Batting in partnerships comes with expertise and understanding between the batsmen. Rotating the strikes with right calling between the wickets is a pure joy that only cricketers and their fans possess.
It is always good to see two batsmen at either end getting a quick single with the right call to action. From there, building on a big aggregate by batting deep and long will only put the team in a commanding position.
This article will list down the top 10 highest partnerships for any wicket in ODI cricket.
Highest ODI Partnerships for Any Wickets
| Pair | Team | Runs | Wicket | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Samuels, Chris Gayle | West Indies | 372 | 2nd | Zimbabwe | Canberra | 2015 |
| Shai Hope, John Campbell | West Indies | 365 | 1st | Ireland | Dublin | 2019 |
| Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid | India | 331 | 2nd | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 1999 |
| Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid | India | 318 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | Taunton | 1999 |
| Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 304 | 1st | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2018 |
| Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das | Bangladesh | 292 | 1st | Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 2020 |
| Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan | India | 290 | 2nd | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2022 |
| Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 286 | 1st | England | Leeds | 2006 |
| David Warner, Travis Head | Australia | 284 | 1st | Pakistan | Adelaide | 2017 |
| Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla | South Africa | 282* | 1st | Bangladesh | Kimberley | 2017 |
Key Insights
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels have forged the highest-ever partnership in ODI cricket. The West Indian duo put together 372 runs for the second wicket against Zimbabwe in the 2015 ODI World Cup. This is also the highest partnership by a pair in the ODI World Cup.
The 365-run partnership between Shai Hope and John Campbell against Ireland in 2019 is the highest by an opening pair in ODI cricket.
Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulked have forged the highest ODI partnership at home, putting together 331 runs for the second wicket against New Zealand in the 1999 Hyderabad match.
The 286-run stand between Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga against England in 2006 is the highest by a pair while chasing a target in an ODI innings. This is also the highest partnership in a successful run chase in ODIs.
The highest ODI partnership in a losing cause came between Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai. The duo stitched together 242 runs for the sixth wicket in a failed run chase of 382 against Sri Lanka in 2024. This also makes it the highest partnership in an unsuccessful run chase in ODIs.
The 242-run stand between Nabi and Omarzai is the second-highest for the sixth or lowest wicket in ODIs.
New Zealand’s Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan have recorded the highest run rate in a partnership of 100 or more runs in ODIs. The duo stitched together an unbeaten 136-run stand at a run rate of 17.73 against the USA in the 2004 Champions Trophy.
Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson have forged the highest partnership in the Champions Trophy, aggregating an unbeaten 252-run stand for the second wicket against England in 2009.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly formed 26 century partnerships together, the most by a pair in ODIs. 21 of those partnerships came for the first wicket, the most by a pair for any wicket in ODIs.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have shared five double century partnerships, the most by a pair in ODIs.
Ganguly-Tendulkar and David Warner-Travis Head are the two pairs with two partnerships of 250 or more runs in ODIs.
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