Partnership Records – Highest Overall Partnerships Run by a Pair in ODI Cricket and Records and Statistics

It takes time, patience, and two batsmen who genuinely want to contribute to their team’s victory for an excellent partnership to develop. If you want to be a part of a winning team, you must form a good partnership. When one thinks about Partnerships in One-Day International Cricket, just a few Partners come to mind. The partnership records of players such as Sachin and Ganguly, Sachin and Sehwag, Sangakkara and Jayawardene, Hayden and Gilchrist, and a few more demonstrate that these players score just greater when they are playing with a partner.

1. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (India)

Runs: 8227

Highest: 258

ODI Career: 1992-2007

Average: 47.55

Between 1996 and 2007, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly formed the most successful opening pair in One-Day International history. Together, they shared the wicket 176 times and racked up 8227 runs, including 26 partnerships of 100 or more. In those 136-starting innings, the combination added 6609 runs (consisting of 21 centuries and a high of 258). In October 2001, at the Standard Bank Triangular event in Paarl, the two teams took a stand as a united front against Kenya. India scored 351-3 when batting first, with the help of century-plus scores from Ganguly (111) and Tendulkar (146). Kenya could only muster 165 runs in 50 overs as a reply.

2.Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Runs: 5992

Highest: 179

ODI Career: 2000-2015

Average: 41.61

The number two position is shared by none other than two of Sri Lanka’s most famous native sons. They have a batting average of 41.61 and have scored 5992 runs in 151 innings, which places them appropriately at the top of the standings. They also hold the record for the most runs scored by a partnership in international cricket (179). Their dedication to the island nation over such a long period serves as a model for aspiring young cricket players.

3.Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Runs: 5475

Highest: 210

ODI Career: 2000-2015

Average: 53.67

This legendary Sri Lankan pair dominated One-Day International cricket for a similar 15-year stretch to that of Sachin and Sourav from 2000 to 2015. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara have amassed 5,475 runs in 108 innings for an average of 53.67. After accumulating 20 centuries between them, their highest stand as a pair came in the 2015 World Cup against Bangladesh. They beat Bangladesh by 92 runs because of solid performances from Dilshan (161* off 146 balls) and Sangakkara (105 off 76 balls).

4.Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

Runs: 5462

Highest: 237

ODI Career: 1996-2007

Average: 39.29

Compared to some of the other names on this list, their batting average of 39.3 may not appear very impressive; nonetheless, their influence on cricket in Sri Lanka could be more understandable when measured in terms of statistics. They had 23-century stands throughout 144 innings, which is the most for any batting partnership. Their greatest century stand was 235 runs long. Atapattu was the embodiment of sheer class and touch, while Jayasuriya forever changed the face of batting in one-day internationals.

5. Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden (Australia)

Runs: 5409

Highest: 237

ODI Career: 2000-2008

Average: 47.44

Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden combined for 5409 runs across 117 partnerships between 2000 and 2008. A total of 114 were opening stands, which produced 5372 birds at an average of 48.39, including 16-century stands and their best stand of 172. This duo first appeared in Bridgetown’s 2007 World Cup final, where they defeated Sri Lanka. Australia scored 281, 4 primarily due to the efforts of Gilchrist (149) and Hayden (38). Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method) after restricting Sri Lanka to 215/8 in their reply after 36 overs.

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