Highest Partnership In ODI Cricket

Over the years, the One Day International (ODI) cricket format has seen some of the highest partnerships between great players. West Indies’ Desmond Haynes and Viv Richards scored the first-ever 200-run partnership in an ODI against Australia in Melbourne in 1979. It was the 78th One-Day International. Their 205-run second-wicket stand helped them reach 271/2. The Windies team won the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup match by an innings and eighty runs.

Highest Partnership in ODI Cricket History: Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels hold the record for the Highest Partnership In ODI cricket for a 2nd wicket partnership of 372 runs.

From 1999 to 2022, the most effective five three-hundred-run partnerships in ODI cricket were all cast. During the ICC World Cup, India, led by Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, scored 318 runs for the second wicket against Sri Lanka at Taunton. India’s first-ever 200-run partnership came against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1996. Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu (both scored centuries) posted a total of 231 runs on the board representing the second wicket, allowing India to reach 300 runs for the first time in their ODI history. Here is a list of the highest ODI partnerships.

List Of Highest Partnership in ODI Cricket

Players/Partners	Highest Partnership In ODI By Runs	By Wicket	Match
Chris Gayle, & Marlon Samuels	372	2nd	West Indies vs Zimbabwe
John Campbel, & Shai Hope	365	1st	West Indies vs Ireland
Sachin Tendulkar, & Rahul Dravid	331	2nd	India vs New Zealand
Sourav Ganguly, & Rahul Dravid	318	2nd	India vs Sri Lanka
Imam-ul-Haq, & Fakhar Zaman	304	1st	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
Tamim Iqbal, & Litton Das	292	1st	Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
WU Tharanga, & ST Jayasuriya	286	1st	Sri Lanka vs England
David Warner, & TM Head	284	1st	Australia vs Pakistan
Q de Kock, & HM Amla	282*	1st	South Africa vs Bangladesh
WU Tharanga, & TM Dilshan	282	1st	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
M Azharuddin, & A Jadeja	275*	4th	India vs Zimbabwe
JAH Marshall, & BB McCullum	274	1st	New Zealand vs Ireland
GD Elliott, & L Ronchi	267*	6th	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Aamer Sohail, & Inzamam-ul-Haq	263	2nd	Pakistan vs New Zealand
David Warner, & Steve Smith	260	2nd	Australia vs Afghanistan
David Warner, & Aaron Finch	258*	1st	Australia vs India
Sourav Ganguly, & Sachin Tendulkar	258	1st	India vs Kenya
DM Bravo, & D Ramdin	258	3rd	West Indies vs Bangladesh
Saleem Elahi, & Abdul Razzaq	257	2nd	Pakistan vs South Africa
David Miller, & JP Duminy	256*	5th	South Africa vs Zimbabwe
Jason Roy, & Alex Hales	256*	1st	England vs Sri Lanka
Yuvraj Singh, & MS Dhoni	256	4th	India vs England
Shane Watson, & Ricky Ponting	252*	2nd	Australia vs England
Sourav Ganguly, & Sachin Tendulkar	252	1st	India vs Sri Lanka
Faf du Plessis, & David Miller	252	4th	South Africa vs Australia
AJ Strauss, & IJL Trott	250	2nd	England vs Bangladesh

Highest Partnership in ODI Cricket

Highest Partnership in ODI Cricket History

1. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels – 372 Runs

In the 15th match of Pool B at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the West Indies team faced Zimbabwe. Canberra’s Manuka Oval hosted the match on February 24, 2015. The West Indies national cricket team’s 2nd wicket partnership of 372 runs was achieved by Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels. And it was against Zimbabwe that they set this record. This is the highest ODI partnership in history.

Chris Gayle scored 215 runs in 147 balls, including 10 boundaries and 16 sixes, while Marlon Samuels scored 133* runs in 156 balls, including 11 boundaries and 3 sixes. The West Indies team defeated Zimbabwe by a score of 73 runs (D/L method). Chris Gayle was named player of the match for his masterful batting performance.

These two batsmen have set new records together. In ODI cricket, those who have won matches and settled their place in the sport’s history. Individually, the batsmen are quite talented. However, they have made a tremendous impact on the field and created memorable moments.

2. John Campbell and Shai Hope – 365 Runs

West Indies batted first, with openers John Campbell and Shai Hope. Ireland took their first wicket in the 48th over after the West Indies had already scored 365 runs. Shai Hope 170 runs in 152 balls with 22 boundaries and 2 sixes, and John Campbell 179 runs in 137 balls with 15 boundaries and 6 sixes. This record, set against Ireland in a tri-nation series in 2019, stands as the second-highest partnership between these two big hitters, helping West Indies to a massive total of 381/3. This was also the second-highest ODI team score for the West Indies.

3. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid – 331 Runs

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid shared 331 runs partnership in India’s second ODI series against New Zealand. On November 8, 1999, the match was played at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad, Deccan. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid combined for 331 runs for the second wicket. And they accomplished this feat against New Zealand in that game. This partnership is ranked third all-time in ODI history.

These two players are the greatest cricketers of all time. Sachin Tendulkar scored 186* runs in 150 balls with 20 boundaries and 3 sixes, while Rahul Dravid scored 153 runs in 153 balls with 15 boundaries and 2 sixes. India defeated New Zealand by an innings and 174 runs. Sachin Tendulkar was named player of the match for his outstanding batting performance.

4. Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly – 318 Runs

India vs Sri Lanka in the 21st match of Group A Cricket ICC World Cup 1999. The County Ground, Taunton, hosted the match on 26th May 1999. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid achieved a 2nd wicket partnership and successfully posted a total of 318 runs. And, this partnership holds 4th place in the list of highest partnerships in ODI Cricket history.

One of the greatest left-handed batsmen, Sourav Ganguly, scored 183 runs in 158 balls which contained 17 boundaries and 7 sixes, and on the other hand, Rahul Dravid scored 145 runs in 129 balls which contained 17 boundaries and 1 Six. India won the match against Sri Lanka by a margin of 157 runs. And, the player of the match award was gone to Sourav Ganguly for his wonderful batting performance.

5. Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman – 304 Runs

Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq set a world record for the fifth-highest partnership in ODI during the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. These 2 batsmen went on to score 304 runs in 42 overs before Imam was dismissed by Wellington Masakadza. Imam’s 113-run innings came in 122 balls, with eight boundaries.

Fakhar Zaman became the first Pakistan batsman in ODI history to score a double century, propelling his team to their highest-ever ODI score of 399/1. He smashed an unbeaten 210 off 156 balls, including 24 fours and five sixes.

Fakhar Zaman is the sixth ODI batsman to score a double century, sharing the record with Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, and Martin Guptill. After Rohit Sharma’s 264, Martin Guptill’s 237*, Virender Sehwag’s 219, and Chris Gayle’s 215, his 210 not out is the fifth-highest score in one-day cricket history.

Highest Partnership In ODI Cricket, By Each Wicket List

Players/Partners	Wicket	Highest Partnerships	Match
John Campbell and Shai Hope	1st	365	West Indies vs Ireland, 2019
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels	2nd	372	West Indies vs Zimbabwe, 2015
Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin	3rd	258	West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2014
Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja	4th	275*	India vs Zimbabwe, 1998
David Miller and JP Duminy	5th	256*	South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 2015
Grant Elliot and Luke Ronchi	6th	267*	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2015
Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid	7th	177	England vs New Zealand, 2015
Justin Kemp and Andrew Hall	8th	138*	South Africa vs India, 2006
Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga	9th	132	Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2010
Vivian Richards and Michael Holding	10th	106*	West Indies vs England, 1984

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