd India v Sri Lanka Kolkata
60 Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed 224 1st Pakistan v India Dhaka
61 H Masakadza, Sikandar Raza 224 1st Zimbabwe v Afghanistan Bulawayo
62 Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah 224 5th Bangladesh v New Zealand Cardiff
63 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 223 5th India v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS)
64 Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan 223 3rd Pakistan v Hong Kong Colombo (SSC)
65 MG Bevan, SR Waugh 222 4th Australia v South Africa Melbourne (Docklands)
66 CG Greenidge, IVA Richards 221 2nd West Indies v India Jamshedpur
67 V Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh 221 3rd India v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS)
68 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 221 3rd South Africa v Netherlands Mohali
69 JJ Roy, JE Root 221 3rd England v Australia Melbourne
70 A Symonds, MJ Clarke 220 5th Australia v New Zealand Wellington
71 Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar 220 2nd Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Chattogram
72 ME Waugh, RT Ponting 219 2nd Australia v Zimbabwe Delhi
73 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 219 2nd Australia v India Visakhapatnam
74 Naved Latif, Inzamam-ul-Haq 219 3rd Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sharjah
75 JP Duminy, AB de Villiers 219 3rd South Africa v Zimbabwe Benoni
76 RG Sharma, V Kohli 219 2nd India v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS)
77 Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Shahzad 218* 2nd Afghanistan v Scotland Ayr
78 DPMD Jayawardene, MS Dhoni 218 6th Asia XI v Africa XI Chennai
79 AM Samad, A Bagai 217 3rd Canada v Bermuda King City (NW)
80 WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene 215 1st Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Dhaka
81 ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva 213* 3rd Sri Lanka v Pakistan Lahore
82 GA Hick, NH Fairbrother 213 3rd England v West Indies Lord’s
83 VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh 213 4th India v Australia Sydney
84 WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene 213 1st Sri Lanka v India Kingston
85 V Kohli, AM Rahane 213 3rd India v Bangladesh Fatullah
86 RG Sharma, SS Iyer 213 2nd India v Sri Lanka Mohali
87 HDRL Thirimanne, KC Sangakkara 212* 2nd Sri Lanka v England Wellington
88 GR Marsh, DC Boon 212 1st Australia v India Jaipur
89 S Dhawan, V Kohli 212 2nd India v Australia Canberra
90 KA Edwards, DJ Bravo 211 4th West Indies v New Zealand Hamilton
91 RG Sharma, AT Rayudu 211 3rd India v West Indies Mumbai (BS)
92 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 210* 2nd Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Melbourne
93 AJ Strauss, PD Collingwood 210 4th England v Bangladesh Nottingham
94 RG Sharma, S Dhawan 210 1st India v Pakistan Dubai (DSC)
95 G Gambhir, V Kohli 209* 3rd India v England Delhi
96 G Kirsten, ND McKenzie 209 2nd South Africa v Kenya Cape Town
97 N Dickwella, MD Gunathilaka 209 1st Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Hambantota
98 CS MacLeod, RD Berrington 208 3rd Scotland v Afghanistan Bulawayo
99 ME Waugh, SR Waugh 207 3rd Australia v Kenya Visakhapatnam
100 RG Sharma, V Kohli 207 2nd India v Australia Perth
101 Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan 207 2nd Bangladesh v West Indies Providence
102 AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh 206 1st Australia v West Indies Brisbane
103 Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf 206 4th Pakistan v India Centurion
104 F du Plessis, AB de Villiers 206 3rd South Africa v Australia Harare
105 KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor 206 3rd New Zealand v England Southampton
106 DL Haynes, IVA Richards 205 2nd West Indies v Australia Melbourne
107 Mohsin Khan, Zaheer Abbas 205 2nd Pakistan v India Multan
108 Moin-ul-Atiq, Ijaz Ahmed 205 3rd Pakistan v Bangladesh Chittagong
109 Salman Butt, Younis Khan 205 2nd Pakistan v India Dhaka
110 Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad 205 2nd Afghanistan v Canada Sharjah
111 G Gambhir, V Kohli 205 2nd India v Sri Lanka Dhaka
112 WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling 205 1st Ireland v U.A.E. Harare
113 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saleem Malik 204 2nd Pakistan v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi
114 Saeed Anwar, Rameez Raja 204 1st Pakistan v Sri Lanka Sharjah
115 L Vincent, SP Fleming 204 1st New Zealand v Zimbabwe Bulawayo
116 MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge 204 4th Australia v Netherlands Basseterre
117 GM Hamilton, DF Watts 203 1st Scotland v Canada Aberdeen
118 V Sehwag, V Kohli 203 3rd India v Bangladesh Dhaka
119 GA Gooch, DI Gower 202 2nd England v Australia Lord’s
120 Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar 202 1st Pakistan v Sri Lanka Adelaide
121 SV Carlisle, SM Ervine 202 4th Zimbabwe v India Adelaide
122 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 202 2nd India v Bermuda Port of Spain
123 WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene 202 1st Sri Lanka v Pakistan Dambulla
124 RG Sharma, V Kohli 202 3rd India v Sri Lanka Kolkata
125 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 201* 1st India v New Zealand Hamilton
126 V Sehwag, R Dravid 201 3rd India v Pakistan Kochi
127 WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya 201 1st Sri Lanka v New Zealand Napier
128 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 201 1st Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Karachi
129 Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail 201 3rd Pakistan v Zimbabwe Lahore
130 WTS Porterfield, A Balbirnie 201 2nd Ireland v U.A.E. ICCA Dubai
131 SC Williams, S Chanderpaul 200* 1st West Indies v India Bridgetown
132 Shoaib Malik, Yousuf Youhana 200* 3rd Pakistan v Sri Lanka Karachi
133 ME Trescothick, VS Solanki 200 1st England v South Africa The Oval
134 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 200 2nd Australia v New Zealand Perth
135 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 200 2nd Sri Lanka v India Hobart
136 V Kohli, KM Jadhav 200 5th India v England Pune
137 LRPL Taylor, TWM Latham 200 4th New Zealand v India Mumbai

*The stats for highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket was updated on January 6, 2019.

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