On Saturday (12th October), Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby played some insane innings in the domestic one-day game. They had a giant partnership which entered into the world record. That partnership also became the record partnership in Indian List A cricket history.
It was the match between Kerala and Goa at Alur in the Group Stage game of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019/20. After winning the toss, Kerala captain Robin Uthappa decided to bat first. However, Kerala had the poor start as both the openers lost their wickets before the first 10 overs. While the opener Uthappa (10) lost his wicket due to the obstructing the field, another opener Vishnu Vinod (7) later lost his wicket through the lbw.
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Sanju Samson-Sachin Baby broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar-Rahul Dravid
Struggling on 31/2, Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby not only handled that situation very well but also built up a giant partnership that shattered many top records. For the third wicket, they put the mammoth 338 runs partnership.
It was the highest partnership among the Indian batsmen in List A cricket history. Sanju-Sachin partnership broke India’s previous record of 331 runs partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for the second wicket. Sachin-Dravid put that giant second-wicket partnership in the ODI game against New Zealand at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 8th November 1999.
Also, the 338 runs partnership between Sanju-Sachin was the record List A partnership for the third wicket. The previous record in this list was 309* between Tim Curtis and Tom Moody for Worcestershire against Surrey at The Oval on 9th August 1994.
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In the meantime, the latest 338 runs partnership was the fourth highest partnership for any wicket in List A cricket history.
Top four partnerships in List A cricket history
| Partners (Team) | Partnership Runs | Wicket | Opposition | Ground |
| Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels (West Indies) | 372 | 2nd | Zimbabwe | Canberra |
| Morne van Wyk & Cameron Delport (Dolphins) | 367* | 1st | Knights | Bloemfontein |
| Michael Lumb & Riki Wessels (Nottinghamshire) | 342 | 1st | Northamptonshire | Nottingham |
| Sanju Samson & Sachin Baby (Kerala) | 338 | 3rd | Goa | Alur (2) |
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson slammed a double-century as he scored 212 not out off just 129 balls with the help of 21 fours and 10 sixes. Meanwhile, Sachin Baby scored 127 runs off 135 balls (7 fours and 4 sixes) before losing his wicket in the last over. Their extraordinary batting helped Kerala to manage the whopping total of 377/3 (50 overs).