Even though there isn’t much room to bat in a 50-over cricket game, like there is in a Test, great partnerships have happened over the years in the One Day International (ODI) format. Since 1999, the ODI has made five partnerships with more than 300 people. Two of them had more than 350 runs, and three of them were from 2015.
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Highest Partnership in ODI
Here is some information about the best ODI partnerships:
1. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels – 372 vs Zimbabwe, 2015:
When West Indies played Zimbabwe in Pool B of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, West Indies was the favorite. Dwayne Smith was out for a duck on the second ball, so Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle took over at 0/1. West Indies had 50 turns at bat. Chris Gayle hit 16 sixes and scored 215 runs off of 147 balls. He was out on the second-to-last ball of his innings, so he didn’t get a chance to break the record for most sixes hit by a single player in a match. In 156 balls, Marlon Samuels got 133 runs.
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels scored 372/2, which is the most runs ever scored in an ODI partnership. Windies won by 89 runs (D/L).
2. John Campbell and Shai Hope – 365 vs Ireland, 2019:
West Indies has the second-highest ODI partnership, which doesn’t come as a surprise. In a 2019 tri-nation series, it happened this time in Dublin. West Indies started out with songs by John Campbell and Shai Hope. When Ireland took their first wicket in the 48th over, West Indies had 365 runs.
John Campbell got 179 runs with 15 fours and 6 sixes in 137 balls, and Shai Hope got 170 runs with 22 fours and 2 sixes (152 balls). West Indies got 381 runs while Ireland only got 185.
3. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid – 331 vs New Zealand, 1999:
In 1999, India’s best ODI partnership was made up of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. After New Zealand won the first ODI by a score of 1-0, India wanted to get back on track. In the second over, Rahul Dravid joined Sachin Tendulkar at the crease. This got rid of Sourav Ganguly.
The two batted until the 48th over, scoring a total of 331 runs. Rahul Dravid was out at 153, which was his best score in an ODI. Sachin Tendulkar scored 186 runs without being beaten. He hit 20 fours and 3 sixes. India (376/2) bowled out New Zealand for 202 runs.
| Players | Partnerships | Wicket | Match |
| Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels | 372 | 2nd | West Indies vs Zimbabwe, 2015 |
| John Campbell and Shai Hope | 365 | 1st | West Indies vs Ireland, 2019 |
| Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 331 | 2nd | India vs New Zealand, 1999 |
| Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 318 | 2nd | India vs Sri Lanka, 1999 |
| Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman | 304 | 1st | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 2018 |
| Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das | 292 | 1st | Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2020 |
| Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 286 | 1st | Sri Lanka v England, 2006 |
| David Warner and Travis Head | 284 | 1st | Australia vs Pakistan, 2017 |
| Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla | 282* | 1st | South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2017 |
| Upul Tharanga and Tilakratne Dilshan | 282 | 1st | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2011 |
Highest Partnership in Test
Here are some instances of Test Cricket’s Highest Partnerships.
5. Rahul Dravid & VVS Laxman (India):
Era: 1996-2012
Batting innings: 86
Runs: 4,065
The Mean is 51.45
The present crop of Indian batters is unparalleled in the annals of the game when it comes to sustaining a stay at the crease. There are six of them, and four of the top ten duos are made up of those six.
It was entertaining to see Laxman, whose initials were rumored to stand for “Very Very Special,” and Dravid’s inclusion is hardly surprising, given that many weary bowlers can speak to the accuracy of his moniker “The Wall”.
4. Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer (Australia)
Era: 1997-2007
Innings: 122
Runs: 6,081
Average: 51.53
At the turn of the century, Hayden and Langer were the leaders of Australia’s unbeatable team.
Langer was a rough match for Hayden’s dominance, but both of them wanted to score runs. When Langer replaced Michael Slater at The Oval in 2001, the two put up 158 runs and never looked back, scoring 5,655 runs at the top of the order for a total of 6,081.
3. Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Era: 2000-
At the moment, it’s 113.
Runs: 6,151
Average: 56.43
Even though they gave up the shorter format after winning the World Twenty20, the silky Sri Lankan players are still doing well in Tests.
Each of them has more than 11,000 Test runs and an average of more than 50, making them true all-time greats. More than a quarter of these runs have been scored together.
2. Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes (West Indies)
Era: 1978-1991
Innings: 113
Runs: 6,151 Average: 56.43
In the 1970s and 1980s, the West Indies were the most feared team because they had great fast bowlers. Viv Richards’s batting skills are what people remember most about him. This explosive opening pair gave bowlers a lot of runs and let Richards play his shots.
Only Greenidge and Haynes have scored runs together in the 1980s, let alone the 1970s. They have 42 partnerships of 50 or more, which is the same number as Hayden and Langer, though they don’t all start together. Two more 50s were turned into 100s by Greenidge and Haynes.
1. Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Era: 1996-2012
Innings: 143
Runs: 6,920
Average: 50.51
India was lucky that The Little Master and The Wall played together for most of their careers, just like Sangakkara and Jayawardene did for Sri Lanka.
Both of them are in the top four run scorers of all time, with Tendulkar at the top. Between them, they have scored more than 29,000 runs, and just under a fifth of those runs were scored together. On 49 occasions, their partnerships were worth more than fifty, or once every three innings. They also made 20 centuries together, which is more than any other pair in the history of Test.
Highest partnership in T20
Here are some examples of T20 cricket’s highest partnerships.
Batting is built on partnerships in cricket. In the exciting 20-over T20 format, it is important to score runs and keep the run rate high. Twenty20 cricket used to be a game for big hitters with high strike rates, but now it’s more important to make partnerships and plan out an innings.
| Partners | Runs | For | Against | Format |
| H Zazai, Usman Ghani (Afghanistan) | 236 | 1st wicket | Ireland | T20I |
| V Kohli, AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 229 | 2nd wicket | Gujarat Lions | T20 (IPL) |
| A Finch, D Short (Australia) | 223 | 1st wicket | Zimbabwe | T20I |
| S Davizi, Dylan Steyn (Czech Republic) | 220 | 1st wicket | Bulgaria | T20I |
| V Kohli, AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 215* | 2nd wicket | Mumbai Indians | T20 (IPL) |
| Balaji Pai, Louis Bruce (Gibraltar) | 213* | 1st wicket | Bulgaria | T20I |
| S Iyer, SK Yadav (Mumbai) | 213 | 3rd wicket | Sikkim | T20 (Domestic) |
| Q de Kock, KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) | 210* | 1st wicket | KKR | T20 (IPL) |
| K Akmal, S Butt (Lahore Whites) | 209* | 1st wicket | Islamabad | T20 (Domestic) |
| J Denly, Bell-Drummond (Kent) | 207 | 1st wicket | Essex | T20 (Domestic) |
| M Stoinis, H Cartwright (Melbourne Stars) | 207 | 1st wicket | Sydney Sixers | T20 (BBL) |
| A Gilchrist, S Marsh (Kings XI Punjab) | 206 | 2nd wicket | Royal Challengers Bangalore | T20 (IPL) |
| C Gayle, V Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 204* | 2nd wicket | Delhi Daredevils | T20 (IPL) |
| Babar Azam, M Rizwan (Pak) | 203* | 1st wicket | England | T20I |
| M Wade, D Short (Hobart Hurricanes) | 203 | 1st wicket | Adelaide Strikers | T20 (BBL) |
| M Juneja, A Malek (Gujarat) | 202* | 4th wicket | Kerala | T20 (Domestic) |
| C Gayle, B McCullum (Rangpur Riders) | 201* | 2nd wicket | Dhaka Dynamites | T20 (BPL) |
| P Ingram, J How (Central Districts) | 201 | 1st wicket | Wellington | T20 (Domestic) |
| H Munsey, K Coetzer (Scotland) | 200 | 1st wicket | Netherlands | T20I |
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