This will be a list of all top ODI partnerships for every wickets.
Partnerships win matches, irrespective of the time it happens. Whether you bat first or chase, whether you are the openers or batting after the fall of 5 quick top-order wickets, it always matters. So, here are the successful pairs who joined hands and succeeded most in every possible wicket options.
WKT | PAIR | RUNS | TEAM | AGAINST | VENUE |
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1 | J CAMPBELL - S HOPE | 365 | WEST INDIES | IRELAND | DUBLIN (2019) |
2 | C GAYLE - M SAMUELS | 372 | WEST INDIES | ZIMBABWE | CANBERRA (2015) |
3 | D BRAVO - D RAMDIN | 258 | WEST INDIES | BANGLADESH | BASSETERRE (2015) |
4 | M AZHARUDDIN - A JADEJA | 275* | INDIA | ZIMBABWE | CUTTACK (1998) |
5 | D MILLER -JP DUMINY | 256* | SOUTH AFRICA | ZIMBABWE | HAMILTON (2015) |
6 | G ELLIOT - L RONCHI | 267* | NEW ZEALAND | SRI LANKA | DUNEDIN (2015) |
7 | J BUTLER - A RASHID | 177 | ENGLAND | NEW ZEALNAD | BIRMINGHAM (2015) |
8 | J KEMP - A HALL | 138* | SOUTH AFRICA | INDIA | CAPETOWN (2006) |
9 | A MATHEWS - L MALINGA | 132 | SRI LANKA | AUSTRALIA | MELBOURNE (2010) |
10 | V RICHARDS - M HOLDING | 106* | WEST INDIES | ENGLAND | MANCHESTER (1984) |
Interestingly, in all the above occasions, the teams with the above contributions ended up winning.
Mathews – Malinga Partnership Story
The Record 9th Wicket partnership, above, is the only occasion, where the team batting 2nd comes under the above record list.
Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews put up a strong partnership of 132 in a successful chase against Australia.
The Sri Lankans, who were chasing 240 for victory, were looking really bad when the score reduces to 107 for 8 before Mathews and Malinga, contributing to the highest 9th Wicket Partnership in ODI that won the match for Sri Lanka.