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Highest Partnerships in WTC History

This article lists the highest partnerships recorded in the World Test Championship (WTC), along with their statistical significance.

Highest Partnerships in WTC History

PartnersPartnership RunsFor WicketInningsAgainstVenueStart Date
Harry Brook, Joe Root (ENG)45442PakistanMultan7 Oct 2024
Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (NZ)36942PakistanChristchurch3 Jan 2021
Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (NZ)36331Sri LankaWellington17 Mar 2023
Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner (AUS)36121PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley (ENG)35951PakistanSouthampton21 Aug 2020
Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)34542BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
Devon Conway, Tom Latham (NZ)32311West IndiesMount Maunganui18 Dec 2025
Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma (IND)31711South AfricaVisakhapatnam2 Oct 2019
Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (ENG)30362IndiaBirmingham2 Jul 2025
Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)29741West IndiesAdelaide8 Dec 2022

Key Insights on Record-Breaking Batting Stands in the WTC

Historic Highs and Away Performance Records

Harry Brook and Joe Root have stitched the highest partnership in WTC history, scoring 454 runs together for the fourth wicket against Pakistan in the second innings of the 2024 Multan Test.

The 454-run stand between Brook and Root is the highest partnership in an away Test and in a Test win in the WTC.

The English duo of Harry Brook and Joe Root also holds the record for the highest partnership by a pair for the fourth wicket in all of Test cricket.

Harry Brook and Jamie Smith recorded the highest partnership in a losing cause in the WTC, adding 303 runs for the sixth wicket against India in the second innings of the 2025 Birmingham Test.

The 303-run stand is also recognized as the highest for the sixth wicket in WTC history.


Top Opening Partnerships and Left-Handed Duos

Devon Conway and Tom Latham of New Zealand have scored the highest partnership for the first wicket in the WTC, collecting 323 runs together against the West Indies in the first innings of the 2025 Bay Oval Test. See where it stands in the overall opening partnership stand in Tests.

The 323-run stand between Conway and Latham is the highest between two left-hand partners in the history of Test cricket.

Conway and Latham collectively scored 515 runs in a single Test match (adding 192 runs in the third innings to their first-innings total), the most partnership runs by an opening pair in a single Test match.

Devon Conway and Tom Latham became the first pair in Test history to score hundreds in both innings of the same match.


Consistency and Multi-Milestone Batting Pairs

England’s Joe Root and Australia’s Steven Smith have each had five or more stands of 100 or more runs with three different partners in the WTC.

Henry Nicholls and Kane Williamson have recorded the highest partnership at home in the WTC, putting up 369 runs for the fourth wicket against Pakistan in the second innings of the 2021 Christchurch Test.

Henry Nicholls and Kane Williamson are the only pair with two partnerships of 300 or more runs in the WTC.

Harry Brook is the only other batter to feature in two 300-plus stands in the WTC, achieved with different partners.

Saurabh Chede

Saurabh is a cricket enthusiast who crafts content around the sport. Being from a cricket-crazy nation, he developed an unbreakable bond with the sport. When he's not watching cricket, you'll find him creating funny memes or watching old TMKOC episodes!

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